OLD GEEZER MEMORY TEST
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When making your comment, list numbers 1 through
20 and your answers next to each # with A, B or C.
The Old Geezer Memory Test1. In the 1950s, if you had a flat rear tire, you often had to remove the what?a. Nicker knobb. Curb feelerc. Fender skirt2. What color flash bulbs did Dad use for color film?a. Blueb. Pinkc. Plaid3. What was the parking brake called when you were a kid?a. Emergency brakeb. Pull Stopc. Breaker, Breaker.4. Way before Air Jordan, what was a kids shoe of choice?a. Buster Brownb. PF Flyersc. Old Stinkers5. In what year did Dewey Defeat Truman according to the Chicago Tribune?a. 1946b. 1948c. 19526. Before the Orkin Man, what technology was part of most home bug deterrence?a. Shoe Flyb. Fly paperc. 50 mm Flit gun7. Dixie cups had what printed on their tops?a. Secret decodersb. Movie starsc. WW II propaganda slogans8. What was the prevailing method of birth control in the 50s?a. Heavy lifting and cold showersb. Fearc. Girdles and crinoline petticoats9. Jimmy Durante said what at the end of every show?a. Aloha, my friends.b. Good night, Mrs. Calabash, wherever you are.c. Remember, wherever you go, my nose will get there first.10. Popeye the sailor man; Popeye the sailor man.I'm strong to the finish, _ _ _ _ _, Popeye the sailor man.a. cause I eats me spinachb. my dad was big and Finnishc. the music a bit tinniness?11. In the quaint greasy spoon jargon of yore, what did knock the horns off one, and drag it through the garden mean?a. 86 the customer, then kick him out the back doorb. Rare hamburger or steak with tomato and lettucec. Cooties12. Lincoln Logs were for what use?a. A diary of the presidencyb. Keep track of fat cats who sleep in the Lincoln Bedroomc. Building toy structures13. Ward and June bring what to mind?a. A popular TV series called Leave it to Beaverb. A Chicago family of butchers and knife sharpeners called The Cleaversc. Inventors of the clicker, Jack Ward and Ernest June14. Cops and Robbers, Cowboys and Indians, and Zorro are all forms of what?a. Alcoholic beveragesb. Capitalismc. Children's play15. What was the cheapest way to turn a bicycle into a motorcycle?a. Baseball cards in the spokesb. Rig an electric motor with a very long cordc. Turning left into the path of a Harley16. Tinker toys date back to when?a. 1914b. 1949c. 196717. In grade school, what was the worst thing that could happen to you when being picked for a team?a. Getting picked lastb. Getting your uniform dirtyc. Not having the team tattoo18. If we dared to swear and our parents heard us, we immediately found out what _ _ _ tasted like.a. Meatballsb. Soapc. Sarsaparilla19. What was one thing the Lone Ranger and Roy Rogers would never do?a. Kill someoneb. Shot a squirrelc. Eat Lima beans20. What convertible offered an optional radio that automatically increased its volume as the car accelerated?a. 1912 Franklinb. 1943 Jeepc. 1957 Ford Thunderbird...I will post the answers a few days later giving other old Geezers a chance to take this test, giggle!
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