Athertoon High School Class of 1963

Trivia Quiz #1 

Everyone over 50 should have a pretty easy time with this exam.
If you are under 50 you can claim a handicap.
Select one answer for each question.

Athertoon High School Class of 1963


    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.

    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 flattop 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 ditto sheets 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 Lone Ranger's horse?
    a. Blaze
    b. Silver
    c. Justice

    20. Who left his heart in San Francisco?
    a. Tony Bennett
    b. Xavier Cugat
    c. George Gershwin



ANSWERS:

You got out of 20 correct.
    In the 1940s, where were automobile headlight dimmer switches located?
    Your answer
    a. On the floor shift knob
    b) On the floor board, to the left of the clutch. Hand controls, popular in Europe, took till the late '60s to catch on.
    c. Next to the horn


    The bottle top of a Royal Crown Cola bottle had holes in it. For what was it used?
    Your answer
    a. Capture lightning bugs
    b) To sprinkle clothes before ironing. Who had a steam iron?
    c. Large salt shaker


    Why was having milk delivered a problem in northern winters?
    Your answer
    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.


    What was the popular chewing gum named for a game of chance?
    Your answer
    a) Blackjack
    b. Gin
    c. Craps


    What method did women use to look as if they were wearing stockings when none were available due to rationing during W.W.II?
    Your answer
    a. Suntan
    b) Leg painting. Special makeup was applied, followed by drawing a seam down the back of the leg with eyebrow pencil.
    c. Wearing slacks


    What postwar car turned automotive design on its ear when you couldn't tell whether it was coming or going?
    Your answer
    a. 1946 Studebaker
    b) Nash Metro
    c. Tucker


    Which was a popular candy when you were a kid?
    Your answer
    a. Strips of dried peanut butter
    b. Chocolate licorice bars
    c) Wax coke-shaped bottles with colored sugar water inside


    How was Butch wax used?
    Your answer
    a) To stiffen a flattop (butch) haircut so it stood up
    b. To make floors shiny and prevent scuffing
    c. On the wheels of roller skates to prevent rust


    Before inline skates, how did you keep your roller skates attached to your shoes?
    Your answer
    a) With clamps, tightened by a skate key, which you wore on a shoestring around your neck.
    b. Woven straps that crossed the foot
    c. Long pieces of twine


    As a kid, what was considered the best way to reach a decision?
    Your answer
    a. Consider all the facts
    b. Ask Mom
    c) Eeny-meeny-miney-mo


    What was the most dreaded disease in the 1940's?
    Your answer
    a. Smallpox
    b. AIDS
    c) Polio. Beginning August, swimming pools were closed, movies and other public gathering places were closed to try to prevent spread of the disease.


    "I'll be down to get you in a________, Honey"
    Your answer
    a. SUV
    b) Taxi. Better be ready by half-past eight!
    c. Streetcar


    What was the name of Caroline Kennedy's pet pony?
    Your answer
    a. Old Blue
    b. Paint
    c) Macaroni


    What was a Duck-and-Cover Drill?
    Your answer
    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.


    What was the name of the Indian Princess on the Howdy Doody show?
    Your answer
    a) Princess Summerfallwinterspring She was another puppet.
    b. Princess Sacajewea
    c. Princess Moonshadow


    What did all the really savvy students do when ditto sheets were handed out in school?
    Your answer
    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


    Why did your Mom shop in stores that gave Green Stamps with purchases?
    Your answer
    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 at the Green Stamp store.
    c. They were given to the kids to be used as stick-on tattoos


    Praise the Lord, and pass the _________?
    Your answer
    a. Meatballs
    b. Dames
    c) Ammunition, and we'll all be free.


    What was the name of the Lone Ranger's horse?
    Your answer
    a. Blaze
    b) Silver,   "Hi Yo Silver Away".
    c. Justice


    Who left his heart in San Francisco?
    Your answer
    a) Tony Bennett, and he sounds just as good today.
    b. Xavier Cugat
    c. George Gershwin




    SCORING

    16 - 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!

    9 - 15 correct: Not quite dirt yet, but your mind is getting keen.

    0 - 8 correct: You are not old enough to share the wisdom of your experiences.