Official Baby Boomers Qualifying Exam
1. Name the Beatles - both the first and last name of each, of
course.
Consider this a
warm-up._________________________________________
John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo
Starr
2. Finish the line: "Lions and tigers and bears, __ __!"
Admittedly,
this came along before we boomers were born. But we remember
it from both the movies and the boob tube.
oh, my
3. "Hey kids, what time is it?" ____ _____ _____ ____.
It's Howdy Doody Time!
4. What do M & M's do? ____ __ ____ _____, ___ __ ____
____.
Melt in your mouth, not in your hands
5. What helps build strong bodies 12 ways? ______ _____.
Wonder Bread
6. Long before he was "Mohammed Ali," before he was "The
Greatest," we knew him as _________ ______.
Cassius Clay
7. "You'll wonder where the yellow went,
________________________."
when you brush your teeth with Pepsodent
8. Those post-baby boomers, or baby boomer wannabees, know
Bob Denver as the Skipper's little buddy." But true boomers know
that Bob Denver is actually Dobie's closest friend, _______ _.
_____.
Maynard G. Krebs
9. "M-I-C: See ya' real soon; K-E-Y... ___? _______ __ ____
___. _ _ _ __!"
Why? Because we like you! M-O-U-S-E
10. Definition: A "streaker" is someone who might go running
through the lobby of the girls' dormitory, _____.
naked
11. "Brylcream... _ ______ ___'__ __ __."
a little dab 'll do ya
12. Bob Dylan advised us never to trust anyone ____ __.
over 30
13. From the early days of our music, real rock 'n roll, finish this
line: "I wonder, wonder, wonder... wonder who; ___ ____ ___
____ __ ____?"
who wrote the Book of Love
14. And while we're remembering rock n' roll, try this one:
"War...
uh-huh, huh... yea; what is it good for? ___________
____________."
Absolutely nothing
15. This is from a kinder and gentler protest song, but the question
is just as profound: Where have all the flowers gone? Perhaps you
could use a little help 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? _____ _____ ______ ____
_____ ___."
Young girls picked them, every one.
16. Meanwhile, back home in Metropolis, Superman fights a
never-ending battle for truth, justice, and ___ ________ ___.
the American way
17. He came out of the University of Alabama, to became one of
the best quarterbacks in the history of the NFL. Later, he went on
to
appear in a TV commercial wearing women's stockings. He is
Broadway ___ ______.
Joe Namath
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."
'cause I eat me spinach
19. Your children probably recall that Peter Pan was most
recently
played by Robin Williams, but we will always remember when
Peter was played by ____ ______.
Mary Martin
20. In the movie, The Graduate, young Benjamin, played by
Dustin
Hoffman, was counseled about his future, and told to consider one
thing: ________.
Plastics
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, explaining, "What we have here is
_
_______ __ ___________."
a failure to communicate
22. In 1962, a dejected politician chastised the press after losing
a
race for governor while announcing his retirement from politics.
"Just think, you won't have _______ _____ to kick around any
more."
Dick Nixon
23. "Every morning, at the mine, you could see him arrive; He
stood six foot six, and weighed 245. Kinda' broad at the shoulder,
and narrow at the hip. And everybody knew you didn't give no lip,
__ ___ ____, ___ ___ ____."
Big Bad John, Big Bad John
24. "I found my thrill, __ _________ ____." You may remember
Richie Cunningham saying this. But if you are a true boomer, you
know it was ____ ______ who made this line famous.
on Blueberry Hill / Fats Domino
25. "Good night, Mrs. Calabash, _________ ___ ___." This
originated long before even the first of us boomers was born. But
in order to be a true baby boomer, you have to have some breadth.
wherever you are
26. "Good night, David." "____ _____, ____."
Good night, Chet |
