Page 12 THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, August 7, 2026 Carrijo Home Improvement, Inc. General Contractor 1. On Aug. 7, 1909, Alice Ramsey drove the first female transcontinental car trip (NYC to San Francisco in 59 days); what protective clothing was worn? 2. What state’s State Blues Artist has the same name as a famous building? 3. What are the Canary Islands named after? 4. On Aug. 8, 1969, what album (has the song “Something”) cover photo was taken at a “zebra crossing”? 5. What was a vinegar valentine? 6. What singer’s epitaph is “The best is yet to come”? 7. Aug. 9 is Book Lovers Day; in 1996 who introduced her Book Club on a TV show? 8. What character in Homer’s “Odyssey” is also the name of a music style? 9. In 1990 what self-help columnist said, “Hanging on to resentment is letting someone you despise live rent free in your head”? 10. On Aug. 10, 1971, the Society for American Baseball Research was founded in Cooperstown in what state? 11. Where is Massachusetts Hall: Harvard, the State House or the MFA? 12. Oaxaca, Mexico, has a December festival where contestants sculpt what: carrots, pumpkins or radishes? 13. How are Burmese, Maine coon and Manx similar? 14. On Aug. 11, 117, who became a Roman emperor who later created a 73-mile wall? 15. In July 2026 in what country (name derived from an Iroquoian word) was the largest attendance at a drag artist stage show? 16. In 1908 a New Haven man invented the modern lollipop, naming it after what animal? 17. On Aug. 12, 1964, what author of “You Only Live Twice” died? 18. What is known as the Defenestration of Prague? 19. What is plastination? 20. On Aug. 13, 2004, what Emmy-winning chef died who is the namesake of a buttery yellow rose? ANSWERS Frank Berardino MA License 31811 ● 24-Hour Service ● Emergency Repairs BERARDINO Plumbing & Heating Gas Fitting ● Drain Service Residential & Commercial Service 617.699.9383 Senior Citizen Discount ~ School Bus Drivers Wanted ~ 7D Licensed School Bus Drivers Malden Trans is looking for reliable drivers for the new school year. We provide ongoing training and support for licensing requirements. Applicant preferably lives local (Malden, Everett, Revere). Part-time positions available and based on AM & PM school hours....15-30 hours per week. Good driver history from Registry a MUST! If interested, please call David @ 781-322-9401. CDL SCHOOL BUS DRIVER WANTED Compensation: $28/hour School bus transportation company seeking active CDL drivers who live LOCALLY (Malden, Everett, Chelsea and immediate surrounding communities). - Applicant MUST have BOTH S and P endorsements as well as Massachusetts school bus certificate. Good driver history from Registry a MUST! - Part-time hours, BUT GUARANTEED 20-35 HOURS PER WEEK depending on experience. Contact David @ 781-322-9401. AAA Service • Lockouts Trespass Towing • Roadside Service Junk Car Removal 617-387-6877 26 Garvey St., Everett MDPU 28003 ICCMC 251976 J.F & Son Contracting Snow Plowing No Job too small! Free Estimates! Commercial & Residential 781-656-2078 - Property management & maintenance Shoveling & removal Landscaping, Electrical, Plumbing, Painting, Roofing, Carpentry, Framing, Decks, Fencing, Masonry, Demolition, Gut-outs, Junk Removal & Dispersal, Clean Ups: Yards, Garages, Attics & Basements. Truck for Hire, Bobcat Services. We follow Social Distancing Guidelines! * Interior & Exterior Carpentry * Kitchen & Bath * Roofs * Painting * Decks * Siding * Licensed & Insured * Free Estimates Carrijohomeimprovement.com Call 781-710-8918 * Saugus, MA FIRE • SOOT • WATER Homeowner’s Insurance Loss Specialists FREE CONSULTATION 1-877-SAL-SOOT Sal Barresi, Jr. - Your fi rst call 617-212-9050 1. Hats, goggles and dusters 2. Massachusetts (Taj Mahal) 3. Dogs (their Latin name, Canariae Insulae, means “Islands of the Dogs”) 4. “Abbey Road” (Zebra crossing is the name for a type of striped crosswalk.) 5. Cheap USA and UK postcards in the 1800s that had insulting illustrations and poems 6. Frank Sinatra 7. Oprah Winfrey 8. Calypso 9. Ann Landers 10. New York (now located in Phoenix, Arizona) 11. Harvard College 12. Radishes (La Noche de Rábanos) 13. Cat breed names that relate to places 14. Hadrian (Hadrian’s Wall was in the Roman province of Brittania.) 15. Canada (Cowboys Music Festival in Calgary, Alberta — 7,423 participants) 16. The racehorse Lolly Pop (That name was trademarked after a long dispute about its origin.) 17. Ian Fleming 18. A 1618 instance of religious officials being thrown out of windows (no serios injury) 19. Preserving tissue by replacing fat and water with a polymer 20. Julia Child (Rosa ‘Julia Child’)
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