During the 1992 presidential election campaign, “Star Trek” fans showed support for their favorite candidates with a lapel button that read: “Kirk/Spock 92: Leadership for the Future.”

n The aptly named Thermal, Calif., near Palm Springs, can often be seen on newspapers’ weather pages for having the nation’s highest daily temperature. Its all-time high: 123.

In the terminology of the British peerage, the wife of a baron is a baroness, and the wife of a duke is a duchess. What is the correct term for the wife of an earl?

A) Viscountess

B) Ladyship

C) Countess

D) Earless

Monday’s answer: The yellowish tint in French vanilla ice cream comes from the eggs that are in the recipe.