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THE ANSWERS

1. A.
Boston - The entire robbery only took 17 minutes from beginning to end.

2. C.
Gen. Douglas MacArthur - In his farewell speech to Congress in 1951.

3. B.
J.D. Salinger - Herman Wouk wrote the Caine Mutiny and Faulkner will win
the Nobel Prize for his many works.

4. C.
Guiding Light - “The Guiding Light“ was one of the most popular soaps ever
produced.

5. A.
A cocker spaniel dog named Checkers. - This was in response to the accusation
that Nixon had a secret fund. He said all he had accepted was the gift of the dog.

6. B.
Summit Mt. Everest - Fighting great odds, this pair became the first to reach the
top of the World’s Tallest Mountain.

7. C.
The “double helix“ of DNA - The discovery changed the world forever. Jonas Salk
gets the credit for the polio vaccine. Researchers at Bell Labs came up with the
transistor.

8. A
School segregation - The Court said, "Separate educational facilities are inherently
unequal."

9. C.
American Motors - A new series of automotive products emerged from this company
and proved to be very popular with the automobile buying public.

10. A.
Burger King - “Have it your way“ was a new concept in fast food in the 50’s.

11. C.
Boxing - She made herself an expert on boxing exclusively for this show.

12. A.
In God We Trust - This motto caused much discussion about the separation of
Church and State.

13. C.
Montgomery, Alabama - This city was a hotbed of the Civil Rights Movement.

14. B.
She began her column at The Los Angeles Times. Esther "Eppie" Lederer first
took the job in 1955 at the Chicago Sun-Times, replacing the previous writer
on an advice column, "Ask Ann Landers. Ann Landers became one of the most
popular “Advice to the lovelorn“ columnist in history.

SCORING

10 to 14 correct: WOW!
You must have had a great decade.

5 to 9 correct: OOPS!
You must have been doing your homework.

0 to 4 correct: WHATSAMATTER?
Spend most of your youth standing in the corner?
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