Page 18 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, AUGUST 27, 2021 phael, Donatello and Michelangelo similar? 9. The word lava comes from what language? 10. On Aug. 30, 1963, a gov1. On Aug. 27, 1940, Nestle registered what two-word trademark for chocolate chip cookies? 2. What English mystery writer said, “The best time for planning a book is while you’re doing the dishes”? 3. What fictional island is best for people who do not want to grow up? 4. On Aug. 28, 1845, the first issue of what scientific magazine was published by founder and West Boxford, Mass., native Rufus Porter? 5. How are African Queen, Black Pearl and Yellow Submarine similar? 6. What did the earliest photographers transfer images onto? 7. On Aug. 29, 1917, Isabel Sanford was born, who won an Emmy for playing what character on “The Jeffersons”? 8. How are Leonardo, Raernment “Hot Line” was established between what two important buildings in the USA and Moscow? 11. What 1800s Haverhill native wrote the poem “The Pumpkin,” in which “On the fields of his harvest the Yankee looks forth, Where crooknecks are coiling and yellow fruit shines, And the sun of September melts down on his vines”? 12. What sport has a winner category called King of the Mountains? 13. What does a horse that wins the Belmont Stakes, Preakness Stakes and Kentucky Derby in the same year win? 14. August 31 is International Overdose Awareness Day; according to the UN, what continent has the most drug-related deaths? 15. What word derived from a proper noun has been used to indicate an intense craving or addiction? 16. A Nebula Award is given for what type of book? 17. On September 1 traditional oyster season begins; what city that includes Pearl Street (where Herman Melville was born) has been known as the oyster capital of the USA? 18. The earliest paintings depicted what, animals or people? 19. How are La Divina, La Stupenda and La Superba similar? 20. On Sept. 2, 1992, what pair began a $5,000,000 chess rematch? ANSWERS 1. Toll House 2. Agatha Christie 3. Never Never Land (in J.M. Barrie’s “Peter Pan”) 4. Scientific American 5. They are names of watercraft appearing in films. 6. Glass 7. Louise “Weezy” Jefferson 8. They are the names of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and also of Italian Renaissance artists. 9. Italian 10. The White House and the Kremlin 11. John Greenleaf Whittier 12. Several cycling road races, such as the Tour de France 13. The Triple Crown Trophy 14. North America 15. Jones (or jonesing) 16. Science fiction 17. New York 18. Animals 19. The are nicknames of opera singers (Maria Callas, Joan Sutherland and Montserrat Caballé). 20. Boris Spassky and Bobby Fischer
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