THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, OCTObEr 23, 2026 Page 13 1. Oct. 23 is National Boston Cream Pie Day; Massachusetts’ Boston cream donut and what other donut are the only official state donuts in the USA? 2. What kids are in the films “Spooky Hooky,” “Bouncing Babies” and “Spook Spoofing”? 3. In what Shakespeare play (a salad’s name) are the quotes “…graves have yawn’d and yielded up their dead…. And ghosts did shriek and squeal about the streets”? 4. In 1906 why did a Paris department store commission “The Witch” children’s film? 5. In 2007, Oklahoma declared that what fruit is its official state vegetable? 6. What country originated the tarantella dance? 7. On Oct. 24, 2003, was the last commercial flight of what: Concorde, Dreamliner or Sopwith Wallaby? 8. What is another word for Japanese pumpkin? 9. What is a puff pastry palmier also called? 10. On Oct. 25, 1964, The Rolling Stones first appeared on what TV show? 11. What second wife of Henry VIII is said to be the resident ghost of the Tower of London? 12. On Oct. 26, 1825, what canal between the Great Lakes and Albany opened? 13. What word means both a phantom and a golf term? 14. On Oct. 27, 1872, what etiquette expert was born who said that “bad motoring manners can be murder”? 15. In “Dracula” by Bram Stoker what plant is used to make a protective wreath? 16. What term with a sport’s team member’s name means a person who second-guesses? 17. On Oct. 28, 1927, the world’s first scheduled international flight was between Havana and what Key? 18. What are to be banned from NYC’s Central Park? 19. Who lived in Concord’s Old Manse and authored the short story collection “Mosses from an Old Manse”? 20. On Oct. 29, 1967, was the closure of Expo 67, which is also called what? ANSWERS American Exterior and Window Corporation Contact us for all of your home improvement projects and necessities. Call Jeff or Bob Toll Free: 1-888-744-1756 617-699-1782 / www.americanexteriorma.com Windows, Siding, Roofing, Carpentry & More! All estimates, consultations or inspections completed by MA licensed supervisors. *Over 50 years experience. *Better Business Bureau Membership. Insured and Registered Complete Financing Available. No Money Down. The Kid Does Clean Outs From 1 item to 1,000 WE REMOVE EVERYTHING! * Basements * Homes * Backyards * Commercial Buildings The cheapest prices around! Call Eric: (857) 322-2854 Frank Berardino MA License 31811 • 24 - Hour Service • Emergency Repairs BERARDINO Plumbing & Heating Residential & Commercial Service Gas Fitting • Drain Service 617.699.9383 Senior Citizen Discount We follow Social Distancing Guidelines! Clean-Outs! We take and dispose from cellars, attics, garages, yards, etc. Call Robert at: 781-844-0472 Carrijo Home Improvement, Inc. General Contractor * Interior & Exterior Carpentry * Kitchen & Bath * Roofs * Painting * Decks * Siding * Licensed & Insured * Free Estimates Carrijohomeimprovement.com Call 781-710-8918 * Saugus, MA Kmaras Services Home Maintenance & Repairs Services include: * Carpentry * Interior & Exterior Painting * Yard Work * Tree Pruning 1-252-646-3431 * Fully Insured/Veteran Owned Small Projects • Repairs • Home Improvements JN CONSTRUCTION & RENOVATION PROFESSIONAL HANDYMAN SERVICES * Carpentry Services * Interior & Exterior Painting * Flooring Installation & Repairs * General Home Repairs Fully Insured * Quality Work • Reliable Service • Free Estimates Call 857-264-8556 * Jncostruction088@gmai.com 1. also Massachusetts’ official state dessert.) 2. salad) 4. Louisiana’s beignet (Boston cream pie is The Little Rascals aka Our Gang (“Bouncing Babies” [1929] is set on Halloween.) 3. “The Tragedy of Julius Caesar” (Caesar So parents could shop while the kids watched. (It is the first witch film.) 5. Watermelon (It is a member of the squash plant family, but is also said to be botanically a fruit.) 6. Kabocha squash Elephant ear Italy; the dance was inspired by a frenzied Concorde dance believed to ward off a fatal tarantula bite 7. 8. 9. 10. “The Ed Sullivan Show” 11. Anne Boleyn 12. Erie Canal 13. Bogey (one stroke over par) 14. Emily Post, who authored “Motor Manners” 15. Garlic — believed in repelling vampires 16. Monday morning quarterback 17. Key West (It was scheduled to deliver mail.) 18. Horse-drawn carriages 19. Nathaniel Hawthorne, who opined that “the Manse was haunted” 20. Montreal’s World’s Fair
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