Facts & Statistics
This is the most popular state for retirement in the United States
Florida
This basketball legend retired from the Chicago bulls in 1993 to play minor league baseball, & then returned to the NBA in 1995
Michael Jordan
False; retirement ages vary from late 40s to late 60s
This person's job was to manually connect phone calls by plugging cords into a large board
Switchboard Operator
the early bird...
catches the worm
What is the average age of retirement in the United States?
62 years old
He hosted The Tonight Show for 30 years before retiring in 1992
Johnny Carson
In this country, a retirement celebration might include men in kilts playing bagpipes and toasting with whisky
Scotland
This worker manually reset bowling pins and returned balls to players before the job was automated
Pinsetter
All work and no play makes Jack...
a dull boy
Who travels more often, college students or retirees?
retirees
Sandy Koufax
What nickname is given to retirees who spend winters in warm states like Florida or Arizona, then return north for the rest of the year?
This worker used to deliver ice door-to-door before freezers became commonplace
ice man
Rome wasn't built...
in a day
This is the most popular month for Americans to retire
January
This famous actress left her Hollywood career after marrying the Prince of Monaco in 1956
Grace Kelly
This country has one of the lowest retirement ages in all of Europe and sees retirement as a time to enjoy "the art of living"
France
This person worked in a movie theater operating the film projector
projectionist
nothing ventured, nothing...
gained
True or false: By 2030, 1 in 4 California residents will be over the age of 65
true
This soul singer found massive fame in the 1970s and left his career to become a Baptist minister, he's now known as Reverend ___ ___
Al Green
This country has a tradition of giving special honor on one's 60th birthday, known as kanreki. The 60th birthday symbolizes the start of retirement and marks the completion of a full 60 year cycle in the zodiac calendar
Japan
This worker lit street lamps every evening before electric streetlights existed
lamplighter
Stop and smell...
the roses