THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, August 2, 2024 Page 21 For Advertising with Results, call The Advocate Newspapers at 617-387-2200 or Info@advocatenews.net The Kid Does Clean Outs From 1 item to 1,000 * Basements * Homes * Backyards * Commercial Buildings The cheapest prices around! Call Eric: (857) 322-2854 1. On Aug. 2, 1992, American Jackie Joyner-Kersee won the Olympics track & fi eld heptathlon, the fi rst to win it consecutively; how many events are in a heptathlon? 2. In 1927 “Struttin’ with Some Barbecue” was composed by the wife of what jazz great? 3. On Aug. 3, 1923, who was sworn in as president who said, “It takes a great man to be a good listener”? 4. What plant has a name that includes the name of a planet? 5. Reportedly, what people made the fi rst pens: Chinese, Egyptians or Japanese? 6. Since 2022 what has closed about 850 fast food restaurants in Russia? 7. On Aug. 4, 1887, Granny, a sea anemone, died in Edinburgh after about 60 years of captivity; what else is an anemone? 8. Why are some government offi cials called whips? 9. Reportedly, what transport method (starts with H) and Canadian dog breed are being combined in water rescues? 10. The 22nd Amendment limits U.S. presidents to how many terms? 11. On Aug. 5, 1812, Governor Caleb Strong of what state refused to commit his state’s militia to the War of 1812? 12. Which place has the most castles per square mile: Bavaria, the Loire Valley or Wales? 13. What is the earth’s hardest natural mineral? 14. On Aug. 6, 1662, American Indian Metacom appeared at the Plymouth Court and denied planning war on the British; what English name is Metacom known by? Advocate Call now! 617-387-2200 advertise on the web at www.advocatenews.net Clean-Outs! We take and dispose from cellars, attics, garages, yards, etc. Call Robert at: 781-844-0472 * Crack Repairing * Pot Hole Filling * Striping Handicapped Spaces * Free Estimates Tom’s Seal Coating Call Gary: 978-210-4012 15. Guinness World Records reports that Native American Reuben Looks Twice Jr. has the longest teenager hair; about how many feet long: three, fi ve or six? 16. What plant that looks similar to phragmites is completely edible? 17. On Aug. 7, 1978, an emergency due to leaking toxic chemicals was declared in Love Canal, which is a neighborhood where in New York State? 18. What Ian Fleming book title is also a mineral production company slogan? 19. Who succeeds the President after the Vice President? 20. August 8 is International Cat Day; what 1981 musical is based on “Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats” by T.S. Eliot? ANSWERS Classifieds 1. Seven 2. Louis Armstrong (Lil Hardin Armstrong) 3. Calvin Coolidge 4. Venus fl ytrap 5. Egyptians (out of reed) 6. McDonald’s 7. A plant in the buttercup family 8. In English fox-hunting, the whipper-in would make sure the dogs did their job. 9. Helicopters and Newfoundlands 10. Two 11. Massachusetts (which was then denied protection by President Madison) 12. Wales 13. Diamond 14. King Philip 15. Five feet, three inches 16. Cattail 17. Niagara Falls 18. “Diamonds are Forever” (of De Beers Group) 19. Speaker of the House 20. “Cats”
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