Quiz: Are You a Baby Boomer?

     Stories about the status of Baby Boomers like the one in today's NY Times leave me cold. Who cares that the first boomers are turning 65? It doesn't mean anything, especially since full Social Security  retirement age is now 66, and will be moving to 67 for younger boomers.

     But this begs the question:  Are you a Baby Boomer? Sure, you can check your birth date. But it's more of a cultural thing. Take this quiz to see if you make the grade as a true Baby Boomer. I suggest printing out the quiz, circling your choices, then checking back here -- answers will appear in a few days. Have fun!

1)  Who ran with Hubert Humphrey as the vice presidential candidate in 1968?

a)  Henry Hawkins

b)  Bob Dole

c)  Walter Mondale

d)  Sargent Shriver

e)  Ed Muskie

2)  What were the Everly Brothers first names?

a)  Dan and Don

b)  Phil and Don

c)  Dan and Dick

d)  Tommy and Dick

e)  Paul and Artie

3)  Who was king of the wild frontier?

a)  John Wayne

b)  Daniel Boone

c)  Andrew Jackson

d)  David Bowie

e)  Davy Crockett

4)  Florence Henderson played the mom in what TV show?

a)  The Brady Bunch

b)  Ozzie and Harriet

c)  My Three Sons

d)  The Partridge Family

e)  Father Knows Best

5)  Hey . . . who's Jude?

a)  Paul’s girlfriend

b)  John’s father

c)  John’s son

d)  Ringo’s real name

e)  the original Beatles drummer

6)  Who did not appear on Laugh In?

a)  Goldie Hawn

b)  Richard Nixon

c)  Joe Namath

d)  Lily Tomlin

e)  Johnny Carson

7)  When did Saigon fall?

a)  1969

b)  1971

c)  1973

d)  1975

e)  1977

8)  What was the first James Bond film?

a)  From Russia with Love

b)  Dr. No

c)  Octopussy

d)  Goldfinger

e)  Diamonds Are Forever

9)  Who was the first person to orbit the earth?

a)  Alan Shepard

b)  Yuri Gagarin

c)   John Glenn

d)  Neil Armstrong

e)  Valentina Tereshkova

10) What movie won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1969?

a)  Easy Rider

b)  The Graduate

c)  Midnight Cowboy

d)  Five Easy Pieces

e)  Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

11) Who shot President Ford in 1975?

a)  Sara Jane Moore

b)  Charles Whitman

c)  Kathy Boudin

d)  John Hinckley

e)  David Berkowitz

12) Who was Tania?

a)  Mary Jo Kopechne

b)  Patty Hearst

c)  Rocky’s girlfriend

d)  Dorothy’s dog

e)  Malcolm X’s daughter

13) Aside from giving us TV's "Keeping Up with the Kardashians," starring his step-daughters, Bruce Jenner is famous for winning the 1976 gold medal in what sport?

a)  cross country

b)  diving

c)  pole vault

d)  triathlon

e)  decathlon    

14) In 1974 daredevil Evel Knievel attempted to jump over a canyon at what river?

a)  Colorado

b)  Columbia

c)  Snake

d)  Red

e)  Green

15) Who was the first African American elected mayor of a major U. S. city?

a)  Carl Stokes in Cleveland

b)  Thomas Bradley in LA

c)  Coleman Young in Detroit

d)  Walter Washington in Washington, DC

e)  David Dinkins in New York