Fun Friday with a lot of help from my friends.

I am so ready for fall - I am not a hot weather person so I think summer has been long enough. 

HOW STRONG IS YOUR CORE? 

AMAZING RIGHT?

Are you smarter than most 50+ year olds?

THIS WAS HARDER THAN I THOUGHT. THE ANSWERS WERE ON THE TIP OF MY TONGUE. I REMEMBERED, BUT ... DON'T LOOK BELOW FOR THE ANSWERS UNTIL YOU HAVE TRIED IT A TEST FOR 'OLDER' KIDS

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 ‘_______ - _______’.

 THANKS LEE

Do you know what this is a picture of?  Thanks Lee.

 

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

Send this to your 'older' friends, 
(Better known as Seniors.) 
It will drive them crazy!

And keep them busy and let them forget their aches and pains for a few hours.

One of my duties during the school year is to help get the grandson and pooch up for school.

How do you think that is going? 

THE LAUGH:

THE LIFT?