History Exam...

[Robby (imported)]

History Exam... please don't cheat by reading answers.

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.

* 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 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 S&H 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

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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. Beginning in August, swimming pools were closed, movies and other public gathering places were closed to try to prevent the 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 S&H 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..

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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.

Send this to your friends with your score in the subject line!

[Slammr (imported)]

History Exam... please don't cheat by reading answers.

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.

* 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 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 S&H 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

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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. Beginning in August, swimming pools were closed, movies and other public gathering places were closed to try to prevent the 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 S&H 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..

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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.

Send this to your friends with your score in the subject line!

19 right. I missed #15. I was thirteen before we had our first TV and, by that time, was too old to like Howdy Doody-although I did watch it occasionally. I'm definitely older than dirt.

[JesusA (imported)]

I got a 20. I'm definitely older than dirt (and a couple of years older than Slammr).

[Studlover (imported)]

I got a 20. I'm definitely older than dirt (and a couple of years older than Slammr).

Slammr, looks we have a tie. I got 20, also. Now,what kind of dirt do *you* have? Mine is mixed with black dirt or sandy loam depending on which side of San Antonio one lives.

Studlover

[JesusA (imported)]

Mine is solid adobe. In the summer you can set a shovel on it, jump on it and bend the tip. In the winter you sink in up to your ankles.

[Slammr (imported)]

Slammr, looks we have a tie. I got 20, also. Now,what kind of dirt do *you* have? Mine is mixed with black dirt or sandy loam depending on which side of San Antonio one lives.

Studlover

In East Texas, where I grew up, it was red. One of my grandmothers (my mother's mother) lived in Bailey, TX, near Bonham. The dirt there was black. When it rained, the dirt road in front of her house was impassable. She had no indoor plumbing. The outhouse was out by the barn. I took my baths in a wash tub on the back porch. We had to draw the water a bucketful at a time from the well. She churned her own butter by hand, sewed on a treadle operated sewing machine, and heated her iron on her kitchen stove, which, I believe, burned kerosene (a little hazy about that).

My mother was the youngest of 12 children and grew up on a farm. Her father died when she was 10.

My father had a different life, not even suffering through the depression. Oil was discovered in East Texas in the early thirties. There's a street in my home town named after my family, my father, his brother and his three sisters. The first house I remember was on Virginia Dr, which was named after one of my aunts. There's even a family cemetery named after my family where my ancestors, including my mother and father, are buried. The first buried there was my great great grandfather who died about 1870. My grandfather once had several oil wells on his property and was a prosperous realtor. Although he made a lot of money, he was better at spending it. By the time he died, there was little left. I receive a small royalty check each year on some still producing gas wells.

My great great grandfather was married three times. His first wife, pregnant while visiting her parents in Mississippi, was thrown by a horse. Both she and the child died. So, my great great grandfather married her younger sister-my great great grandmother. Apparently, she was in love with another man. She left my great great grandfather for him, leaving her young son behind, married her lover and moved to Arkansas where they had several more children.

Although I live in Oregon now, my roots are firmly entrenched in that small East Texas town. You can take the boy out of Texas, but you can't take Texas out of the boy.

I got a 20. I'm definitely older than dirt (and a couple of years older than Slammr).

Actually, you may have forgotten, but I'm a couple of years older than you-1939. There! It's out for everyone to see. At least it was a good year for movies: Gone With the Wind, Wizard of Oz, Beau Geste, Destry Rides Again, Mr Smith Goes to Washington, GoodBye Mr. Chips, Gunga Din, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Of Mice and Men, and Stagecoach.

[Slammr (imported)]

Mine is solid adobe. In the summer you can set a shovel on it, jump on it and bend the tip. In the winter you sink in up to your ankles.

I once visited some people in-or around-Salinas, CA. The man had built his house out of adobe bricks which he'd made himself. It was a large, modern, most impressive, house, warm in the winter and cool in the summer. I would love to have such a home.

[Riverwind (imported)]

18 for me, I did guess at 2 of them that I got right. what really makes me feel older then dirt is that I knew the answers before looking at the answers.

River

[Studlover (imported)]

In East Texas, where I grew up, it was red. One of my grandmothers (my mother's mother) lived in Bailey, TX, near Bonham. The dirt there was black. When it rained, the dirt road in front of her house was impassable. She had no indoor plumbing. The outhouse was out by the barn. I took my baths in a wash tub on the back porch. We had to draw the water a bucketful at a time from the well. She churned her own butter by hand, sewed on a treadle operated sewing machine, and heated her iron on her kitchen stove, which, I believe, burned kerosene (a little hazy about that).

My mother was the youngest of 12 children and grew up on a farm. Her father died when she was 10.

My father had a different life, not even suffering through the depression. Oil was discovered in East Texas in the early thirties. There's a street in my home town named after my family, my father, his brother and his three sisters. The first house I remember was on Virginia Dr, which was named after one of my aunts. There's even a family cemetery named after my family where my ancestors, including my mother and father, are buried. The first buried there was my great great grandfather who died about 1870. My grandfather once had several oil wells on his property and was a prosperous realtor. Although he made a lot of money, he was better at spending it. By the time he died, there was little left. I receive a small royalty check each year on some still producing gas wells.

My great great grandfather was married three times. His first wife, pregnant while visiting her parents in Mississippi, was thrown by a horse. Both she and the child died. So, my great great grandfather married her younger sister-my great great grandmother. Apparently, she was in love with another man. She left my great great grandfather for him, leaving her young son behind, married her lover and moved to Arkansas where they had several more children.

Although I live in Oregon now, my roots are firmly entrenched in that small East Texas town. You can take the boy out of Texas, but you can't take Texas out of the boy.

Actually, you may have forgotten, but I'm a couple of years older than you-1939. There! It's out for everyone to see. At least it was a good year for movies: Gone With the Wind, Wizard of Oz, Beau Geste, Destry Rides Again, Mr Smith Goes to Washington, GoodBye Mr. Chips, Gunga Din, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Of Mice and Men, and Stagecoach.

AMEN TO THAT LAST SENTENCE, Slamrr!!! As many times as I have left Texas, I still consider myself a Texan and have returned only find that I was better off here than there!!!

It is interesting to note the many types of soil Texas has and can radically change within a mile. For example, in San Antonio, if one wants to build a swimming pool on the North side, blasting must be done as it is too rocky. Go one mile South and there are hardly any rocks. Extend south of the downtown area and the soil is sandy loam which produces some of the fines vegetables and watermelons one has ever tasted.

As for the oil in East Texas, I am quite familiar with the area in which you describe. Interesting how oil was discovered both in East Texas and the extreme upper Panhandle.

All in all, I bet you miss Texas a lot!

Studlover

[Riverwind (imported)]

after I left Texas, I have never had a reason to wish to return.

River