Lee03 0 #1 March 21, 2004 History Exam... Everyone over 40 should have a pretty easy time at this exam. If you are under 40 you can claim a handicap. This is a History Exam for those who don't mind seeing how much they really remember about what went on in their life. Get paper and pencil and number from 1 to 20. Write the letter of each answer and score at the end. 1. In the 1940s, where were automobile headlight dimmer switches located? a. On the floor shift knob b. On the floor board, to the left of the clutch c. Next to the horn 2. The bottle top of a Royal Crown Cola bottle had holes in it. For what was it used? a. Capture lightning bugs b. To sprinkle clothes before ironing c. Large salt shaker 3. Why was having milk delivered a problem in northern winters? a. Cows got cold and wouldn't produce milk b. Ice on highways forced delivery by dog sled c. Milkmen left deliveries outside of front doors and milk would freeze, expanding and pushing up the cardboard bottle top. 4. What was the popular chewing gum named for a game of chance? a. Blackjack b. Gin c. Craps! 5. What method did women use to look as if they were wearing stockings when none were available due to rationing during W.W.II? a. Suntan b. Leg painting c. Wearing slacks 6. What postwar car turned automotive design on its ear when you couldn't tell whether it was coming or going? a. Studebaker b. Nash Metro c. Tucker 7. Which was a popular candy when you were a kid? a. Strips of dried peanut butter b. Chocolate licorice bars c. Wax coke-shaped bottles with colored sugar water inside 8. How was Butch wax used? a. To stiffen a flat-top haircut so it stood up b. To make floors shiny and prevent scuffing c. On the wheels of roller skates to prevent rust 9. Before inline skates, how did you keep your roller skates attached to your shoes? a. With clamps, tightened by a skate key b. Woven straps that crossed the foot c. Long pieces of twine 10. As a kid, what was considered the best way to reach a decision? a. Consider all the facts b. Ask Mom c. Eeny-meeny-miney-mo 11. What was the most dreaded disease in the 1940's? a. Smallpox b. AIDS c. Polio 12. "I'll be down to get you in a ________, Honey" a. SUV b. Taxi c. Streetcar 13. What was the name of Caroline Kennedy's pet pony? a. Old Blue b. Paint c. Macaroni 14. What was a Duck-and-Cover Drill? a. Part of the game of hide and seek b. What you did when your Mom called you in to do chores c. Hiding under your desk, and covering your head with your arms in an A-bomb drill. 15. What was the name of the Indian Princess on the Howdy Doody show? a. Princess Summerfallwinterspring b. Princess Sacajewea c. Princess Moonshadow 16. What did all the really savvy students do when mimeographed tests were handed out in school? a. Immediately sniffed the purple ink, as this was believed to get you high b. Made paper airplanes to see who could sail theirs out the window c. Wrote another pupil's name on the top, to avoid their failure 17. Why did your Mom shop in stores that gave Green Stamps with purchases? a. To keep you out of mischief by licking the backs, which tasted like bubble gum b. They could be put in special books and redeemed for various household items c. They were given to the kids to be used as stick-on tattoos 18. Praise the Lord, and pass the _________? a. Meatballs b. Dames c. Ammunition 19. What was the name of the singing group that made the song "Cabdriver" a hit? a. The Ink Spots b. The Supremes c. The Esquires 20. Who left his heart in San Francisco? a. Tony Bennett b. Xavier Cugat c. George Gershwin-------- To put your life in danger from time to time ... breeds a saneness in dealing with day-to-day trivialities. --Nevil Shute, Slide Rule Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest #2 March 21, 2004 "I wish I had a pencil-thin moustache The Boston Blackie kind A two-tone regular carnival jacket and an autographed picture of Andy Divine" mh ."The mouse does not know life until it is in the mouth of the cat." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iowa 0 #3 March 21, 2004 I thought it was " A two-tone Ricky Ricardo Jacket". Keith ''Always do sober what you said you would do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut.'' - Ernest Hemingway Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 4 #4 March 21, 2004 You are right. What is scary, I think I know the answer to all 20. Yea, I'm old, so what? SparkyMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,101 #5 March 21, 2004 QuoteEveryone over 40 Everyone? What about that fraction of the world's population that didn't grow up watching US TV shows, chewing US gum and drinking US soft drinks?... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BlindBrick 0 #6 March 21, 2004 QuoteQuoteEveryone over 40 Everyone? What about that fraction of the world's population that didn't grow up watching US TV shows, chewing US gum and drinking US soft drinks? Hey, We're Americans. If we are not vacationing in it, outsourcing to it, or just bombing it, the world ends at our borders. -Blind"If you end up in an alligator's jaws, naked, you probably did something to deserve it." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CrazyThomas 0 #7 March 21, 2004 where's the answer key. you can check mine since you have the key. 1.b 2.b 3.c 4.a 5.c 6.a 7.c 8.c 9.c 10c. 11.a 12.c 13.c 14.c 15.c 16.c 17.b 18.a 19.b 20.a How'd I do? Thomas Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CrazyThomas 0 #8 March 21, 2004 Quotewhere's the answer key. you can check mine since you have the key. 1.b 2.b 3.c 4.a 5.c 6.a 7.c 8.c 9.c 10c. 11.a 12.c 13.c 14.c 15.c 16.c 17.b 18.a 19.b 20.a How'd I do? Thomas That, or my alternative answer sheet is... 1 c 2 c 3 c 4 c 5 c 6 c 7 c 8 c 9 c 10 c 11 c 12 c 13 c 14 c 15 c 16 c 17 c 18 c 19 c 20 c Is that better? Thomas Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lee03 0 #9 March 22, 2004 Crazy Thomas, I want to wait awhile before I post the answers, in case anyone else want to see how they did. Tell you what, I'll PM you the answers, OK?-------- To put your life in danger from time to time ... breeds a saneness in dealing with day-to-day trivialities. --Nevil Shute, Slide Rule Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CrazyThomas 0 #10 March 22, 2004 First test answer sheet gives 11/20. All C's yields 7/20 (second set of answers). So I guess I'm not that old. Thomas Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites