Page 28 THE EVERETT ADVOCATE–Friday, October 11, 2019 1. On Oct. 11, 1811, the first ferryboat powered by steam began operating between NYC and what N.J. locale? (Hint: starts with H.) 2. What animal is also called a quill pig? 3. On Oct. 12, 1592, who saw a Bahamian island from the ship Pinta? 4. What comic strip had the characters Sandy and Punjab? 5. The novel/movie “The Good Earth” takes place in what country? 6. On Oct. 13, 1792, the cornerstone was laid for the President’s Palace in what city? 7. What fruit juice is traditional grenadine prepared from? 8. The Cole Porter musical “Kiss Me, Kate” has a plot involving the production of what Shakespeare play? 9. On Oct. 14, 1947, “Chuck” Yeager broke the sound barrier while flying over what U.S. desert? 10. What actor appeared in “Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” and “Stir Crazy”? 11. At what school did Knute Rockne urge his football team to “win one for the gipper”? 12. On Oct. 15, 1776, the N.Y. Provincial Convention ordered that tanned hides be taken and guarded due to a lack of what for soldiers? 13. What comic’s theme song was “Love in Bloom” played off-key on a violin? 14. The haka is a ceremonial dance of what New Zealand indigenous people? 15. On Oct. 16, 1859, who led an antislavery raid on an armory in Harper’s Ferry? 16. In Britain (mostly) what is an agony aunt? 17. What did the Olympian gods drink? 18. On Oct. 17, 1787, what German physicist arrived in the country who later said, “Life is like riding a bicycle; to keep your balance, you must keep moving”? 19. What movie star cowboy known as “The Singing Cowboy” originated the “Cowboy Commandments”? 20. Oct. 17 is National Pasta Day; what pasta features in a patriotic song about a Yankee? ANSWERS pride contracting inc. excavation and construction pedro maldonado 781-241-3543 president and contractor saugus, massachusetts sales@pridecontractinginc.com general contracting construction, landscaping snow plowing, paving 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 Like us on Facebook advocate newspaper Facebook.com/ Advocate.news.ma 1. Hoboken 2. Porcupine 3. Christopher Columbus 4. “Little Orphan Annie” 5. China 6. Washington, D.C. (It was later renamed the White House.) 7. Pomegranate 8. “The Taming of the Shrew” 9. The Mojave Desert 10. Gene Wilder 11. Notre Dame 12. Shoes and shoe leather 13. Jack Benny’s 14. The Māori 15. John Brown 16. The writer of a personal advice column 17. Nectar 18. Albert Einstein 19. Gene Autry 20. Macaroni in “Yankee Doodle Dandy”
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