• When the Oldsmobile brand name was retired by General Motors in 2004, it was the oldest surviving U.S. auto brand name, having originated with Ransom Eli Olds in 1897.

• You won’t find a profile of composer Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber in the Encyclopaedia Britannica under “W.” His correct surname is Lloyd Webber, so you’ll find it under “L.”

“Penny-farthing” was the nickname for an early type of:

A) Cough drop

B) Roulette wheel

C) Bicycle

D) Penny arcade

Thursday’s answer: The corner of Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood, Calif., was christened “Bob Hope Square” in May 2003 in honor of Hope’s 100th birthday.