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History Exam
>> Everyone over 40 should have a pretty easy time at this exam.
>> If you are under 40 you can claim a handicap.i
>>
>> 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.
>> Then, best of all, before you pass this test on, put your
>>score in the subject line!
>>
>> 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.WII?
>> 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 us! ed 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
>>
>>--------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> ANSWERS
>>
>> 1. b) On the floor, to the left of the clutch. Hand controls,
>>popular in Europe, took till the late '60s to catch on.
>>
>> 2. b) To sprinkle clothes before ironing Who had a steam iron?
>>
>> 3. c) Cold weather caused the milk to freeze and expand,
>>popping the bottle top.
>>
>> 4. a) Blackjack Gum.
>>
>> 5. b) Special makeup was applied, followed by drawing a seam
>>down the back of the leg with eyebrow pencil.
>>
>> 6. a) 1946 Studebaker.
>>
>> 7 c) Wax coke bottles containing super-sweet colored water.
>> 8. a) Wax for your flat top (butch) haircut.
>>
>> 9. a) With clamps, tightened by a skate key, which you wore on
>>a shoestring around your neck.
>>
>> 10. c) Eeny-meeny-miney-mo.
>>
>> 11. c) Polio. In beginning of August, swimming pools were
>>closed, movies and other public gathering places were closed to try
>>to prevent spread of the disease.
>>
>> 12.. b) Taxi. Better be ready by half-past eight!
>>
>> 13. c) Macaroni.
>>
>> 14. c) Hiding under your desk, and covering your head with
>>your arms in an A-bomb drill.
>>
>> 15. a) Princess Summerfallwinterspring. She was another
>>puppet.
>>
>> 16. a) Immediately sniffed the purple ink to get a high.
>>
>> 17. b) Put in a special stamp book, they could be traded for
>>household items at the Green Stamp store.
>>
>> 18. c) Ammunition, and we'll all be free.
>>
>> 19. a) The widely famous 50's group: The Inkspots.
>>
>> 20. a) Tony Bennett, and he sounds just as good today..
>>
>>----------------------------------------------------------------------
>> SCORING
>>
>> 17- 20 correct: You are older than dirt, and obviously gifted
>>with mental abilities. Now if you could only find your glasses.
>>Definitely someone who should share their wisdom!
>>
>> 12 -16 correct: Not quite dirt yet, but your mind is getting
>>keen.
>>
>> 0 -11 correct: You are not old enough to share the wisdom of
>>your experiences.
History Exam
>> Everyone over 40 should have a pretty easy time at this exam.
>> If you are under 40 you can claim a handicap.i
>>
>> 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.
>> Then, best of all, before you pass this test on, put your
>>score in the subject line!
>>
>> 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.WII?
>> 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 us! ed 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
>>
>>--------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> ANSWERS
>>
>> 1. b) On the floor, to the left of the clutch. Hand controls,
>>popular in Europe, took till the late '60s to catch on.
>>
>> 2. b) To sprinkle clothes before ironing Who had a steam iron?
>>
>> 3. c) Cold weather caused the milk to freeze and expand,
>>popping the bottle top.
>>
>> 4. a) Blackjack Gum.
>>
>> 5. b) Special makeup was applied, followed by drawing a seam
>>down the back of the leg with eyebrow pencil.
>>
>> 6. a) 1946 Studebaker.
>>
>> 7 c) Wax coke bottles containing super-sweet colored water.
>> 8. a) Wax for your flat top (butch) haircut.
>>
>> 9. a) With clamps, tightened by a skate key, which you wore on
>>a shoestring around your neck.
>>
>> 10. c) Eeny-meeny-miney-mo.
>>
>> 11. c) Polio. In beginning of August, swimming pools were
>>closed, movies and other public gathering places were closed to try
>>to prevent spread of the disease.
>>
>> 12.. b) Taxi. Better be ready by half-past eight!
>>
>> 13. c) Macaroni.
>>
>> 14. c) Hiding under your desk, and covering your head with
>>your arms in an A-bomb drill.
>>
>> 15. a) Princess Summerfallwinterspring. She was another
>>puppet.
>>
>> 16. a) Immediately sniffed the purple ink to get a high.
>>
>> 17. b) Put in a special stamp book, they could be traded for
>>household items at the Green Stamp store.
>>
>> 18. c) Ammunition, and we'll all be free.
>>
>> 19. a) The widely famous 50's group: The Inkspots.
>>
>> 20. a) Tony Bennett, and he sounds just as good today..
>>
>>----------------------------------------------------------------------
>> SCORING
>>
>> 17- 20 correct: You are older than dirt, and obviously gifted
>>with mental abilities. Now if you could only find your glasses.
>>Definitely someone who should share their wisdom!
>>
>> 12 -16 correct: Not quite dirt yet, but your mind is getting
>>keen.
>>
>> 0 -11 correct: You are not old enough to share the wisdom of
>>your experiences.
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