• On May 6, 1953, Alva “Bobo” Holloman became the first pitcher to hurl a no-hitter in his first major-league start. He never pitched another complete game in his brief career in the majors.

• The less-often-seen relatives of Olive Oyl, Popeye’s girlfriend in comics and cartoons, include her brother Castor Oyl, her father Cole Oyl, and her mother Nana Oyl.

The only living person ever to appear on a Scottish banknote, other than a member of the British royal family, is a:

A) Politician

B) Physicist

C) Golfer

D) Actor

Thursday’s answer: Composer Adam Guettel, Tony-winning composer of “The Light in the Piazza,” is the son of composer Mary Rodgers, and the grandson of composer Richard Rodgers.

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