Page 12 THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, October 23, 2026 Carrijo Home Improvement, Inc. General Contractor 1. Oct. 23 is National Boston Cream Pie Day; Massachusetts’ Boston cream donut and what other donut are the only official state donuts in the USA? 2. What kids are in the films “Spooky Hooky,” “Bouncing Babies” and “Spook Spoofing”? 3. In what Shakespeare play (a salad’s name) are the quotes “…graves have yawn’d and yielded up their dead…. And ghosts did shriek and squeal about the streets”? 4. In 1906 why did a Paris department store commission “The Witch” children’s film? 5. In 2007, Oklahoma declared that what fruit is its official state vegetable? 6. What country originated the tarantella dance? 7. On Oct. 24, 2003, was the last commercial flight of what: Concorde, Dreamliner or Sopwith Wallaby? 8. What is another word for Japanese pumpkin? 9. What is a puff pastry palmier also called? 10. On Oct. 25, 1964, The Rolling Stones first appeared on what TV show? 11. What second wife of Henry VIII is said to be the resident ghost of the Tower of London? 12. On Oct. 26, 1825, what canal between the Great Lakes and Albany opened? 13. What word means both a phantom and a golf term? 14. On Oct. 27, 1872, what etiquette expert was born who said that “bad motoring manners can be murder”? 15. In “Dracula” by Bram Stoker what plant is used to make a protective wreath? 16. What term with a sport’s team member’s name means a person who second-guesses? 17. On Oct. 28, 1927, the world’s first scheduled international flight was between Havana and what Key? 18. What are to be banned from NYC’s Central Park? 19. Who lived in Concord’s Old Manse and authored the short story collection “Mosses from an Old Manse”? 20. On Oct. 29, 1967, was the closure of Expo 67, which is also called what? 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. 2. 3. 4. Louisiana’s beignet (Boston cream pie is also Massachusetts’ official state dessert.) The Little Rascals aka Our Gang (“Bouncing Babies” [1929] is set on Halloween.) “The Tragedy of Julius Caesar” (Caesar salad) So parents could shop while the kids watched. (It is the first witch film.) 5. Watermelon (It is a member of the squash plant family, but is also said to be botanically a fruit.) 6. Italy; the dance was inspired by a frenzied dance believed to ward off a fatal tarantula bite 7. Concorde 8. Kabocha squash 9. Elephant ear 10. “The Ed Sullivan Show” 11. Anne Boleyn 12. Erie Canal 13. Bogey (one stroke over par) 14. Emily Post, who authored “Motor Manners” 15. Garlic — believed in repelling vampires 16. Monday morning quarterback 17. Key West (It was scheduled to deliver mail.) 18. Horse-drawn carriages 19. Nathaniel Hawthorne, who opined that “the Manse was haunted” 20. Montreal’s World’s Fair
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