• 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.
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