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Page 24 THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – Friday, February 21, 2020 1. On Feb. 21, 1916, what longest battle of World War I began in France? (hint: starts with V.) 2. What Samuel Beckett play’s title includes the name of a person who never appears? 3. On Feb. 22, 1732, George Washington was born; how many terms did he serve as U.S. president? 4. Which letter are vitamins thiamin and ribofl avin? 5. What is the name of the Monkees’ only movie? (hint: body part.) 6. On Feb. 23, 1954, what vaccine against polio had its first mass inoculation? 7. The 1972 fi lm “Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster” was fi rst released in what country? 8. On Feb. 24, 1955, what cofounder of Apple Inc. was born? 9. Debbie Reynolds and Elizabeth Taylor were both married to whom? 10. How many legs does a lobster have? 11. The February 25 holiday of Mardi Gras is also called what? 12. What tree is in the Book of Genesis? 13. The world’s longest nonstop airplane fl ight is from New York to what city-state? 14. On Feb. 26, 1773, in Philadelphia, to supplant corporal punishment, building began on a jail and the first solitary confinement cells – on what religion’s advice? 15. What are known as the Twin Cities? 16. Who are the Merry Men? (Hint: Little John.) 17. On Feb. 27, 1960, the U.S. Olympic hockey team won the Winter Games semifi nals in Squaw Valley, Calif., against what country? (Hint: no longer exists.) 18. What is the world’s secondlargest retail store? (Hint: in USA.) 19. The Dandie Dinmont terrier is the only dog breed named after a fictional character – created by what Scottish author? (Hint: initials WS.) 20. Who was known as the “Clown Prince” of the Harlem Globetrotters? ANSWERS 379 Broadway Everett 617-381-9090 All occasions florist Wedding ~ Sympathy Tributes Plants ~ Dish Gardens Customized Design Work GIFT BASKETS Fruit Baskets www.EverettFlorist.net pride contracting inc. excavation and construction pedro maldonado 781-241-3543 president and contractor saugus, massachusetts sales@pridecontractinginc.com general contracting 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 1. The Battle of Verdun 2. “Waiting for Godot” 3. Two 4. B 5. “Head” 6. The Salk vaccine 7. Japan 8. Steve Jobs 9. Eddie Fisher 10. Eight 11. Fat Tuesday 12. The Tree of Life 13. Singapore 14. Quaker 15. Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota 16. They are Robin Hood’s band in Sherwood Forest. 17. The Soviet Union 18. Macy’s Herald Square in NYC (largest store is Shinsegae in South Korea) 19. Sir Walter Scott 20. Meadowlark Lemon

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