THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRiDAy, MARCH 21, 2025 Page 29 Your Hometown News Delivered! 1. March 21 is World Puppetry Day; what Asian country has a tradition of water puppetry in pools that originated in the Red River Delta? 2. What cable channel started with the words “Ladies and gentlemen, rock and roll”? 3. Where is Little Brewster Island, which has the country’s oldest lighthouse? 4. In 1935, in many towns, what state started having spring Maple Festivals with events and maple-frosted cakes? 5. Who is the first U.S. president to be photographed wearing flip-flops (in Hawaii)? 6. On March 22 in what year did the Montreal Amateur Athletic Association win hockey’s first Stanley Cup: 1894, 1921 or 1932? 7. The butterfly stroke was first contested at the Olympics when: 1910, 1943 or 1956? 8. About what percentage of the world’s maple syrup is made by Canada: 30, 50 or 70? 9. On March 23, 2021, what was blocked after the Ever Given got stuck? 10. Who was the 1800’s Charles Cunningham Boycott? 11. March 24 is World Tuberculosis Day; has a vaccine been used to prevent TB? 12. What Carole King song (think line dance) that was a hit for Kylie Minogue was picked by King Charles III for his playlist of favorites? 13. March 25 is Tolkien Reading Day; what was J.R.R. Tolkien’s full name? 14. How are bell, ghost and Scotch bonnet similar? 15. What American part-Cherokee vaudevillian reportedly said, “Put a good tax on beer and that would take care of the unemployment fund”? 16. In what U.S. state did a company with Quaker founders produce and send maple sugar to President George Washington? 17. On March 26, 1874, what poet of “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” was born? 18. How do phones track the weather? 19. In what 1860s book would you find a mother with a last name the same as a month? 20. March 27 is International Whisk(e)y Day; why does it have parentheses? ANSWERS Steps Stoops Rebuilt or Repaired Chimney Rebuilt or Repaired House Foundation Leaks Repaired All Basement Repairs Chimney Inspection Roofing & Siding Masonry Repairs Window Installation & Repairs Drywall & Carpentry Waterproofing EVERETT ADVOCATE MALDEN ADVOCATE REVERE ADVOCATE SAUGUS ADVOCATE One year subscription to The Advocate of your choice: $200 per paper in-town per year or $225 per paper out-of-town per year. Name_________________________________________ Address_______________________________________ City_______________ State_______ Zip ____________ CC# _______________________________ Exp. _____ Sec. code____ Advocate (City):___________________ Clip & Mail Coupon with Credit Card, Check or Money Order to: Advocate Newspapers Inc. PO Box 490407, Everett, MA 02149 For Advertising with Results, call The Advocate Newspapers at 781-233-4446 or Info@advocatenews.net 1. Vietnam 2. MTV 3. Outer Boston Harbor (1716) 4. Vermont 5. Barack Obama 6. 1894 7. 1956 8. 70 9. The Suez Canal 10. A British estate manager who was ostracized by Irish tenants due to evictions and high rents 11. Yes, but according to the CDC, it “is not generally used in the United States.” 12. “The Loco-Motion” 13. John Ronald Reuel Tolkien 14. They are types of pepper. 15. Will Rogers 16. Pennsylvania (Union Sugar Company – it was a sweetener made without slave labor.) 17. Robert Frost 18. Using updated info from weather stations and satellites 19. “Little Women” by Louisa May Alcott (“Marmee” March) 20. “Whisky” is the spelling in Canada, Japan and Scotland; the day’s founders wanted to show support for “whisky” and also Irish and American whiskeys.
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