THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, October 25, 2024 Page 21 Like us on Facebook advocate newspaper Facebook.com/Advocate.news.ma 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 Oct. 25, 1971, what replaced the Republic of China at the UN? 2. What country has Halloween celebrations on trains? 3. October 26 is National Pumpkin Day; what is the Great Pumpkin Commonwealth? 4. Reportedly, which has more U.S. chocolate sales: Halloween or Valentine’s Day? 5. In what city would you fi nd the Bridge of Sighs and the Grand Canal? 6. In what Washington Irving book is the line “…the place still continues under the sway of some witching power, that holds a spell over the minds of the good people, causing them to walk in a continual reverie”? 7. On Oct. 27, 2004, who won the World Series? 8. What singer of “I Put a Spell on You” said, “I’ll put a bone in my nose, wear my cape, make fi re come from my fi ngertips”? 9. What language does the word dybbuk (a wandering soul or evil spirit) come from? 10. On Oct. 28, 1914, what developer of a polio vaccine was born? 11. What London sports venue announced this month that it would use AI for judging? 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 12. What fall Hindu festival celebrates the victory of light over darkness, good over evil and knowledge over ignorance”? 13. On Oct. 29, 1967, Expo 67 ended; what was it? 14. What author of macabre stories was born in Boston in 1809 and died mysteriously in October 1849 in Baltimore? 15. What is an eyewall? 16. October 30 is National Candy Corn Day; in 1997 what TV series about a teen had an episode called “A River of Candy Corn Runs Through it”? 17. What website has records for the largest witch and vampire gatherings? 18. What is a moai? 19. What song by Bobby “Boris” Pickett & the Crypt-Kickers was No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 from Oct. 20-27, 1967? 20. On Oct. 31, 1962, what fi lm starring Bette Davis and Joan Crawford was released? ANSWERS 1. The People’s Republic of China (Taiwan is offi cially the Republic of China.) 2. Japan (The trains are decorated with spooky themes.) 3. An organization that “cultivates the hobby of growing giant pumpkins and other giant fruits” 4. Halloween 5. Venice 6. “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” 7. Boston Red Sox 8. Screamin’ Jay Hawkins 9. Yiddish (from Hebrew) 10. Jonas Salk 11. Wimbledon 12. Diwali 13. The Montréal World’s Fair, which also celebrated Canada’s 100th birthday 14. Edgar Allan Poe 15. The area of intense turbulence around the eye of a hurricane 16. “Sabrina, the Teenage Witch” 17. Guinness World Records 18. A stone monolith on Easter Island 19. “Monster Mash” 20. “What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?” Classifieds
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