THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRiDAy, SEpTEmbER 19, 2025 Page 21 1. Sept. 19 is Talk Like a Pirate Day; pirates drank grog, which had what liquor? 2. Wha U.S. state with the longest boardwalk has the most jughandles at intersections? 3. The 1978 song “September” was released by what group? 4. What is keepie uppie? 5. On Sept. 20, 1973, who defeated Bobby Riggs in the tennis “Battle of the Sexes”? 6. How are Richard, Increase and Cotton similar? 7. How are Avalon, Savoy and Totem Pole similar? 8. On Sept. 21, 1957, what TV series based on Erle Stanley Gardner books debuted? 9. Which part of Boston is its oldest residential community? 10. On Sept. 5, 2025, what Greater Boston city had a race for “Bike Path Mayor”? 11. On Sept. 22, 1888, the fi rst National Geographic Magazine was published; in what century did it add pictures? 12. In what Asian country is Steel Dragon 2000, the world’s longest rollercoaster? 13. According to Guinness World Records, the largest square dance had how many people: 78, 249 or 1,632? 14. On Sept. 23, 1846, what planet was discovered that was named after a sea god? 15. Margaret Knight, who worked in Springfi eld, Mass., invented a machine for what type of shopping amenity? 16. In what year was croquet an Olympic sport: 1876, 1900 or 1922? 17. September 24 is National Punctuation Day; the name of the British village of Westward Ho! comes from what? 18. What aluminum product is the most recycled product in the USA? 19. How are Edward Jenner, Louis Pasteur and Jonas Salk similar? 20. On Sept. 25, 1929, what journalist with a Hollywood Walk of Fame star was born? 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 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. LIKE US ON FACEBOOK ADVOCATE NEWSPAPER FACEBOOK.COM/ ADVOCATE.NEWS.MA Carpentry * Kitchen & Bath * Roofs * Painting Decks * Siding * Carrijohomeimprovement.com Call 781-710-8918 * Saugus, MA General Contractor * Interior & Exterior 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 Licensed & Insured Free Estimates We follow Social Distancing Guidelines! 1. Rum 2. New Jersey (Atlantic City Boardwalk) 3. Earth, Wind & Fire 4. Keeping a soccer ball off the ground (used at the 1967 Scotland-England match to keep the ball and run out the clock) 5. Billie Jean King 6. They were all Puritan ministers with the last name Mather. 7. They were ballrooms (in San Francisco, Harlem and Auburndale, Mass., respectively). 8. “Perry Mason” 9. North End (1630s) 10. Somerville (A cat named Minerva won.) 11. 20th (1905) 12. Japan 13. 1,632 (in 2017 at the National Square Dance Convention) 14. Neptune 15. The first flat-bottomed brown paper bag machine 16. 1900 17. Charles Kingsley’s 1855 novel with that name, but first the Westward Ho!-tel was built there! 18. Cans 19. Vaccine developers 20. Barbara Walters
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