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An oldies quiz

They say when you get older, the memory is the first to go. But that's not true in a lot of cases. Many senior citizens are walking, talking history books. They remember chapters in their lives and in the history they have lived through better than many educators.

Several weeks ago someone sent me a quiz containing trivia from our earlier days. I bragged to readers that I had a perfect score. Just to prove that wasn't a fluke, someone sent me another similar quiz. Again, I scored well. I got them all correct again, which only proves that either I'm living too much in the past or I spent my younger years collecting worthless trivia when I should have been hitting the books more.See how well you do with this. Good luck. If you're under 50, good luck. You probably won't get more than three or four correct, unless you grew up listening to your parents brag about the "good old days".1. What builds strong bodies 12 ways?A.. Flintstones vitaminsB. The ButtmasterC. SpaghettiD. Wonder BreadE. Orange JuiceF. MilkG.. Cod Liver Oil2. Before he was Muhammad Ali, he was....A. Sugar Ray RobinsonB. Roy OrbisonC. Gene AutryD. Rudolph ValentinoE. FabianF. Mickey MantleG. Cassius Clay3. Pogo, the comic strip character said, 'We have met the enemy and...A. It's youB. He is usC. It's the GrinchD. He wasn't homeE. He's really meanF. We quitG. He surrendered4. Good night David.A. Good night ChetB. Sleep wellC. Good night IreneD. Good night GracieE. See you later alligatorF. Until tomorrowG. Good night Steve5. You'll wonder where the yellow went....A. When you use TideB. When you lose your crayonsC. When you clean your tubD. If you paint the room blueE. If you buy a soft water tankF. When you use Lady ClairolG. When you brush your teeth with Pepsodent6. Before he was the Skipper's Little Buddy, Bob Denver was Dobie's friend...A. Stuart WhitmanB. Randolph ScottC. Steve ReevesD. Maynard G. KrebbsE. Corky B.. DorkF. Dave the WhaleG. Zippy Zoo7.. Liar, liar.....A. You're a liarB. Your nose is growingC. Pants on fireD. Join the choirE. Jump up higherF. On the wireG. I'm telling Mom8. Meanwhile, back in Metropolis, Superman fights a never endingbattle for truth, justice and...A. WheatiesB. Lois LaneC. TV ratingsD. World peaceE. Red tightsF. The American wayG. News headlines9. Hey kids! What time is it?A. It's time for Yogi BearB It's time to do your homeworkC. It's Howdy Doody TimeD. It's Time for Romper RoomE. It's bedtimeF.. The Mighty Mouse HourG. Scoopy Doo Time10. Lions and tigers and bears...A. YikesB. Oh noC. Gee whizD. I'm scaredE. Oh myF. Help! Help!G. Let's runContinued next week, with the correct answers.