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See if you can answer any of these. I did not yet attempt to answer any of them myself. Answers to follow.

01. 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?________________.

02. When the Beatles first came to the U.S. in early 1964, we all watched them on The _______________ Show.

03. 'Get your kicks, __________________'.

04. 'The story you are about to see is true. The names have been changed to ___________________.'

05. 'In the jungle, the mighty jungle, ________________.'

06. 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 '_____________.'

07. Nestle's makes the very best _______________.'

08. Satchmo was America 's 'Ambassador of Goodwill.' Our parents shared this great jazz trumpet player with us. His name was _________________.

09. What takes a licking and keeps on ticking? _______________.

10. Red Skeleton's hobo character was named __________________ and Red 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 ________________.

16. Remember LS/MFT_____ _____/_____ _____ _____?

17. Hey Kids! What time is it? It's _____ ______ _____!

18. Who knows what secrets lie in the hearts of men? The _____ Knows!

19. There was a song that came out in the 60's that was "a grave yard smash" it's name was the ______ ______!

20. Alka Seltzer used a "boy with a tablet on his head" as it's Logo/Representative. What was the boys name? ________

 
ok. I really did not look up any of these answers.

1) Tonto.j/k
2) Ed sullivan
3) ..on Route 66
4) to protect the innocent (Dragnet)
5) ...the lion sleeps tonight
6) the limbo
7) chocolate
8) Louis Armstrong.
9) a timex watch
10) ???... god bless
11) bras...no draft cards
12) beetle...bug
13) the plane crash that killed Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and the Big Bopper.
14) Soyuez 1
15) hula hoop
16)
17) howdy doody time
18) Shadow
19) the Monster Mash by Bobby "Boris" Pickett from Somerville, MA

20)

 
I probably know about 2/3 of them, but some of them are ???

 
13 is the day the music died.

OK and I know 19 because I lived near there for a bit.
no. the Don McClean song "American Pie" is about the "day the musics died" but what is it a tribute to????

See my spoiler for the answer.

and 19....did you really know where the singer originated from?

The Red Skelton one is killing me because I should know the charcter's name but for the life of me I can't recall it. I refuse to look it up.

 
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13 is the day the music died.

OK and I know 19 because I lived near there for a bit.
no. the Don McClean song "American Pie" is about the "day the musics died" but what is it a tribute to????

See my spoiler for the answer.

and 19....did you really know where the singer originated from?

The Red Skelton one is killing me because I should know the charcter's name but for the life of me I can't recall it. I refuse to look it up.
American Pie is a tribute to when Buddy Holly, Richie Valez, and the Big Bobber's plane went down.

 
13 is the day the music died.

OK and I know 19 because I lived near there for a bit.
no. the Don McClean song "American Pie" is about the "day the musics died" but what is it a tribute to????

See my spoiler for the answer.

and 19....did you really know where the singer originated from?

The Red Skelton one is killing me because I should know the charcter's name but for the life of me I can't recall it. I refuse to look it up.
American Pie is a tribute to when Buddy Holly, Richie Valez, and the Big Bobber's plane went down.


I didn't realize the FAA reused tail numbers, but the tail number from the crashed plane was reassigned.

http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=3794N

Don't think I'd want that. Bad juju.

 
I only missed a couple, but I think this should be are you smarter than a 60 yr old. At 50, a lot of these were a little before my time.

10, 16 and 20 are stumpers.

 
I really should have known #16 since that the cigarette of choice for my uncle who smoked several packs a day.

There were several it was between two answers and i went with the wrong one.

 
I can post the answers whenever everyone is about done trying to figure any of these out. Just let me know.

 
13 is the day the music died.

OK and I know 19 because I lived near there for a bit.
no. the Don McClean song "American Pie" is about the "day the musics died" but what is it a tribute to????See my spoiler for the answer.

and 19....did you really know where the singer originated from?

The Red Skelton one is killing me because I should know the charcter's name but for the life of me I can't recall it. I refuse to look it up.
American Pie is a tribute to when Buddy Holly, Richie Valez, and the Big Bobber's plane went down.
I didn't realize the FAA reused tail numbers, but the tail number from the crashed plane was reassigned.

http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=3794N

Don't think I'd want that. Bad juju.
Yep. Once the tail number is released, it goes back into the system. Funny thing is that it's likely that somebody specifically requested that one. I don't know if it's still the case, but the aircraft manufacturers used to reserve numbers in blocks. That one probably got picked up on purpose by somebody.

 
ANSWERS:

01.The Lone Ranger left behind a silver bullet.

02. The Ed Sullivan Show

03. On Route 66

04.To protect the innocent.

05.The Lion Sleeps Tonight

06. The Limbo

07. Chocolate

08. Louis Armstrong

09. The Timex watch

10. Freddy, The Freeloader and 'Good Night and God Bless.'

11. Draft cards (Bras were also burned. Not flags, as some have guessed)

12. Beetle or Bug

13. Buddy Holly

14. Sputnik

15. Hoola-hoop

16. Lucky Strike/Means Fine Tobacco

17. Howdy Doody Time

18. Shadow

19. Monster Mash

20. Speedy
 
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