This is a test for you our readers and is meant to be lighthearted. The answers will be found on page 16 of our print edition.
1. In the 1940’s where were the car dimmer switches located?
A. on the floor shift knob
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 had 2 holes in it. For what was it used?
A. Capture lightning bugs
B. To sprinkle clothes before ironing
C. Large salt shaker.
3. Why was having milk delivered a problem in northern winters?
A. cows got cold and wouldn’t produce milk.
B. ice on roads forced delivery’s by dog sled
C. Milkmen left deliveries outside of front doors and milk would freeze, expanding the cap and pushing up the cardboard bottle cap
4. What was the popular gum named after a card game?
A. blackjack
B. gin
C. craps
5. What did women use to look as if they were wearing stockings when none were available during World War 2?
A. suntan
B. leg painting
C. wearing slacks.
6. What postwar car turned the automotive industry on its ear when you couldn’t tell if it was coming or going?
A. Studebaker
B. Nash Metro
C. Tucker
7. 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
8. What was butch wax used for?
A. to stiffen a flat top haircut so it stood up
B. to make floors shiny and prevent scuffing
C. on the wheels of roller skates to prevent rust.
9. Before in line skates, how did you keep your roller skates attached to your shoes?
A. With a key that tightened clamps to your shoes
B. woven straps that crossed the foot
C. Long pieces of twine.
10. As a kid what was considered the best way to reach a decision?
A. consider all the facts
B. ask Mom
C. eeny-meeny-miney-mo.
