Many THANKS Darwin...I shared the quiz (&answers) with many friends...great
way to brighten the day!!
Kelly in Calgary
----- Original Message -----
From: Hawkins, Darwin <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2000 8:59 AM
Subject: Answers to Remember Back Then


> Sorry, I forgot my promise. I have to be retrained every Monday! Here they
> are:
>
>
> > THE ANSWERS:
> > 1. "Kookie; Kookie; lend me your comb." If you said "ears," you're in
> > the wrong millennium, pal; you've spent way too much time in
> > Latin class.
> > 2. The "battle cry" of the hippies in the sixties was "Turn on; tune
in;
> > drop out." Many people who proclaimed that 30 ! years ago today are
Wall
> > Street bond traders and corporate lawyers.
> > 3. The Lone Ranger left behind a silver bullet. Several of you
probably
> > said he
> > left behind his mask. Oh, no; even off the screen,Clayton Moore would
> > not be seen as the Lone Ranger without his mask!
> > 4. "When the rooster crows at the break of dawn, look out your window
> > and I'll be gone. You're the reason I'm travelling on; Don't think
> > twice,
> > it's all right."
> > 5. The group of protesters arrested at the Democratic convention in
> > Chicago in 1968 were known as the Chicago seven. As Paul Harvey says,
> > "They would like me to mention their names."
> > 6. When the Beatles first came to the U.S. in early 1964, we all
> > watched
> > them on the Ed Sullivan Show.
> > 7. Some of those who protested the Vietnam war did so by burning their
> > draft cards. If you said "bras," you've got the right spirit, but
nobody
> > ever burned a bra while I was watching. The "bra burning" days came as
a
> > by-product of women's liberation movement which had nothing directly to
> > do with the Viet Nam war.
> > 8. Dick and Jane's dog was Spot. "See Spot run." Whatever happened to
> > them? Rumor has it they have been replaced in some school systems by
> > "Heather Has Two Mommies."
> > 9. It was the VW Beetle, or more affectionately, the Bug.
> > 10. A Broadway musical and movie gave us the gang names the Sharks
> > and the Jets. West Side Story.
> > 11. In the early sixties, the drop-out, non-conformists were known as
> > beatniks. Maynard G. Krebs was the classic beatnik, except that he
> > had no rhythm, man; A beard, but no beat.
> > 12. At the end of "The Life of Riley," Chester would turn to the
camera
> > and exclaim, "What a revolting development this is."
> > 13. "Get your kicks, on Route 66."
> > 14. "The story you are about to see is true. The names have been
> > changed
> > to protect the innocent."
> > 15. The real James Bond, Sean Connery, mixed his martinis a special
> > way: shaken, not stirred.
> > 16. "In the jungle, the mighty jungle, the lion sleeps tonight."
> > 17. That "adult" book by Henry Miller was called Tropic of Cancer.
> > Today, it would hardly rate a PG-13 rating.
> > 18. Back in the sixties, members of the math club used a slide rule.
> > 19. "The day the music died" was a reference and tribute to Buddy
Holly.
> > 20. The matching slogan was "Let Hertz put you in the driver's seat.!
"
> > 21. After the twist, the mashed potatoes, and the watusi, we "danced"
> > under a stick in a dance called the Limbo.
> > 22. "N-E-S-T-L-E-S; Nestles makes the very
> > best...........chooo-c'late."
> > In the television commercial, "chocolate" was sung by a puppet - a
> > dog.
> > (Remember his mouth flopping open and shut?)
> > 23. In the late sixties, the "full figure" style gave way to the
"trim"
> > look, as first exemplified by British model Twiggy.
> > 24. Our parents shared this great jazz trumpet player with us. His
> > name was Louis Armstrong.
> > 25. Joe's regular visitor at the bar was Crazy Googenhiem.
> > 26. The Russians put the first satellite into orbit; it was called
> > Sputnik.
> > 27. What takes a licking and keeps on ticking? A Timex watch.
> > 28. The large plastic ring that we twirled around our waist was
> > called the hula-hoop.
> > 29. The "Age of Aquarius" was brought into the mainstream in the
> > Broadway musical "Hair."
> > 30. Red Skelton's hobo character was Freddie the Freeloader. (Clem
> > Kaddiddlehopper was the "hay seed.") Red ended his television show by
> > saying, "Good night, and may God bless."
> >
> >
> > ----------
> > From: Edward Kleinmeyer[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> > Sent: Monday, March 13, 2000 3:46 PM
> > Subject: Re: Remember back then?
> >
> > OK DARWIN,it's time to give with the answers!!!!!!!!!!!! Shirley
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> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Hawkins, Darwin <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Friday, March 10, 2000 11:50 AM
> > Subject: Remember back then?
> >
> >
> > > Here's some fun and nostalgia to work on this weekend.
> > > I'll post the answers Monday. No cheating or collusion, but gum
> > > chewing is allowed, if you get my drift. You can even sleep on it.
> > >
> > >
> > > > This is a "remember back then" game. Don't cheat now. And, have
fun!!
> > > > ***********************************************
> > > > 1."Kookie; Kookie. Lend me your ________________."
> > > > 2. The "battle cry" of the hippies in the sixties was "Turn on;
tune
> > > > in;________________."
> > > > 3. After the Lone Ranger saved the day and rode off into the
sunset,
> > > > the grateful citizens would ask, "Who was that masked man?"
> > > > Invariably, someone would answer, "I don't know, but he left this
> > > > behind."
> > > > What did he leave behind________________?
> > > > 4. Folk songs were played side by side with rock and roll. One of
> > the
> > > > most memorable folk songs included these lyrics: "When the rooster
> > > > crows at the break of dawn, look out your window and I'll be gone.
> > > > You're
> > > > the! reason I'm travelling on_______________."
> > > > 5. A group of protesters arrested at the Democratic convention in
> > > > Chicago
> > > > in 1968 achieved cult status, and were known as
the________________.
> > > > 6. When the Beatles first came to the U.S. in early 1964, we all
> > > > watched
> > > > them on the ________________ Show.
> > > > 7. Some of us who protested the Vietnam war did so by burning
> > > > our________________.
> > > > 8. We all learned to read using the same books. We read about the
> > > > thrilling lives and adventures of Dick and Jane. What was the name
> > of
> > > > Dick and Jane's dog?______
> > > > 9. The cute, little car with the engine in the back and the trunk
> > (what
> > > > there was of it) in the front, was called the VW. What other
name(s)
> > > > did it go by? ___________ & ________________
> > > > 10. A Broadway musical and movie gave us the gang names the
> > > > ___________and the ________________.
> > > > 11. In the seventies, we called the drop-out nonconformists
> > "hippies."
> > > > But in the early sixties, they were known as ________________.
> > > > 12. William Bendix played Chester A. Riley, who always seemed to
> > get
> > > > the short end of the stick in the tele-vision program, "The Life of
> > > > Riley."
> > > > At the end of each show, poor Chester would turn to the camera and
> > > > exclaim, "What a ________________."
> > > > 13. "Get your kicks, ________________."
> > > > 14. "The story you are about to see is true. The names have been
> > > > changed ________________."
> > > > 15. The real James Bond, Sean Connery, mixed his martinis a
special
> > > > way: ________________.
> > > > 16. "In the jungle, the mighty jungle, ________________."
> > > > 1! 7. That "adult" book by Henry Miller - the one that contained
all
> > the
> > > > "dirty" dialogue - was called _________.
> > > > 18. Today, the math geniuses in school might walk around with a
> > > > calculator strapped to their belt. But back in the sixties,
members
> > of
> > > > the math club used a _________.
> > > > 19. In 1971, singer Don Maclean sang a song about "the day the
music
> > > > died." This was a reference and tribute to ________________.
> > > > 20. A well-known television commercial featured a driver who was
> > > > miraculously lifted through thin air and into the front seat of a
> > > > convertible. The matching slogan was "Let Hertz ________________."
> > > > 21. After the twist, the mashed potatoes, and the watusi, we
> > "danced"
> > > > under a stick that was lowered as low as we could go in a dance
> > called
> > > > the ________________.
> > > > 22. "N-E! -S-T-L-E-S; Nestles makes the very best... _________."
> > > > 23. In the late sixties, the "full figure" style of Jane Russell
and
> > > > Marilyn Monroe gave way to the "trim" look, as first exemplified by
> > > > British model _______________.
> > > > 24. Sachmo was America's "ambassador of goodwill." Our parents
> > shared
> > > > this great jazz trumpet player with us. His name was
> > ________________.
> > > > 25. On Jackie Gleason's variety show in the sixties, one of the
most
> > > > popular segments was "Joe, the Bartender." Joe's regular visitor at
> > the
> > > > bar was that slightly off- center, but lovable
> > character,_____________.
> > > > (The character's name, not the actor's.)
> > > > 26. We can remember the first satellite placed into orbit. The
> > Russians
> > > > did it; it was called _______________.
> > > > 27. What takes a licking and keeps on ticking?____________.
> > > 28. One of the big fads of the late fifties and sixties was a large
> > > > plastic ring that we twirled around our waist; it was called the
> > > > ________________.
> > > > 29. The "Age of Aquarius" was brought into the mainstream in the
> > > > Broadway musical ________________.
> > > > 30. This is a two-parter: Red Skelton's hobo character (not the
> > hayseed;
> > > > the hobo) was ________________. Red ended his television show by
> > > > saying, "Good night, and ________________."
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> >