FURNISHED ROOM FOR RENT EVERETT THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRiDAy, AugusT 14, 2026 EVENTS | FROM PAGE 15 play: Shute Children’s Room, Thursdays from 3-5 p.m.; freeplay session with Legos and other building blocks. Bring a buddy, or make a new one, as you explore your imagination brick by brick! We provide the space and the materials to let your vision take shape. What will you create? Spintronics — Stem FreePlay: Join us at the Shute Memorial Library every Friday af1 bedroom, 1 bath furnished room for rent. $275. per week rent. Two week deposit plus 1 week rent required. Call: 617-435-9047 - NO TEXT The Kid Does Clean Outs From 1 item to 1,000 WE REMOVE EVERYTHING! * Basements * Homes * Backyards * Commercial Buildings The cheapest prices around! Call Eric: (857) 322-2854 American Exterior and Window Corporation Contact us for all of your home improvement projects and necessities. Call Jeff or Bob Toll Free: 1-888-744-1756 617-699-1782 / www.americanexteriorma.com Windows, Siding, Roofing, Carpentry & More! All estimates, consultations or inspections completed by MA licensed supervisors. *Over 50 years experience. *Better Business Bureau Membership. Insured and Registered Complete Financing Available. No Money Down. Page 21 ternoon from 2:30-4:30 p.m. for a STEM-based free-play session. Try “Spintronics” and use mechanical circuits to solve puzzles, or try “Bridge or Bust” and see if you can build a bridge large enough to span the distance and sturdy enough to hold the weight. Both games will test (and expand) your ability to solve problems creatively. Will you rise to the challenge? For ages eight and up; registration is not required. APARTMENTS FOR RENT www.mastrocola.com 1. On Aug. 14, 1935, FDR signed what Act benefi ting the retired? 2. What beverage has egg in its name but does not contain egg? 3. What at the White House is known as “the sticks”? 4. What country east of Miami with “The” in its name gave women voting rights in 1962? 5. On Aug. 15, 1519, what city (including the name of a hat) was founded? 6. How are Camembert, buff et and tarot similar? 7. In what 1929 fi lm would you fi nd Hotel de Cocoanut? 8. Where (coff ee source) was a senator recently sworn in in a white elephant costume? 9. On Aug. 16, 1954, the fi rst issue of Sports Illustrated hit the newsstands; it is wellknown for what annual issue? 10. Who is known for the 1841 short story “The Murders in the Rue Morgue” with the amateur detective C. Auguste Dupin? 11. In what year did the first motel open (called the Milestone Mo-Tel): 1870, 1925 or 1936? 12. On Aug. 17, 2008, who became the fi rst to win 8 swimming gold medals at an Olympics? 13. What were dachshund sausages later called? 14. Which president (three-letter nickname) had an electric horse at the White House? 15. On Aug. 18, 1920, Congress ratifi ed women’s right to vote (19th amendment); which U.S. state (has doubled letters) passed it last? 16. What European countries have recently been in the news due to a canicule? 17. What Nathaniel Hawthorne novel ends with “On a fi eld, sable, the letter A, gules”? 18. On Aug. 19, 1812, what U.S. ship defeated the HMS Guerrière and got a nickname? 19. What pope was a Jesuit? 20. On Aug. 20, 1882, what work debuted, to celebrate the defeat of Napoleon’s army, that is popular in Boston? ANSWERS Steps Stoops Rebuilt or Repaired Chimney Rebuilt or Repaired House Foundation Leaks Repaired All Basement Repairs Walkways, Driveways & Patios Installed Chimney Inspection Roofing & Siding Installed Masonry Repairs Window Installation & Repairs Carpentry & Waterproofing 617-955-5164 toughbuildmasonryandconstuction.com toughbuildjohn@gmail.com 1. Social Security Act 2. Egg cream (has milk, soda water and chocolate or vanilla syrup; invented in NYC) 3. The microphones at the West Wing portico 4. The Bahamas 5. Panama City 6. Words ending in silent “t”; all are from French, but tarocchi was the original name in Italy, where tarot decks were invented 7. The Marx Brothers’ first film, “The Cocoanuts” 8. Colombia (Luis Carlos Rúa, who had mostly campaigned in the disguise against graft) 9. Swimsuit issue 10. Edgar Allan Poe (“first modern detective story”) 11. 1925 (in California; “motel” is derived from “mo-tel,” a portmanteau of motor and hotel coined by the motel’s owner) 12. Michael Phelps 13. Hot dogs 14. Calvin “Cal” Coolidge (A satirical poem about him and his “horse” was read in the House of Representatives.) 15. Mississippi (voted on March 22, 1984) 16. France and Spain, due to fires; canicule means “dog days” (summer heat wave) 17. “The Scarlet Letter” (an epitaph meaning “On a black background, the letter A in red”) 18. USS Constitution (Old Ironsides); the Guerrière originally was a French ship 19. Pope Francis 20. “1812 Overture”; used by the Boston Pops
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