Picture Some Christmas Memories Quiz

A favourite toy for kids in the 1950s and '60s was Silly Putty, which came packaged in a plastic egg, about the size of a hen's egg. It was developed during WWII by scientists who were looking for a replacement for hard to get rubber, and after the war someone realised its potential as a toy. It bounces, stretches and picks up coloured ink from the funny papers, amongst other interesting properties.

The egg in the image is an Easter decoration that I made when I was about six, and is meant only to remind players of the packaging of Silly Putty.

One of the highlights of Christmas Day in our house when I was young was the Queen's Christmas Message, initially on the radio and, from 1957 on television. Her Majesty always had something kind and uplifting to say to us all, whether in the UK or in the far reaches of the Commonwealth.

The radio and tea cup in the photo were meant to evoke memories of this experience.

Ross Bagdasarian, aka David Seville, created the animated singing group known as Alvin and the Chipmunks in the late 1950s, by playing recordings of his own voice at high speed, to create a high pitched squeaky effect. Alvin was the main chipmunk, with Simon and Theodore as his buddies. Besides recordings these little guys have gone on to have tv shows and movies featuring them.

The photo of a real chipmunk was taken in my own back yard.

Laura Lee Hope's books about "The Bobbsey Twins" were popular presents to find under the Christmas tree when I was young. There were two sets of twins in the same family. Nan and Bert were the older pair, and Freddie and Flossie were the younger ones. Together they went on all sorts of adventures which could only be dreamt of by the youngsters reading the books. First published in the 1920s, the twins were still 12 and six years old in 1961 and beyond.

The picture of two young lions, possibly twins, is meant to make you think of the twins.

The near-sighted Mr Magoo was a popular cartoon character voiced by Jim Backus, who first appeared in 1949. Magoo's poor eyesight got the elderly gentleman into all sorts of scrapes. In 1962 a television special was made that cast Magoo as Scrooge, in "Mr Magoo's Christmas Carol", one of many retellings of Charles Dickens' classic tale.

You may recall Jim Backus from his role as Mr Howell on "Gilligan's Island".

The photo of carol singers was meant to call to mind the word "carol", which you could then relate to Magoo's version of the story.

In 1962 your parents could have bought you a Flying Saucer from Eaton's for under $5.00 Canadian, and you could have a wonderful time sliding down hillsides sitting on this round device for the rest of the holidays.

The item pictured might not be called a Flying Saucer, but the idea is very much the same.

Almost anything could be bought from a catalogue back in the '50s and '60s, from slippers to dresses to toys to sports equipment and games. It was like Amazon without a computer, in fact. Kids eagerly awaited the special Christmas catalogue each year, ready to mark all the wonderful things they hoped to find under the tree.

The image used here actually is advertising decorations for the tree, another thing that could be bought from a catalogue. In fact, even an artificial tree might be found there.

Having become the first men to orbit the moon, the crew of Apollo 8, commanded by Frank Borman, began their homeward journey on Christmas Day 1968. The others in the crew were James Lovell and William Anders. None of the three ever walked on the moon.

The photo of the moon should speak for itself.

When Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau's first son, Justin, was born on Christmas Day 1971 there were a few jokes, which were heard again when second son Alexandre was born exactly two years later. Third son, Michel, broke the pattern being born in October 1975. Justin has gone on to be Canada's prime minister himself, taking office in 2015.

The image shows the stork delivering a baby boy.

For a number of years when I was a child, the late movies on New Year's were "The Jolson Story" (1946) and "Jolson Sings Again" (1949), starring Larry Parks. I stayed up late to watch them more than once, either because my folks were OK with it because there was no school the next day, or because they'd already fallen asleep.

The picture of a park is meant to make you think of Larry Parks, the star of both movies.