I heard recently that we Baby Boomers are turning fifty years of age at a rate of one every ten seconds. While it's nice to be a member of the most demographically commercial group in the nation, it's also a bummer to face the reality of aging. On the other hand, recalling one's youth is nearly always fun. Try the following to see just how well you absorbed the "culture" of your youth (answers on next page):

QUESTION #1:

Name the Beatles - both the first and last name of each, of course. Consider this a warm-up. (If you can't answer this one without thinking, delete the message and move on to something else. We have nothing further to discuss.)

QUESTION #2:

Finish the line: "Lions and tigers and bears, ____ _____!" Admittedly, this came along before we Boomers were born. But we remember it from both the movies and the boob tube.

QUESTION #3:

"Hey kids, what time is it?" ______ _________ ________ ________.

QUESTION #4:

What do M&M's do? _____ ___ ______ _____, _____ ___ _____ _____.

QUESTION #5:

What helps build strong bodies 12 ways? _________ _________

QUESTION #6:

Long before he was Mohammed Ali, before he was The Greatest, we knew him as _________ _________.

QUESTION #7:

"You'll wonder where the yellow went,

_____ ____ ______ _____ ______ _____ ___________."

QUESTION #8:

Those post-baby boomers, or baby boomer wannabees, know Bob Denver as the Skipper's "little buddy." But we true boomers know that Bob Denver is actually Dobie's closest friend, _____________ G.

__________.

QUESTION #9:

"M-I-C: See ya' real soon; K-E-Y: ____ _____ ____ ____ ___."

QUESTION #10:

Definition: A "streaker" is someone who might go running through the lobby of the girls' dormitory _____________.

QUESTION #11:

"Brylcream: __ ________ _____ _______ ___ ______."

QUESTION #12:

Bob Dylan advised us never to trust anyone _____ _____.

QUESTION #13:

From the early days of our music, real rock 'n roll, finish this line: "Oh, I wonder, wonder, who, buh-do-oo, who: _______ _______ ______ ______ ____ ________."

QUESTION #14:

And while we're remembering rock n' roll, try this one: "War...uh-huh, huh...yea; what is it good for? ___________ ____________."

QUESTION #15:

This is from a kinder and gentler protest song, but the question is just as profound: Where have all the flowers gone? Perhaps you could use a little help here: "Where have all the flowers gone, long time passing? Where have all the flowers gone, long time ago? Where have all the flowers gone? _____ ___ ____________ ______ ____."

QUESTION #16:

Meanwhile, back home in Metropolis, Superman fights a never-ending battle for truth, justice, and ______ _______________ __________.

QUESTION #17:

He came out of the University of Alabama, and became one of the best quarterbacks in the history of the NFL. He later went on to appear in a television commercial wearing women's stockings. He is Broadway _______ _____________.

QUESTION #18:

"I'm Popeye the sailor man; I'm Popeye the sailor man. I'm strong to the finish, ______ __ _____ ___ _______ . I'm Popeye the sailor man."

QUESTION #19:

Your children probably recall that Peter Pan was recently played by Robin Williams, but we will always remember when Peter was played by _______ _____________.

QUESTION #20:

In the movie, The Graduate, young Benjamin, played by Dustin Hoffman, was counseled about his future, and told to consider one thing:_______________.

QUESTION #21:

In another movie from the late sixties, Paul Newman played Luke, a ne'er do well who was sent to a prison camp for removing the heads from parking meters with a pipe cutter. When he was captured after an unsuccessful attempt to escape, the camp commander (played by Strother Martin) used this experience as a lesson for the other prisoners, and explained, "What we got here ___ ___ ________ ___ ____________!"

QUESTION #22:

In 1962, a dejected politician chastised the press while announcing his retirement from politics after losing a race for governor . "Just think, you won't have ________ ____________ to kick around any more."

QUESTION #23:

"Every morning, at the mine, you could see him arrive; He stood six foot, six, and weighted 245. Kinda broad at the shoulder, and narrow at the hip, And everybody knew you didn't give no lip ___ ____ _______."

QUESTION #24:

"I found my thrill, _____ ____________ __________." You may remember Riche Cunningham singing this. But if you are a true Boomer, you know it was Fats Domino who made this line famous.

QUESTION #25:

"Good night, Mrs. Calabash, ___________ ____ ____ . It's rumored that Jimmy Durante was referring to his deceased wife when he originated this sign-off line long before even the first of us Boomers was born. But in order to be a true Boomer, you have to have some breadth.

QUESTION #26:

"Good night, David." "_________ __________ , __________."

QUESTION #27.

"Liar, liar, ______ ___ _____ ."

QUESTION #28.

"When it's least expected, you're elected; You're the star today. Smile! _______ ___ _______ _______ ."

QUESTION #29.

From our parents' day, it was Walt Kelly's Pogo, the comic strip character, who said, "We have met the enemy, and ___ ___ ___ ."

QUESTION #30.

Who put the bop in the bop she-bop she-bop? ___________________________