• Magician and pseudoscience opponent James “the Amazing” Randi has a standing $1 million offer, as yet unclaimed, to anyone who can show evidence of paranormal, supernatural or occult powers.

• The Vulcan Statue in Birmingham, Ala., has nothing to do with “Star Trek” or Mr. Spock. The steel town honors Vulcan, the Roman god of fire, with the 56-foot statue.

Through 2004, the only Nobel Prize category that has never had a female recipient is:

A) Medicine

B) Economics

C) Literature

D) Chemistry

Previous answer: Blues singer B.B. King’s birth name is Riley King. “King” is the professional surname of Larry King, Alan King and Carole King.