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1. The opening sentence of the main article here reads, “Back in the olden days, we had a lot of moxie.” “What this country needs is a lot of Moxie” was a slogan used for a:
cereal
soft drink
beer
candy bar
2. A doozy may be the shortening of the Duesenberg, a classy and expensive 1920s and ’30s:
tuxedo
yacht
racehorse
car
3. “Holy moley!” was the signature exclamation of:
Batman
Robin
Superman
Captain Marvel
4. Kilroy was here became the most popular piece of graffiti during:
World War I
World War II
the Korean War
the Vietnam War
5. “Is it bigger than a breadbox?” was popularized on the television quiz show:
What’s My Line?
Let’s Make a Deal
The Price Is Right
Double Your Money
6. The phrase iron curtain was first spoken on March 5, 1946, by:
Franklin Roosevelt
Harry Truman
Joseph Stalin
Winston Churchill
7. Fail-Safe was the title of a 1962 novel that inspired the film:
Goldfinger
Peyton Place
Dr. Strangelove
The China Syndrome
8. Regarding the term third world, the first two worlds were:
Venus and Mars
Communist and non-Communist countries
The United States and Britain
English-speaking and Spanish-speaking countries
9. “You look like the wreck of the Hesperus” refers to a poem by:
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Edgar Allan Poe
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Emily Dickinson
10. “And awa-a-ay we go!” was a signature statement of:
Milton Berle
Sid Caesar
Jack Carter
Jackie Gleason
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