Baby Boomer Quiz

For all baby boomers.....and us kids...LOL I think you'll enjoy this little test. Take a few minutes and write down your answers as you go. The correct answers are available on another page which you will have to ask me for via email to vulcan1505@webtv.net . Sorry, there's no prize for getting them all right, but you'll be sure your long term memory still works fine at least.
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Baby Boomer Test
How good are you? Here are 35 questions to test to see if you qualify as a legitimate Baby Boomer.
1. Name the 4 Beatles, first and last names. (If you can't do this, give up and go into a chat room!) Extra Credit 1:One of the Beatles changed his name,name him. Extra Credit 2:What IS his real name?
2. Finish the line: "Lions and Tigers and Bears, __ __!"
3. "Hey Kids. What time is it?" "___ _____ _____ ____!"
4. "M & M's ____ __ ____ _____, ___ __ ____ ____."
5. What helps build strong bodies 12 ways? ______ _____.
6. Long before he was Mohammed Ali, before he was "The Greatest", we knew him as _______ ____.
7. "You'll wonder where the yellow went, ____ ___ ______ ____ _____ _____ ______."
8. Post Baby Boomers, or baby boomer wannabees, know Bob Denver as the Skipper's "little buddy", but we true boomers know that Bob Denver is actually Dobie's closest friend, _______ _ _____. Extra Credit:Name BOTH shows that this question refers to.
9. "M-I-C, see ya real soon, K-E-Y: ___? _______ __ ____ ___."
10. Definition: A "streaker" is somebody who might go running through the lobby of the girls' dormitory _____.
11. "Brylcream, _ ______ ___'__ __ __."
12. Bob Dylan once advised us never to trust anyone ____ __.
13. From the early days of our music, real rock and roll, finish the line: "I wonder, wonder, who, do-do-do-do, ___ _____ __ ____ __ ____?"
14. And while we're remembering rock and roll, try this one: "War...uh-huh, huh, yeah...what is it good for? __________ _______." Extra Credit: Who sang that song?
15. This is from a kinder and gentler protest song, but the question is just as profound. Help us out here. "Where have all the flowers gone, long time passing? Where have all the flowers gone, long time ago? Where have all the flowers gone, _____ _____ _______ ____ _____ ___."
16. Meanwhile, back home in Metropolis, "Superman fights a never ending battle for _____, _______ and ___ ________ ___." And for some extra credit: "Faster than a ________ ______, more powerful than a __________, able to ____ ____ _________ __ _ ______ _____." And if you're really good, you can recite the whole thing, starting with: "Yes, it's Superman. Strange visitor from another planet ............." If you can do that, you are really a true blue Boomer!
17. He came out of the University of Alabama, and became one of the greatest quarterbacks in the history of the NFL. Later he went on to appear in television commercials wearing women's stockings. He was Broadway ___ ______.
18. "I'm Popeye the sailor man. I'm Popeye the sailor man. I'm strong to the finish _____ _ ___ __ _______, I'm Popeye the sailor man."
19. Your children (if you have any) will recall that Peter Pan was played recently by Robin Williams, but we Boomers will always remember that the real Peter Pan was first played by ____ ______.
20. In the movie, The Graduate, young Benjamin, played by Dustin Hoffman, was couseled about his future, and was told to consider one thing: _______.
21. In another movie from the late sixties, Paul Newman played Luke, a ne'er do well who was sent to a prison camp for cutting off the heads of parking meters with a pipe cutter. When he was captured after an unsuccessful escape attempt, the camp commander, played by Strother Martin, used this experience as a lesson for the other prisoners, and explained: "What we have here __ _ _______ __ ___________."
22. In 1962, a dejected politician chastised the press after losing a run for governor while announcing his retirement from politics: "Just think, you won't have _______ _____ to kick around any more."
23. Every morning, at the mine, you could see him arrive. He stood six foot six, weighed 245. Kinda broad at the shoulder, and narrow at the hip. And everybody knew you didn't give no lip to ___ ___ ____.
24. "I found my thrill, __ _________ ____." You may remember Richie Cunningham (Ron Howard) singing this. Extra credit: But if you are a true Boomer, you'll know it was ____ ______ who made this line famous. Extra Credit: Who did this song FIRST?
25. This originated long before even the first of us boomers was born. But in order to ba a true baby boomer, you have to have some breadth. "Good night, Mrs. Calabash, _________ ___ ___."
26. And speaking of good nights: "Good night, David." "____ _____, ____."
27. Ok, just to keep you from getting too frustrated, here's an easy one: "Liar, liar, _____ __ ____!"
28. "When it's least expected, you're elected. You're the star today. _____! ___'__ __ ______ ______."
29. And you should also remember a little bit about your parent's times, too. As I recall, it was Pogo, the comic strip character, who said: "We have met the enemy, and __ __ __."
30. And the next line is: "Who put the bop in the bop-she-bop-she-bop? ___ ___ ___ ___ __ ___ ____ ____ ____ ____?"
31. Red Skelton used to portray two sea gulls flying through the air talking. Their names were: ________ and ___________.
32. "Plunk your magic twanger, Froggie!" "____, ____. ____, ____, ____."
33. Ed Sullivan had a little foreign friend (a mouse) who used to do guest appearances on his show. His name was ____ _____.
34. Presidential politics: "I Like ___!"
35. Do-do-do-do, do-do-do-do..... He created The Twilight Zone, and appeared at the beginning of every show. ___ _______

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