[AT] History Exam

John Grant jfgrant at zoomon.net
Mon Jun 11 20:04:57 PDT 2007


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From: John Grant 
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Sent: Monday, June 11, 2007 10:59 PM
Subject: History Exam


History Exam... 




          Everyone over 40 should have a pretty easy time at this exam.


                  If you are under 40 you can claim a handicap.


      This is a History Exam for those who don't mind 



11. What was the most dreaded disease in the 1940's-50'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 Summer fallwinterspring
      b. Princess Sacajawea
      c. Princess Moonshadow


16. What did all the really savvy students do when mimeographed tests 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 o n 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 singing group that made the song
      "Cabdriver" a hit?
      a. The Ink Spots      b. The Supremes      c. The Esquires


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

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