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Vintage Pizza Hut “Pete” Place Mat from 1973
How in the world I’ve been able to keep this Pizza Hut paper place mat in this great condition from my childhood I’ll never know. It’s no wonder I kept it though. Look at the cool art work, the trivia questions on the back, and the big-haired big-boobed blond. Pizza Hut Pete is cool, why don’t business just have fun logos anymore?
Notice how much fun these people are having eating pizza. It’s like they haven’t eaten in days and now they are giddy and delirious.
This is certainly one of the most unique items in my collection. I mean, how many of these do you think there still are? I should stick this on eBay.
Now to the trivia questions.
- Adult Trivia, I expect all readers of this blog to get #13, and all Americans should get #9. How many of you could answer #12 before a recent movie came out?:
- 1. Who played Bat Masterson on the TV Series?
- 2. Who played Babe Ruth in The Babe Ruth Story?
- 3. Who was the only survivor of the Battle of Little Big Horn?
- 4. What is the longest bridge in the world?
- 5. Who ran against Woodrow Wilson for the Presidency in 1912?
- 6. Who has won the most Baseball Pennants in the National League?
- 7. When did the reign of Queen Elizabeth II Start?
- 8. Who has won the Indianapolis 500 more times than any other driver?
- 9. What are the first seven words of the Declaration of Independence?
- 10. What is the third best hand in poker?
- 11. What show had a peanut gallery?
- 12. Who shot Jesse James?
- 13. What was the name of Jed Clampett’s banker?
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Children’s Trivia, I hope everyone can get all of these, but #8 stumped me.
- 1. Name one of Donald Duck’s nephews.
- 2. What are Uncle Remus’s Stories about?
- 3. Mr. Spock is a character in what TV series?
- 4. Who plays Geraldine?
- 5. Who chases the Road Runner?
- 6. What TV series does Big Bird star in?
- 7. Who was the first U.S. astronaut to fly in space?
- 8. Name the three brothers in the TV series The Partridge Family.
- 9. What Starr plays the drums?
Answers in the next post!
The Penny Arcade in Manitou Springs – Caution lots of photos!
In Manitou Springs, Colorado there is a place called the Penny Arcade. It is a retro game player’s heaven. Every vintage machine costs what it originally cost to play. So if a pinball machine cost ten cents for 5 balls when it was new, that’s what it costs today. How fun to play games with bells instead of beeps.
There are peep shows (such as the “Have a Look at the Sultan’s Harem”) that are nothing today but back when you would never see a woman in her slip, it was probably pretty exciting. You see racier stuff today in a razor commercial.
The Captain Fantastic Elton John pinball machine I remember quite well. My grandmother had one in her country store / gas station.
Milton Bradley Password Game
Found in Pueblo. Password game, this is a pretty jazzy box. I dig the cartoon artwork. “These new words are just great George!” Volume three. With the fellas wearing a bow tie and a thin neck tie, I’d say it’s late 1950s, early 1960s. The box looks like it says 1953. My camera doesn’t do to well in dim light and the flash is too strong and always washes everything out. That’s my excuse for the blurry and dark photos.
Skill Role Game for the Whole Family!
I don’t know anything about this Skill-Role Game except that I like the box. It was another find at a flea market in Pueblo, CO. “A Bar-Zim Product” sounds cool. I think I’ll just go around today saying “Bar-Zim.” Skill-Role looks like a version of ski-ball or that old Toss-Across game I used to have. 
1950s Old Maid Cards
Old Maid cards from my grandparents house. I especially like the “Speed Queen” and “Hare Raiser.”
1950s Child’s Card Game (Old Maid?)
I’m not sure what game this is, I don’t remember Old Maid, but these were at my Grandparents. They could be late 1940s or 1950s. I did a series of posts a while back about all the stuff I found there. 48 State Puzzle, Carrier Air Conditioner Playing Cards, Yahtzee, and a Trouble game.
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