Founders' Day Trivia Contest Questions (1999)

Each of the following clues represents one place in town. A single certificate can be found at each of these places; obtaining and returning the certificate to the Saugus.net booth at Founders' Day will win you a free T-shirt and the envy of millions. Well, maybe not millions. Some of the places also have other gifts for the lucky searcher.

Note that the contest is now over; the answers are now posted.

1. This house has seen a lot of history, or at least a lot of historians. Ask for Nancy.

   The Saugus Historical Society House. This certificate was found and returned.

2. Check under the swings near the largest alliterative body of water in town.

   The Prankers Pond Park. This certificate was found and returned.

3. Merchant's Row? What an original concept! Ask for Donna.

   Novel Ideas in Cliftondale Square. This certificate was not found!

4. Right on the line, Stella's is fine. Ask for George.

   Stella's Pizzeria near the Melrose line. This certificate was not found!

5. Within a hair of the studio? Good. Ask for George.

   George the Barber's in Cliftondale Square. This certificate was found and returned.

6. Not too many places to find lots of ice this time of year; check the home of the Buskis. Ask for Kevin or Joe.

   Kasabuski Arena. This certificate was not found!

7. Not all books in the Center are in the Library. When you find this one, ask for Bob.

   The A Gathering of Memories booth at Founders' Day. This certificate was found and returned.

8. Play area of the precious knolls; look under the table.

   The Golden Hills Playground. This certificate was found, but not returned!

9. Diana's banking on you finding her before 1:00; we hope you'll co-operate.

   The Saugus Co-operative Bank in Saugus Center. This certificate was found and returned.

10. We dare you to ask for Jeff while keeping in touch with large vehicles.

    The "Touch-A-Truck" area at Founders' Day. This certificate was found and returned.

11. Before you go too far, take the time to smell the strawberries, and ask for Bob.

    The Cliftondale Congregational Church's Strawberry Shortcake booth at Founders' Day. This certificate was found and returned.

12. Ever have a book for a friend? Ever meet a friend of a book? Ask for Mary Rose.

    The Friends of the Saugus Public Library book sale at Founders' Day. This certificate was found and returned.

13. Finding this playground should be elementary. One hint: it's not in Lynn. In fact, check around the home area.

    The Lynnhurst Elementary School Playground baseball field. This certificate was found and returned.

14. This tower is suitable for royalty. Ask for Mike.

    Prince Restaurant on Route One. This certificate was found and returned.

15. Once, the willows wept here; today, look around the street hockey area near the soccer field.

    Anna Parker Playground. This certificate was found and returned.

All in all we had fun with this contest; we stuck around until about quarter past five rather than the four thirty marked on the individual certificates to try and help compensate for the crazy traffic situation in town due to the problems on Route One, etc. This seemed to help out as a few certificates did in fact come in during this period.

The only weird thing was the disappearing certificate in the Golden Hills; it was found early enough but not returned. If you were the lucky finder, give us a call and we'll still honor the certificate and give you a T-shirt.

Winners who gave us permission to post their names include (in approximate order of turning in their respective certificates):

• Ed Gayron
• Joanne Gayron
• Christina DiGregorio
• Deanna Oxley
• Jeff Agersea
• Paul Downing
• Allison Gayron
• David Berkowitch
• Robby McCarthy
• Alex Jozsa