Hope you have a great day on that great day!Here's a "History Exam" to take if you're not out drinking green beer:
(We should be old enough to to do well on this test, even though a few items might be from "before our time."
Get a PENCIL & PAPER, number the paper from "1" to "10," and write the letter of each correct answer---then see the correct answers and scoring at the end of the test.
1- In the 1940's, where were automobile headlight dimmer switches located?
a- on the floor board by the shift lever
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- to capture lightning bugs
b- to sprinkle clothes before ironing
c- to use as a salt shaker
3- Why was having milk delivered to your home a problem during the winter months?
a- cows got cold and did not produce enough milk to make delivery profitable
b- bad weather led to delivery trucks being kept in garages for safety
c- milkmen left deliveries outside of front doors and the mik would freeze and push up the cardboard bottle top
4-What car turned automotive design on its ear when you couldn't tell whether it was coming or going?
a- Studebaker
b- Nash Metro
c- Avanti
5- 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
6- 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 that were braided
7- What was the name of Caroline Kennedy's pony?
a- Old Blue
b- Paint
c- Macaroni
8- What was a "duck-and-cover" drill?
a- part of the game of hide-and-seek
b- what most kids would do when your mom called you in to do chores
c- hiding under your school desk and covering your head with your arms in an A-bomb drill
9- Why did you mom shop in stores that gave Green Stamps with pruchases?
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 kids to be used as stick-on tattoos
10- What was the name of our vice-principal at the new Hartford Union High School in the early 1960's?
a- Mr. Collins
b- Mr. Cartright
c- Mr. Hammond
Answers:
1- b (on the floor board to the left of the clutch
2- b (to sprinkle clothes before ironing) (who had a steam iron?)
3- c (milk would freeze and push up on the cardboard bottle top)
4- a (Studebaker)
5- c (was coke-shaped bottles with colored sugar-water inside
6- a (with clamps tightened by a skate key)
7- c (Macaroni)
8- c (hiding under your desk for an A-bomb drill
9- b (put in special books and redeemed for household items
10- b (Mr. Cartright)
Scoring:
8-to-10 correct and you're "older than dirt" (like the rest of us)
5-to-7 correct and you've lost a lot a brain cells over the years (also like the rest of us)
0-to-4 correct and you're not old enough at all (are you using a fake ID ?)
