Just for Fun

Older than Dirt Quiz

Count the items below that you actually remember--not the ones you've been told about. Add 'em up, and find out just how old you are.

  1. Candy cigarettes

  2. Coffee shops with table-side juke boxes

  3. Home milk delivery in glass bottles

  4. Party lines on the telephone

  5. Newsreels before the movie

  6. TV test patterns that came on after the last show and were on until shows started again in the morning.

  7. There were only 3 network channels [if you were fortunate]

  8. Peashooters

  9. Howdy Doody

  10. 45 RPM records

  11. Hi-fi's

  12. Metal ice trays with lever

  13. Blue flashbulb

  14. Cork pop guns

  15. Studebakers

  16. Wash tub wringers

If you remembered 0-3 = You're still young


If you remembered 4-6 = You are getting older


If you remembered 7-10 = Don't tell your age


If you remembered 11-16 = You're older than dirt, and we've got the perfect shirt or hat for you. Wear it with pride! You've earned it!