the 50s
the use of the element for insulation
asbestos
Star of Sanford and Son
Redd Foxx
Sicily, Azore, Corsica, Sardinia
Azores, the other 3 are in the Mediterranean
the city that is half in Europe and half in Asia was the 7th largest 1000 years ago but was know then as Constantinople
Istanbul
This type of candy came in a "salt water" variety
Taffy
The Wham-O toy company 1958 fad
Hula hoops
laundry detergent brand since 1914, popular in the US in the 1940s and 50s because it sponsored the Ma Perkins radio "soap opera".
Oxydol
Back, Elbow, Romper, Ankle
Ankle the other 3 are "room"
The city of Cordoba , in this European nation, was the capital of the Caliphate of Cordoba and may have been the largest city in the world as it became a center of education and learning 1000 years ago. In 1236 it was conquered by Christians
Spain
Nought and nutty named for this animal
Squirrels
The competitor of S&H Green Stamps
Plaid stamps
Company name that become a word used to describe a photocopy
Xerox
Klem Kadiddlehopper, Crazy Guggenheim, George Appleby, Freddie the Freeloader
Crazy Guggenheim, the other 3 are Red Skelton characters
One of the largest cities in the world was this Cambodian city now in ruins and as now become one of the most popular tourist destination in the world
Anghor Wat
The hot hard cinnamon candy
Fireballs
This Grafton MA based company became very popular in the 1950s with housewives for food storage plastic containers
Tupperware
Soft drink created in 1876 in Lowell MA, now the official soft drink of Maine
Moxie
Tool, Bang, Boom, Cigar, Penalty
Bang the other 4 are boxes
This middle east city between the Tigres and Euphrates rivers was the 8th largest city in the world 1000 years ago
Baghdad
Barrel shaped hard candy with this flavor, appropriately
Root Beer
This element that we now know to be toxic to humans was used in house paints and in gasoline
Lead
Element # 54 on the Periodic Table, a dense colorless odorless gas
Xenon
Denver, Louise, Hale, Ball, Welles,
Ball The other 4 are cast members of Gilligan's Island Bob Denver, Tina Loise, Alan Hale, and Dawn Welles
This North African city was the 7th largest city in the world 1000 years ago and still ranks as one of the largest in the world
Cairo
The brand of bubble gum that came with a small cartoon strip
Bazooka