THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRiDAy, MAy 23, 2025 Page 29 Licensed & Insured 1. May 23 is World Turtle Day; are tortoises and turtles the same? 2. What 3-term NYC mayor worked at Ellis Island and spoke Croatian, Italian and Yiddish? 3. On May 24, 1856, the first B&O Railroad line opened with the first trip of a locomotive named what (same name as a circus character’s name)? 4. What animal is Foghorn Leghorn, a croupier at Yosemite Sam’s casino in “Looney Tunes: Back in Action”? 5. How many popes have there been: 142, 267 or 290? 6. May 25 is National Tap Dance Day; what star with a stage name danced with Shirley Temple in “Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm”? 7. What word that originated in the game of pool means to make a mistake? 8. On May 26, 1967, what debuted with the song “With a Little Help from My Friends”? 9. What does the old-fashioned word scripturient mean? 10. How are air, French and peck similar? 11. What national park’s name includes a man’s name that is also in a tree’s name? 12. Whose first of many car models was the Quadricycle, which had four bicycle wheels? 13. What continent did not have rabbits until they were brought there in in the 18th century? 14. On May 27, 1703, what tsar was born who founded a city and created a “beard tax” for anyone who would not shave? 15. About how many hours does it take for a chicken to make an egg: 12, 18 or 25? 16. In the version of Scrabble for what language is there a tile that has two Ls? 17. On May 28, 1937, what opened after FDR telegraphed and “every fire siren in San Francisco and Marin was sounded, every church bell rang, ships sounded their whistles, and every fog horn blew”? 18. The Yukon and Mackenzie Rivers flow into what ocean? 19. What First Lady known by a nickname said, “Where flowers bloom so does hope”? 20. On May 29, 1953, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay were first ever to surmount what? 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 Discount Services - Raccoons - Squirrel Removal 781-269-0914 Discount Tree Service 781-269-0914 Professional TREE REMOVAL & Cleanups 24-HOUR SERVICE Your Hometown News Delivered! 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 Free Estimates Carpentry * Kitchen & Bath * Roofs * Painting Decks * Siding * Carrijohomeimprovement.com Call 781-710-8918 * Saugus, MA General Contractor * Interior & Exterior 1. A tortoise is a type of turtle that dwells on land. 2. Fiorella LaGuardia 3. Tom Thumb 4. Rooster 5. 267 6. Bill “Bojangles” Robinson 7. Miscue 8. The album “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” 9. “having a strong urge to write” 10. They are types of kiss. 11. Joshua Tree National Park 12. Henry Ford 13. Australia 14. Peter the Great (founded Saint Petersburg) 15. 25 16. Spanish 17. Golden Gate Bridge 18. Arctic 19. Claudia “Lady Bird” Johnson 20. Mount Everest
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