Page 22 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2021 1. October 1 is International Coffee Day; wild coffee plants originated in Kenya, Sudan and what other country? 2. Which NFL franchise has been in continuous operation with the same location and name for the longest time? 3. What is a cruciferous vegetable? 4. The word “robot” originated in the hit play “R.U.R., or Rossum’s Universal Robots” in what decade: 1890s, 1920s or 1940s? 5. What three letters denote a computer’s brain? 6. On Oct. 3, 1919, Adolfo Luque, a Cincinnati Reds pitcher, became the first Latino World Series player; he was from what country? 7. What is a calabaza? 8. Massachusetts beach sand is mostly made of what clear mineral? 9. In what state is the Banzai Pipeline? 10. On Oct. 4, 1883, what passenger train began service between Paris and Istanbul? 11. Who authored “Where the Wild Things Are,” which won a Caldecott Medal in 1964? 12. What are basenji dogs (a breed of African origin) unable to do? 13. What Revere Beach birds are sometimes heard before seen? 14. The song “Hernando’s Hideaway” from “The Pajama Game” is in what style of dance time? 15. On Oct. 6, 1970, what “gang” was arrested – ending China’s Cultural Revolution? 16. Who is the Super Bowl trophy named after? 17. What sweet substance is in fruits? 18. In 1537 what monarch declared Saint Valentine’s Day a holiday? 19. Which planet is closest to the earth? 20. On Oct. 7, 1956, Clarence Birdseye died, who in Gloucester had invented what food processing method? ANSWERS 1. Ethiopia 2. The Green Bay Packers 3. A member of the cabbage family 4. 1920s 5. CPU (central processing unit) 6. Cuba 7. A pumpkin-like squash mostly grown in tropical America and the West Indies 8. Quartz 9. Hawaii (a surf spot on Oahu) 10. The Orient Express 11. Maurice Sendak 12. Bark 13. The piping plover 14. Tango 15. The Gang of Four 16. Vince Lombardi 17. Fructose 18. Henry VIII 19. Venus 20. Flash freezing (originally used for fish)
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