n Many episodes of the TV series “The Waltons” ended with “goodnights” being exchanged. A total of 72 “goodnights” would have been spoken if all nine Waltons said “goodnight” to each other.

n A bat (the flying kind) appears on every label of Bacardi rum, because the wife of the company founder noticed bats in the distillery’s rafters, and bats were an ancient Cuban symbol of good luck.

The Harry Potter books by British author J.K. Rowling have sold over 250 million copies worldwide to date. What is J.K. Rowling’s first name?

A) John

B) Jennifer

C) Judith

D) Joanne

Thursday’s answer: In the Army marching song “The Caissons Go Rolling Along,” caissons are wagons that transport artillery.