Page 20 THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, October 9, 2026 Carrijo Home Improvement, Inc. General Contractor 1. On Oct. 2, 1945, Don McLean was born; he had a hit with what 1971 song that included the nursery rhyme “Jack Be Nimble”? 2. Which of the New Seven Wonders of the World is having various running events? 3. In Sept. 1987, in the Finger Lakes of New York, a company got a Guinness World Record for the then-largest pancake (28 feet); how was it flipped? 4. On Oct. 3, 1990, what country reunified? 5. What was candy corn originally called? 6. To what Cambridge organization have Deval Patrick, Jack Lemmon and Theodore Roosevelt belonged? 7. On Oct. 4, 1895, what silent film actor (“Great Stone Face”) was born who was in “The Saphead” and “Our Hospitality”? 8. What kind of teacher is a sensei? 9. What city has the Catacombs of Old St. Patrick’s Cathedral, where the Delmonico Family is buried? 10. The Henry Knox Trail goes from forts on what large lake to Dorchester Heights? 11. On Oct. 5, 1813, the Battle of the Thames was won during what war? 12. How are diamond-backed, painted and snapping similar? 13. Which flower is edible: daffodil, daylily or hemlock? 14. On Oct. 6, 1868, what author of “Little Dorrit” began a series of “Farewell Readings”? 15. What mammal of Central and South America and Mexico is named for a vampire? 16. In what year did many U.S. communities cancel Halloween: 1929, 1933 or 1942? 17. On Oct. 7, 1894, Oliver Wendell Holmes, author of “The Poet of the Breakfast Table,” died in what city? 18. What 19th-century countess is now known for STEM? 19. Doodlesack is a British word for what musical instrument? 20. On Oct. 8, 1921, was the first live radio broadcast of what type of game? ANSWERS ~ 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 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 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. 2. “American Pie” The Great Wall of China 3. With a crane (The original griddle is available for photo ops.) 4. Germany 5. Chicken feed 6. The Hasty Pudding Institute of 1770 7. Buster Keaton 8. Japanese martial arts 9. NYC (The family founded the city’s oldest surviving restaurant.) 10. Champlain (In 1775-76 cannons were taken to the Continental Army overlooking Boston.) 11. War of 1812 (The Thames River is in southern Ontario; the USA was victorious.) 12. Fresh water turtle species in Massachusetts 13. Daylily 14. Charles Dickens (“Little Dorrit” has a chapter about government titled “The Circumlocution Office.”) 15. Vampire bat 16. 1942 (due to World War II) 17. Boston 18. Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace, the only legitimate child of poet Lord Byron 19. Bagpipe 20. Football
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