Nostalgia Riddles — Sheet 4
seniorbraingames.orgInstructions: Read each riddle carefully. Use the hint if you get stuck, and write your answer on the line provided.
- 1.
I was bigger than a cassette and held your music on a continuous loop of tape in a chunky cartridge. I often got stuck in the player. What am I?
Hint: Popular in cars during the 1970s.
- 2.
Sit on a spinning stool at my counter and order a milkshake, an egg cream, or a cherry phosphate. What am I?
Hint: Often found inside a drugstore.
- 3.
For just a cent, you could pick me from a jar — a root beer barrel, a Mary Jane, or a piece of taffy. What am I?
Hint: The cheapest treat at the corner store.
- 4.
Every morning, I'd appear on your doorstep in glass bottles. You'd leave the empty ones out for me to take back. What am I?
Hint: A milkman brought me to your home.
- 5.
I was the family car with wood-paneled sides, a long body, and a big back for kids and luggage. What am I?
Hint: The ultimate family road trip vehicle.
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