Trivia for us Mature Folks - Lighter Side

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May 9th, 2005

Trivia for us Mature Folks Sent in by Ailsa McIntosh (sheties)

Okay, some fun for you older folks and your younger ones too!
The answers are below, but don’t cheat.

  1. 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?_______________________

  2. When the Beatles first came to the US
    in early 1964, we all watched them
    on the ______________________show.

  3. Get your kicks_______________

  4. The story you are about to see is true.
    The names have been changed
    ___________

  5. In the jungle, the mighty jungle,_________________________

  6. After the twist, the mashed potato, and
    the watusi, we “danced” under a stick that
    was lowered as low as we could go in a dance
    called the_____________________

  7. N_E_S_T_L_E_S, Nestle’s makes the very best _______________

  8. Satchmo was America’s “ambassador of goodwill.”
    Our parents shared this great jazz trumpet player
    with us. His name was____________

  9. What takes a licking and keeps on ticking?__________________

  10. Red Skelton’s hobo character was
    ________________________. and he
    always ended his television show by saying,
    “Good night, and______________.”

  11. Some Americans who protested the Vietnam war did so by burning
    their________________

  12. The cute little car with the engine in
    the back and the trunk in the
    front was called the VW. What other names did it go by?
    __________________&________________

  13. In 1971, singer Don MacLean sang a song
    about, “the day the music died.”
    This was a tribute to ___________________

  14. We can remember the first satellite placed
    into orbit. The Russians did
    it; it was called ______________

  15. One of the big fads of the late 50’s and
    60’s was a large plastic ring
    that we twirled around our waist; it was called
    the ___________

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Answers:

  1. The Lone Ranger left behind a silver bullet.

  2. The Ed Sullivan show.

  3. Route 66

  4. To protect the innocent.

  5. The Lion sleeps tonight.

  6. The limbo.

  7. Chocolate.

  8. Louis Armstrong.

  9. The Timex watch.

  10. Freddy the freeloader, and
    “Good night, and may God Bless.”

  11. Draft cards (the bra was also burned).

  12. Beetle or Bug

  13. Buddy Holly.

  14. Sputnik.

  15. Hula-hoop.

Originally published May 9th, 2005 on Fly Anglers Online.