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The 1960s
1950s-ish Etiquette
Throwback Thursday
100

This part of speech modifies a verb.

What is adverb?  Adverbs tell when, where, how and how much.

100

This all-female group's Motown tune "Stop in the Name of Love" was their fourth No. 1 hit.

What is the Supremes?

100

"Smile, you're on ______________________" was first heard on TV in 1960.

What is Candid Camera?

100

Children were to be seen and not this.

What is heard?

100

Grandma often received one of these stamps at the grocery store based on the amount of her purchase.

What is S & H Green Stamps or Top Value Stamps?

200

When you were in school, these were the four food groups.

What are fruits and vegetables, grains (or cereals and breads), dairy (or milk), and meat (or protein).

200

"Eleanor Rigby" was the flip side of "Yellow Submarine" by this group.

What is the Beatles?

200

This oil cartel was formed in the 1960s.

What is OPEC?  It was established by five members--Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Venezuela

200

It was impolite to discuss religion, politics, or this practical matter.

What is money?

200

Cooking, sewing, gardening, budgeting, and similar topics were taught in this high school class.

What is home economics (or home ec)?

300

How minerals are formed--organically or inorganically?

What is inorganically?  They are crystalline solids, and they are naturally occuring.

300

This duo recorded the hit "The Sounds of Silence."

Who are Simon and Garfunkel?

300

The fad, also known as sidewalk surfing, began in the 1960s.

What is skateboarding?

300

These acts, known as PDAs, were strictly forbidden.

Who is public displays of affection?

300

Mothers and fathers of the Depression taught us to "use it up, wear it out, make it do, or ___________.

What is "do without"?

400

The U.S. Constitution replaced this document.

What is Articles of Confederation?

400

Perrenial favorite "Dance to the Music" was performed by Sly & __________.

What is the Family Stone?

400

In the mid-1960s, Mary Quant a London-based fashion designer introduced this.

What is the miniskirt?

400

When a man and woman walked together, this person walked on the road side.

What is the man?

400

This NBC news reporter railed against the improper use of the English language, particularly the incorrect use of the word hopefully.

Who is Edwin Newman?

500

Acid and alkaline solutions can be measured on this scale.

What is pH?  The lower the number on the scale of 14, the more acid the solution.  A neutral solution falls at seven on the scale.

500

Eric Clapton was the lead singer of this group when they recorded "White Room."

What is Cream?

500

In billions, this was the world population in 1960.

What is three?  Today, the world's population is approaching 8.7 billion.

500

Parties often had a guest of honor, and it was considered rude to do this before the guest of honor did it.

What is leave?

500

The 1950s was the last time you got fitted for shoes by sticking your feet in a wooden box that contained this machine.

What is x-ray?

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