HAPPY ST. PATRICK's DAY

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 ?)