Posted by Roy
on 2/2/2009, 9:34 am, in reply to "trivia"
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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? A SILVER BULLET
02. When the Beatles first came to the U.S. in early 1964, we all watched them on The __ED SULLIVAN_____ ________ Show.
03 'Get your kicks, ON ROUTE 66_.'
04. 'The story you are about to see is true. The names have been changed to "PROTECT THE INNOCENT'"
05. 'In the jungle, the mighty jungle, THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT.'
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 'LIMBO ROCK.'
07. Nestle's makes the very best . . . .CHOCOLATE .'
08. Satchmo was America 's 'Ambassador of Goodwill.' Our parents shared this great jazz trumpet player with us. His name was LOUIS ARMSTRONG
09. What takes a licking and keeps on ticking? TIMEX WATCHES
10 . Red Skeleton's hobo character was named FREDDIE THE FREELOADER and Red always ended his television show by saying, 'Good Night, and 'MAY GOD BLESS.
11. Some Americans who protested the Vietnam War did so by burning their DRAFT CARDS.
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? BUG, BEETLE (NEED SOME HELP WITH THIS ONE; I'M SURE THERE WERE OTHERS
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13. In 1971, singer Don MacLean sang a song about, 'the day the music died.' This was a tribute to BUDDY HOLLY (AND RITCHIE VALENS AND THE BIG BOPPER).
14. We can remember the first satellite placed into orbit. The Russians did it. It was called SPUTNIK
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 HULA HOOP.
Hey, John! Thanks for putting this up!
-Roy
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