THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 2025 Page 19 Winthrop Harbormaster and Mass. Environmental Police Offering Newly Required Basic Safety Boating Course W INTHROP — Town Manager Anthony Marino and Harbormaster Arthur Hickey share that the Winthrop Harbormaster’s Marine Unit, in conjunction with the Massachusetts Environmental Police, will be off ering Basic Boating Safety courses at the Town Landing. The Massachusetts Legislature recently passed legislation requiring that anyone operating a motorized vessel in Massachusetts possess a Boater Safety Certifi cate by April 1, 2028. Those who were born after 1989 must obtain a certifi - cate by April 1, 2026. In response, the Winthrop Harbormaster will be off ering Boating Safety Courses to anyone age 12 and up throughout 2025. The classes are being offered at no cost. The courses are nationally approved. Course completion will allow anyone to operate a boat in states requiring Basic Boating Safety courses. All classes will be held at the Town Marina, 707 Shirley St. Classes are scheduled for May 3, May 10, May 17, May 24, May 31 and June 7, all from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more information, or to register to take one of the courses, visit the Winthrop Harbormaster’s website at: https:// www.winthropma.gov/659/ Boating-Safety-Course. 1. On April 4, 1913 (?), Muddy Waters was born; his repertoire included “Got My Mojo Working” — mojo means what? 2. In what Middlesex County mill town is the “original smallest church” (5 x 11 feet)? 3. April 5 is National Caramel Day; reportedly, the caramel apple was created after what holiday? 4. What vaudeville performer in 1921 had hits with “Toot, Toot, Tootsie,” “April Showers” and “California, Here I Come”? 5. What kind of animal is named Inothewayurthinkin and has been in the news? 6. On April 6, 1896, what annual sports competition began? 7. Who recorded “If Dogs Run Free,” “If You See Her, Say Hello” and “If Not for You”? 8. What term meaning a French military aide is “caddie” derived from? 9. What exactly is a senior citizen? 10. “Big bear cat” in Chinese is the name of what animal? 11. April 7 is National Beer Day; Answers Guinness had a 1935 advertising poster with what sea creature (walks on all fours) balancing a glass of Guinness on its nose? 12. When is New Beer’s Eve? 13. Why is a park in Indianapolis, Indiana, between two highways called The Idle? 14. On April 8, 1974, who hit his 715th career home run — breaking Babe Ruth’s record? 15. Why did President Rutherford B. Hayes and his wife decide to start Easter egg rolls at the White House? 16. What USA highway route has museums about it in Clinton, Okla., and Barstow, Calif.? 17. On April 9, 1965, what venue opened in Houston that hosted the fi rst indoor baseball game? 18. What composer nicknamed the King of Ragtime created “Maple Leaf Rag”? 19. Is golf an acronym for Gentlemen Only, Ladies Forbidden? 20. On April 10, 2019, what state (bordering Kansas) nicknamed the Cornhusker State celebrated the first Arbor Day? 855-GO-4-GLAS 1. A magic spell or charm or a type of sauce 2. Hudson 3. Halloween (a Kraft Foods employee was experimenting with leftover candy) 4. Al Jolson 5. A British horse that won a recent race and then was given a rest from racing 6. The modern Olympic Games 7. Bob Dylan 8. Cadet (Mary Queen of Scots studied in France and introduced golf there) 9. According to a dictionary, it is just an older adult, but especially one 65 or older 10. Giant panda 11. Sea lion 12. April 6, the day before the April 7 anniversary of the repeal of prohibition of beer 13. People can sit on salvaged stadium seats to watch traffi c “or to clear your head,” etc. 14. Hank Aaron 15. In 1878 his children and other children requested it. 16. 66 17. The Astrodome 18. Scott Joplin 19. No, it comes from a Dutch word 20. Nebraska
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