Back in the Day
A lacy little cloth placed under a lamp or candy dish.
What is a doily?
The word "Halloween" is short for this.
What is All Hallows' Eve?
I'm looking over a four-leaf…
What is a clover?
Enthusiastically says Frosted Flakes are "Gr-r-reat!"
Who is Tony the Tiger?
Better late…
What is "than never"?
A young woman filled this wooden chest with linens and homegoods for her future home.
What is a hope chest?
In It's the Great Pumpkin, this is all Charlie Brown gets when he goes trick-or-treating.
What is a rock?
Five foot two, eyes of…
What is blue?
He giggles when you poke his tummy
What is The Pillsbury Doughboy?
Rome wasn't built…
What is "in a day"?
Grocery stores handed out these green stamps that you pasted into books.
What are S&H green stamps?
This New England state is famous for fall leaves and makes the most maple syrup in the U.S.
What is Vermont?
Let me call you…
What is sweetheart?
This big green fellow says "Ho, ho, ho!" over the valley
What is the Jolly Green Giant?
Early to bed, early to rise…
What is "makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise"?
This big mail-order catalog was nicknamed the "Wish Book" at Christmas came from this store.
What is Sears?
Orson Welles scared radio listeners the night before Halloween 1938 with this broadcast about a Martian invasion.
What is The War of the Worlds?
Take me out to the ball game, take me out with the…
What is crowd?
The white-suited gentleman with a goatee on the chicken bucket
Who is Colonel Sanders?
An ounce of prevention…
What is "is worth a pound of cure"?
The small records with the big hole in the middle played at this speed.
What is 45 rpm?
Washington Irving wrote this spooky tale about a headless horseman.
What is The Legend of Sleepy Hollow?
Mine eyes have seen the glory of...
What is "the coming of the Lord"?
Bald, muscular, with one earring, and he gets floors sparkling
Who is Mr. Clean?
Laughter is…
What is "the best medicine"?