Memory Lane Trivia

Old Fashioned Cooking

100

the liver, heart, gizzards, and neck of a chicken or other fowl used to make stuffing, gravy, or soup. 

Giblets

200

Wooden boxes lined with tin or zinc where a large block of ice was placed to keep food cold before electric refrigerators were available. 

Icebox

300

A term for butter or other fat used to make pastry or bread 

Shortening

400

A term used for cooked pasta that is still firm when bitten

Al dente 

500

A cooking technique that involves quickly submerging food in boiling water, then transferring it to ice cold water to stop the cooking process?

Blanching

Old Time Dance

100

These two dances are among the words used in radio communications and are part of the military alphabet

Foxtrot & Tango 

200

The famous dance partner of Ginger Rodgers 

Fred Astaire

300

A French dance known for its high kicks 

Can Can 

400

A slow smooth dance with only four steps following a 3/4 timing

Waltz

500

A novelty dance where people line up behind each other and hold the person's waist in front of them, following the leader around the room in a line with the dance movements 1,2,3 kick, repeat

Conga line 

Old Time Jobs

100

Someone who provided people with phone numbers and connected them to the proper phone line

Telephone operator

200

Someone who went around the streets turning on and putting out the gas lights 

Lamp lighter

300

Someone who visited homes door to door selling well made sets of books known to be very useful for school children studying at home. The books were usually bound in leather and numbered. 

Encyclopedia salesperson 

400

Someone who worked in an office and was trained to scribble down notes quickly and then type them out on a typewriter

Shorthand Typist

500

Someone who was employed to try someones meal if they were Royal or important to see if the food was poisoned

Food Taster

Oldies Music

100

This singer sang the song Que Sera Sera

Doris Day 

200

This popular singer was known as Old Blue Eyes

Frank Sinatra

300

This energetic dancer sang and danced to "Singing in the Rain"

Gene Kelly

400

This 1960s trio sang the whimsical song "Puff the Magic Dragon"

Peter, Paul & Mary

500

This singer sang Heartbreak Hotel, Hound Dog, and Love Me Tender

Elvis Presley

Musical Groups and Bands

100

Diana Ross was a member of this 1960s singing group

The Supremes

200

Surfing band formed in 1961 by three brothers and their two friends from California. Popular songs by them include Wouldn't it be nice, Surfin' USA, and God Only Knows.

The Beach Boys

300

Famous English band from the 1960s which consisted of members John, Paul, Ringo, and George. 

The Beatles

400

Informal group of entertainers who also made films and performed in Las Vegas Casinos. Famous members included Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Sammy Davis Jr. 

The Rat Pack

500

An American female quartet of the 1950s best known for their songs "Lollipop" and "Mr. Sandman"

The Chordettes