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School
Sayings
Household
Childhood Games
100

How much was a postage stamp?

Approximately $0.03

100

Girls took _____ and Boys took ____ in High School

Home Economics

Shop class

100

Male Friend, not your dad

Daddio

100

This item was usually only available as a luxury item, requiring you to do this by hand

Dishwashers

100

Grab some chalk and jump these squares I draw, what should we call this?

Hopscotch

200

How much did gas cost?

Approximately $0.25

200

"____ and ____" Drills were common in this time. 

Duck

Cover

200

A Home

A Pad

200
Momma always cooked meals from ____

Scratch

200

 Polite instruction game to get closer to another player

Mother, May I?

300

How much was a McDonald's Hamburger?

Approximately $0.14

300

Theses usually were locked or had a students name deeply carved into the surface.

What are Lock-and-Key Desks

300

A drive in theater

A Passion Pit

300

The common Countertop material, brightly colored in certain eras

Formica Countertops

300

Skill Based games where players tossed and caught objects or hit off of other objects

What are Jacks and Marbles

400

How much did a dozen of eggs cost?

Approximately $0.65

400

Name any cruel and common Corporal Punishment tool

Dunce Cap

Knuckle Smacks

The Paddle

Nose-in-the-Circle

"Writing Lines"

400

People starting adding this to the end of words to create expressive town names. 

-ville

Dullsville

Antsville


400

Neighbors could hear your phone calls because of this.

What is a party line

400

___ _____, ___ _____, Send Ellen Right Over!

Red Rover

500

How much did your childhood home cost?

Approximately $9,000

500

What was used to multiply and divide before calculator were available in schools?

The Slide Rule

500

Get lost

Put an egg in your shoe and beat it

500

45s and LPs became popular because this item become available in most homes. 

Record player

500

Name and sing one of the jumping rope chants of your childhood

Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear

Cinderella

Miss Lucy

Apple Peaches Pears Plums

Mabel, Mabel

Down, Down Baby

Miss Mary Mack

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