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THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2020 Page 21 ~ Home of the Week ~ 1. 1. On Oct. 9, 1604, Supernova 1604 (also called Kepler’s Supernova) was discovered – the only known supernova in what galaxy? 2. 2. How many sides does a decagon have? 3. 3. From 1958-1991 Bobby Fischer was the youngest international grand master in what game? 4. 4. On Oct. 10, 1966, what “pocket symphony” song by The Beach Boys was released that used an electrotheremin? 5. 5. What nursery rhyme ends with “The cheese stands alone”? 6. 6. Which month has had the most presidential inaugurations? 7. 7. What author of “Out of My League” and “Paper Lion” was called “The Professional Amateur”? 8. 8. On Oct. 11, 1844, what Pennsylvania entrepreneur was born who started out selling bottled horseradish and once said, “Make all you can honestly; save all you can prudently; give all you can wisely”? 9. 9. Which Native American tribe has the largest reservation? 10. 10. “The Emerald City” is the original title of what children’s book? 11. 11. What mining state has a state capital reception room nicknamed the Gold Room? 12. 12. On Oct. 12, 1928, what Boston hospital became the fi rst to use an iron lung – for an eight-year-old girl? 13. 13. What is the Aurora Borealis also called? 14. 14. On Oct. 13, 1908, Margaret Travers Symons became the fi rst female to speak in the UK’s Houses of Parliament – on what topic? 15. 15. What is the offi cial state bird of Arkansas, Florida, Texas, Tennessee and Mississippi? 16. 16. In what decade did the TV shows “The Dating Game,” “Password” and “Jeopardy!” start? 17. 17. The Jacques Brel song “Ne me quitte pas” has had 1,545 cover songs; what is its most common English name? 18. 18. On Oct. 14, 1947, the fi rst U.S. air pollution control program was established where? 19. 19. In what song is “a land called Honalee”? 20. 20. On Oct. 15, 2003, what became the third country to send a human into space?* ANSWERS SAUGUS...Nicely renovated and maintained 6 room Colonial          removed to create a large, beautiful family room - buyer                                                                    and Cliftondale Square.                  View the interior of this home right on your smartphone. 1. 1. The Milky Way 2. 2. 10 3. 3. Chess 4. 4. “Good Vibrations” 5. 5. “The Farmer in the Dell” 6. 6. March 7. 7. George Plimpton 8. 8. Henry J. Heinz 9. 9. The Navajo 10. 10. “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” 11. 11. Utah 12. 12. Boston Children’s Hospital 13. 13. The Northern Lights 14. 14. “Votes for Women” 15. 15. Mockingbird 16. 16. The 1960s 17. 17. “If You Go Away” 18. 18. Los Angeles – the L.A. County Air Pollution Control District 19. 19. “Puff , the Magic Dragon” 20. 20. China (Lieutenant Colonel Yang Liwei)

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