Page 28 THE EVERETT ADVOCATE–Friday, September 27, 2019 1. On Sept. 27, 1912, what W. C. Handy tune became the fi rst blues music for sale? (Hint: Tennessee.) 2. What are Pennsylvania Dutch apple schnitz? 3. What Spanish word means “sun” and the name of a coin? 4. On Sept. 28, 1850, the U.S. Congress abolished what kind of punishment aboard merchant vessels and in the navy? 5. Who wrote “Harpo Speaks”? 6. What breed of dog name includes a U.S. state name? 7. On Sept. 28, 1891, what author died who said, “A whale ship was my Yale College and my Harvard”? 8. What are NYC’s four sports teams with rhyming names? 9. Ivan IV “the Terrible” died while playing what game? 10. On Oct. 1, 1880, who became the U.S. Marine Corps Band conductor? 11. Australian opera star Nellie Melba is the namesake of what two foods? 12. In what TV western serial does the character Doc Adams appear? (Hint: starts with G.) 13. On Oct. 3, 2002, PayPal became part of what? 14. What author of “Self-Reliance” said, “The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn”? 15. What city has the nickname Mile High City? 16. Michael Crichton’s novel “The Lost World” is a sequel to what bestseller? 17. On Oct. 3, 1805, the fi rst U.S. pharmacopoeia by a medical society was authorized by what Boston group? 18. The America’s Cup race is between what? 19. English author Anna Sewell became crippled and went on to write what children’s bestseller? 20. What state has the bluebonnet as state fl ower? ANSWERS general contracting pride contracting inc. excavation and construction pedro maldonado 781-241-3543 president and contractor saugus, massachusetts sales@pridecontractinginc.com construction, landscaping snow plowing, paving Frank Berardino MA License 31811 • 24 - Hour Service • Emergency Repairs BERARDINO Plumbing & Heating Residential & Commercial Service Gas Fitting • Drain Service 617.699.9383 Senior Citizen Discount Like us on Facebook advocate newspaper Facebook.com/ Advocate.news.ma 1. “Memphis Blues” 2. Dried apples 3. Sol 4. Flogging 5. Harpo Marx 6. Alaskan Malamute 7. Herman Melville 8. The baseball Mets, the football Jets, the basketball Nets and the tennis Sets 9. Chess 10. John Philip Sousa 11. Peach Melba and Melba toast 12. “Gunsmoke” 13. eBay 14. Ralph Waldo Emerson 15. Denver, Colo. 16. “Jurassic Park” 17. The Massachusetts Medical Society 18. Yachts 19. “Black Beauty” 20. Texas
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