When I Was a Kid II (American) Quiz

Answer: green cheese

Scientists were of course already well aware that the moon consists of rocks and dust. Her theory, wrong as it was, was much more interesting.

Answer: dirt

I seriously doubt if there's any scientific evidence to back this claim. But Grandma was from a coal mining family and with that sooty, dusty environment it's probable that she was told this as a child.

Answer: bury it

This actually worked for me, believe it or not. I realize it was just coincidence. According to Mark Twain's "Tom Sawyer", you're supposed to bury the potato at midnight, in a graveyard.

Answer: the washing machine

Duz, Oxydol and Ivory Flakes are detergents. Argo is starch. Some detergents came with a dish or dishcloth packed in them. It was a wringer washer; no spin dry at the time. She fed the clothes through a pair of rollers one at a time to get the excess water out, then hung them on a line outside to dry. Remember the smell associated with laundry day?

Answer: a kid's wagon

They have beecome collector's items, featuring a bed with a 4 or 5 inch high "retaining walls", four wheels and a handle with which to pull and steer. A great way to move it was to kneel on the bed on one knee, and push with the other foot. Radio Flyer was the best.

Answer: a bird

Again, I have no idea what the basis for this claim was. We were never able to get close enough to any bird to test the theory. I can, however, attest to the fact that it didn't work on a cat that didn't want to be caught.

Answer: carrots

Strangely enough, she was right about this one. Carrots contain the small amount of vitamin A that is required for good vision. But so does milk and eggs, according to Web MD.

Answer: whistle

Whistling is an acquired talent, many youngsters tend to struggle with it. To be honest, I can whistle, but in no way do I attribute it to eating bread crust, which I still dislike.

Answer: a sling shot

For a couple of summers, a sling shot was indispensable. Shooting stones at rabbits (I never hit any), tin cans and cardboard targets was, outside of swimming, the way to spend a hot summer's day. And always searching for the perfect stones which had to be just the right size and shape! Now they manufacture a quite lethal type, which can't be nearly as much fun.

Answer: tablet, paste, large lead pencil and scissors

First came the tablet (widely spaced lines, very cheap paper), a jar of white paste, which at a later time proved to be semi edible(!), a lead pencil about the size of a fireplace log and child's scissors. The scissors wouldn't cut your fingers. They also didn't cut paper very well. All the other stuff came later.