Are You A Geezer?

[frankbmd]

The following quiz results should correlate with your age.

Take the quiz without cheating and post the number of your correct answers and your age.

I am 67 and got 17.5 out of 20 correct, with the Kadiddlehopper Korrection. (Thanks Barry)

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 ______ _____ .


16. Remember LS/MFT __________/_____ _____ _____?


17. Hey Kids! What time is it? It's _____ ______ _____!


18. Who knows what secrets lie in the hearts of men? Only The _____Knows!


19. There was a song that came out in the 60's that was "a grave yard smash". It's name was the ______ ______!


20. Alka Seltzer used a "boy with a tablet on his head" as it's Logo/Representative What was the boy's name? ________

If you think your answer is correct, it probably is. Finding the answers online is not difficult, but PM me if you need help.

The first member to claim twenty correct answers will be the bonafide "Net54 First Geezer" :D:D:D

[nolemmings]

I am 55 and got 18 out of 20 correct. I prefer curmudgeon to geezer :cool:

[gopherfan]

I got 16.5 (I didn't know Red Skelton's character name).

I'm 44.

[bn2cardz]

11/20 32 years old

[Leon]

I am 53 and got about 15 of them...but am not very good at these kinds of games anyway. Too much partying in my younger years, or something.......

[39special]

I got 19 of them.I must be old.

[barrysloate]

I got 19. The only one I missed was the first, and I used to watch the Lone Ranger. I know Paladin left his calling card, but the Lone Ranger...eek.

At least I knew Clem Cadiddlehopper (sp)

Hmmm....maybe Clem was a different character. Let me keep thinking about this one.

I think Frank was looking for Freddie the Freeloader. Clem was kind of a country bumpkin. So I got 18.

[barrysloate]

By the way, LSMFT was part of a running joke:

Lucky Strike Makes Fine Tobacco....or

Loose Suspenders Mean Falling Trousers.:)

[nolemmings]

or, according to Google (it's one I didn't know and looked up) "Let's screw, my finger's tired".

[DaClyde]

I'm 38, very much a child of the 80s, and I got 19/20.

16 was the only one that completely stumped me.

The rest were well covered by TV reruns and oldies stations on the radio. Though someone 10 years younger than me, with the same resources would likely not get most of them, as most of those shows are no longer being aired in reruns (Nick-At-Night has showing stuff from the 70s & 80s now) and many oldies radio stations have gone the way of classic rock, basically no longer playing anything earlier than 1964.

In a lot of ways, TV and radio were a lot more diverse in the 80s and early 90s than they are today after all the consolidation.

My mind is also something of a steel trap for useless trivia. But don't ask me to remember where I last saw my hammer or measuring tape, or the name of that person I just met 10 minutes ago.

[bigtrain]

I am 58 and only missed one. I am feeling like celebrating with a tall
glass of Metamucil. Sigh..

[Jantz]

#s 10, 16 & 20 stumped me.

So I guess I'm 17 for 20.

Only 47, but now I feel old.

Thanks Frank!! :mad:

They say you should learn something new every day. Maybe tomorrow I should learn what the letters AARP stand for. :)


Jantz

[barrysloate]

Here is bonus question #21:

Arnold Stang was regularly featured in a TV commercial in the 1960's, taking a bite of candy and uttering what six word phrase?

[frankbmd]

Here is bonus question #21:

Arnold Stang was regularly featured in a TV commercial in the 1960's, taking a bite of candy and uttering what six word phrase?

Barry, you are a "geezer", if you know the answer to this one.

[barrysloate]

I do know it, and yes I am a geezer. Do you have an answer?

And who other than geezers gets up this early in the morning to post on a chat board?

[Bocabirdman]

55....19/20 missed 16.


Who played a fellow vagabond on the "Freddie the Freeloader's Christmas Dinner" ? (Hint: He "voiced" the Invisible Man in the rowboat at the end of Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein:))

[barrysloate]

Was it Vincent Price?

[Bocabirdman]

Was it Vincent Price?

It was, indeed.

[the 'stache]

or, according to Google (it's one I didn't know and looked up) "Let's screw, my finger's tired".

http://www.williamgregory.net/images/laughing.gif LMFAO!

I'm 43, and I got 16.5 right.

I didn't know the following:

7. Nestle's thing, thought it was cookies. Too many Nestle's cookies as a kid, I guess.
10. I knew the God Bless part, but did not know the Hobo's name.
16. I had no idea
20. I had no idea

[barrysloate]

Nobody remembers Speedy Alka Seltzer.

[GoldenAge50s]

If #1 is silver bullet, I'm sure of the rest of 'em!

LS/MFT

Leave some meat for Truman

74 and acc: to my wife, I'm a geezer!

Barry-I almost passed on Speedy, but then it came to me!

LS/MFT

Loose sweaters mean flabby tits

[earlywynnfan]

If 1 is a Silver Bullet, I got 18.5. I'm sure I'd have thought of Skelton's character if I took a few minutes, and I don't know Nestle's. I'm 45.

[barrysloate]

Nestles makes the very best....Chocolate!

The line was delivered by a puppet named Farfel, who clicked his teeth loudly after the last word.

[frankbmd]

With answers appearing in the thread, the validity of future scores is compromised. Therefore it appears that FredYoung alone can claim the title as

"Net54 Geezer"

Well deserved and although he remembered all the answers, it is doubtful that he will remember what he won. :confused::eek:

[barrysloate]

I'm still not sure about the first part of #10 Frank.

We both said Clem Kadiddlehopper, but I think they may be looking for Freddie the Freeloader. What do others think?

[Bocabirdman]

I'm still not sure about the first part of #10 Frank.

We both said Clem Kadiddlehopper, but I think they may be looking for Freddie the Freeloader. What do others think?

Clem
166996

Freddie

166997

[barrysloate]

I emailed Frank that when I was thinking of Clem, I was picturing yet another Skelton charcter/s, Gertrude and Heathcliff :confused:

[nolemmings]

I assumed #10 was Freddie the Freeloader because there were three "blanks" in the question and because I thought Clem was more of a rube than a hobo.

[Prof_Plum]

17 out of 20; 61 yrs
thought of Klem, not Freddie
#16 - no smokers in our house
#20 - not much need for Alka Seltzer either; all I could remember was "plop, plop, fizz, fizz....."

[nolemmings]

17 out of 20; 61 yrs
thought of Klem, not Freddie
#16 - no smokers in our house
#20 - not much need for Alka Seltzer either; all I could remember was "plop, plop, fizz, fizz....."

Do you remember "I can't believe I ate that whole thing"?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFKifpMtlNs

[GoldenAge50s]

I did NOT recall the Arnold Stang slogan, but I do now! (After looking it up!)

As a couple have said, Freddie was the hobo & Clem was the country hick--I also chose Freddie because of the 3 spaces or I would have said Clem 1st!

--and Frank, I DO remember that the prize was a choice of any 10 cards from your collection! I am anxiously awaiting your list!;)

[frankbmd]

I did NOT recall the Arnold Stang slogan, but I do now! (After looking it up!)

As a couple have said, Freddie was the hobo & Clem was the country hick--I also chose Freddie because of the 3 spaces or I would have said Clem 1st!

--and Frank, I DO remember that the prize was a choice of any 10 cards from your collection! I am anxiously awaiting your list!;)

I'm breaking up my 86 Topps Set. Take your pick.;)

[barrysloate]

I did NOT recall the Arnold Stang slogan, but I do now! (After looking it up!)

As a couple have said, Freddie was the hobo & Clem was the country hick--I also chose Freddie because of the 3 spaces or I would have said Clem 1st!

--and Frank, I DO remember that the prize was a choice of any 10 cards from your collection! I am anxiously awaiting your list!;)

Chunky, what a chunk of chocolate...:)

[GoldenAge50s]

I'm breaking up my 86 Topps Set. Take your pick.


I'll take 10 Cecil Fielder RC's!:p

[t206blogcom]

I'm 35 and got 11 out of 20...:eek:

[Bocabirdman]

I'm 35 and got 11 out of 20...:eek:

35? Hell! I have Concert Tees that old:D:eek:;)

[Paul S]

61. Scored 18 if I get credit for mixing up The Ed Sullivan/Howdy Doody Show(s):confused: Missed #s 1 and 20 - those brain cells are gone now:(

[barrysloate]

61. Scored 18 if I get credit for mixing up The Ed Sullivan/Howdy Doody Show(s):confused: Missed #s 1 and 20 - those brain cells are gone now:(

Did you actually think the Beatles first appeared on the Howdy Doody Show? :)

[Paul S]

Did you actually think the Beatles first appeared on the Howdy Doody Show? :)

No -- I should have used the :rolleyes: as my personal attempt at humor gone sour;)

I watched HoDo when I was growing up in NY and after we moved to L.A watched the Beatles on EdSu. A couple of years later, on a quite hot summer evening, the family went out for a drive with the top down and happened to pass by The Hollywood Bowl. The Beatles were performing: if you ever thought A Hard Days Night was fabrication...WHOA! It took us forever to get through the traffic. True Beatlemania.

[barrysloate]

I was trying to be funny too Paul. I didn't think anyone actually thought the Beatles were on Howdy Doody.

The Hollywood Bowl concert was one of their more famous American shows. There are clips of it on Youtube.

[Bocabirdman]

Did you actually think the Beatles first appeared on the Howdy Doody Show? :)

The Beatles didn't but they did have to keep an eye out for the Termites.:eek:

[Paul S]

I was trying to be funny too Paul. I didn't think anyone actually thought the Beatles were on Howdy Doody.

The Hollywood Bowl concert was one of their more famous American shows. There are clips of it on Youtube.

I know you were, Barry. I'm still waiting for someone to design my customized geezer icon.

What is Youtube?:confused:

[barrysloate]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqOsmUthz74

I assume you know what youtube is and are joking, but in case you don't, check out the link above.

[Paul S]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqOsmUthz74

I assume you know what youtube is and are joking, but in case you don't, check out the link above.

Sometimes joking but always playful.

That was a great clip. I'd never seen it. Thank you!

[Runscott]

56, 17.5

I missed the same 1/2 as Frank, which is weird as I never missed that show.

[earlywynnfan]

You need to do a 70's version for those of us who were born in the late 60's.

"That's a spicy meatball!!"

Ken

[EvilKing00]

I got 12 right, im 40 years old

[billyb]

Mike,

Freddie, that was Red Skeleton hobo character, that was driving me nuts, the only one I missed, thanks.

[herbc]

I'm 65.....Got 17 correct. Couldn't remember 10, 13, 16.

[clydepepper]

almost 59 - got 15.5 right, but I already knew I qualified, I just forgot.

[frankbmd]

There are actually several types of geezers that render your raw exam results uninterpretable. Let me explain the four groups of geezerdom.

1. The Fred Group who get a perfect score of 20. These are geezers with excellent and well preserved long term memory.

2. Then there is a larger group of geezers with some senility, who know they knew all twenty answers, but cannot produce all the answers.

3. Then there is another group of geezers who may have known all the answers, but cannot remember any of them. I would call this group the pre-Alzheimer group.

4. Finally there are the true Alzheimer geezers who take the test every day and continue to find it fresh and stimulating.

So if you are not in the Fred group, do not dispair, for you may still be a geezer in one of the other categories.

Non-geezers know they never knew the answers in the first place and are excluded from the above classification.

[GoldenAge50s]

Dear Dr Frank--

I woke up this AM and wasn't sure what day it was. Am I endangered of falling out of the Fred Group?

What did you say, I can't hear you! Speak LOUDER!

[Leon]

Dear Dr Frank--

I woke up this AM and wasn't sure what day it was. Am I endangered of falling out of the Fred Group?

What did you say, I can't hear you! Speak LOUDER!

I don't hear half of what my wife ever says to me. But nodding my head in favor of whatever she said usually works. I am not sure if I can't hear her or I have trained myself to just nod in favor of any noise coming from her direction. It seems to work though.

[aabram23]

I don't hear half of what my wife ever says to me. But nodding my head in favor of whatever she said usually works. I am not sure if I can't hear her or I have trained myself to just nod in favor of any noise coming from her direction. It seems to work though.


I'm not a geezer yet only 37 but I am married to an audiologist. I have found out already She has the equipment and isn't afraid to use it.


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[HRBAKER]

55, 18 for 20
There was no debate prior to me taking this quiz about my geezerhood - but thanks for the confirmation Frank.

[Leerob538]

I disqualified myself from question number 1 for obvious reasons.

Since the test was compromised, I did not complete it.

for the record Fred is Junior to me..lol

Regards,

Len Roberto

[GoldenAge50s]

What a pair! The Lone Ranger & the OLD Ranger!:p

Us geezers have to stick together Len!

[Paul S]

Len, which one is you?:cool:

[Leerob538]

I don't remember, the one with the brown hair, I think !

[Paul S]

Lately I've become a Wheezer. Anyone ever had that happen?

[GoldenAge50s]

I'm old & I smoke & have COPD, but I still play around & try to make people happy, so I guess that makes me a Geezer Wheezer Teaser Pleaser.

[Paul S]

I'm old & I smoke and an Emperor with idle time, so I guess that makes me a Geezer Wheezer Caesar at leisure.

[bn2cardz]

I'm old & I smoke and an Emperor with idle time, so I guess that makes me a Geezer Wheezer Caesar at leisure.

I hope you don't also have allergies that are flared when making your own orange juice that leaves a lot to be desired otherwise as well as being epileptic.
Otherwise you would have to add that you are also a sneezer squeezer teaser that has an occasional seizure.

[tedzan]

I just took your quiz and scored 95%.

#9 was the one I missed.


So, does that entitle me to be a "near Geezer" ?


TED Z
.

[GoldenAge50s]

95% makes you the "sole" Geezer in Solebury!

[mrmopar]

I have not read the whole thread yet to see if anyone posted all the answers to save us time of looking up any we are not sure about. I am 45 and think I got maybe 15 correct. Several were definitely before my time, but general trivia knowledge allowed me to know them.

[drmondobueno]

Here is bonus question #21:

Arnold Stang was regularly featured in a TV commercial in the 1960's, taking a bite of candy and uttering what six word phrase?

Gawd I wish I hadda beer....:D