n In 1939, actor Thomas Mitchell appeared in three films nominated for a Best Picture Oscar: “Gone With the Wind,” “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” and “Stagecoach,” winning an Oscar for the latter.

The first honoree to receive a ticker-tape parade in Manhattan’s “Canyon on Heroes” on lower Broadway was:

A) An army general

B) A professional golfer

C) A statue

D) An aviator

Wednesday’s answer: The British-built De Havilland Comet was the first commercial passenger jet airplane. It debuted on May 2, 1952, with a BOAC flight from London to Johannesburg.