n A palindrome is a word or phrase that is spelled the same forward and backward. The only palindromic rock group to have a top-40 Billboard tune with a palindromic title is ABBA (“S.O.S” in 1975).

What was the subject of the first commemorative postage stamps issued in the United States?

A) The American Revolution

B) Christopher Columbus’ discovery of America

C) Thomas Edison’s inventions

D) The Statue of Liberty

Thursday’s answer: In the early days of TV, people who watched too much TV were said to have “tele-squat.” Today, they would be called “couch potatoes.”