THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2023 Page 15 FUTURE | FROM Page 5 addressing the many challenges brought on by 12 years of fl awed vision and failed leadership: Public Safety Education Delivering A New High School Taking Better Care Of Our Seniors Traffi c And Day One: Breaking the Cycle of Overdevelopment. Taking control and establishing a better, more balanced development planning process that restores and preserves our sense of community and quality of life in Revere. This city has limitless potential. But realizing our potential depends on changing our thinking. Change isn’t easy. It’s a process. And timing is critical. The next four years cannot be the same as the last twelve years in Revere. This election, we have a choice to make about the future we see for our families, for our neighborhoods, and for our community. Our journey begins with new vision and new leadership that stands up and represents YOU. Imagine what we can accomplish together. (Editor’s Note: Gerry Visconti is a current councillor-at-large and candidate for mayor.) 1. On Sept. 15, 1890, what author was born who created the fi ctional detectives Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot? 2. What state’s offi cial animal is a grizzly bear that is now extinct? 3. Who was the fi rst female inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? 4. On Sept. 16, 2023, the 188th Oktoberfest in Munich begins; when does it end: Sept. 17 or 22 or Oct. 3? 5. A rainbow has how many colors? 6. What can sleep for up to 24 hours in a day: bat, koala or whale? 7. Sept. 17 is Constitution/Citizenship Day; on that date in 1787, Constitutional Convention members signed what? 8. What is a single piece of spaghetti called? 9. According to Guinness World Records, in 24 hours what fi ction book sold the most copies? 10. On Sept. 18, 1905, what Swedish American was born who appeared in the films “Grand Hotel,” “Camille” and “Ninotchka”? 11. The Dutch sport fi erljepAnswers pen involves pole vaulting over what? 12. Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” is set in what locale: Florence, Naples or Verona? 13. What is the USA’s national fl ower? 14. Sept. 19 is International Talk Like a Pirate Day; the synonym “buccaneer” derives from French (boucanier, meaning to cook meat over an open fl ame); what team is called the Buccaneers? 15. What state’s fl ower is the bluebonnet? 16. In what NYC locale would you fi nd Arthur Ashe Stadium and Louis Armstrong Stadium? 17. On Sept. 20, 1797, what ship in Boston Harbor failed to launch? 18. Recently 92,003 fans at the University of Nebraska stadium set a world record for number of attendees at a women’s sporting event; what sport was it: gymnastics, soccer or volleyball? 19. What children’s book (its title has a modern technology word) has a pig named Wilbur? 20. On Sept. 21, 1957, what TV series based on Erle Stanley Gardner’s books debuted? 1. Agatha Christie 2. California’s 3. Aretha Franklin 4. Oct. 3 5. Seven 6. Koala 7. The final draft of the Constitution 8. Spaghetto 9. “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” 10. Greta Garbo 11. A body of water (such as a canal) 12. Verona, Italy 13. Rose 14. Tampa Bay Buccaneers football team 15. Texas 16. Flushing in Queens 17. USS Constitution (It was successfully launched on the third attempt [in October]). 18. Volleyball 19. “Charlotte’s Web” 20. “Perry Mason”
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