• Lhasa apsos were watchdogs in Tibetan monasteries for more than 2,000 years before arriving in the U.S. in the 1930s. Tibetan monks believe they are reincarnated lions.

• The term “liberal arts,” from the Latin for “works befitting a free man,” refers to courses that provide general knowledge, as opposed to technical or professional subjects.

After the United States, the most populous nation in the Western Hemisphere is:

A) Mexico

B) Canada

C) Argentina

D) Brazil

Saturday’s answer: Sarah Knox Taylor, daughter of Zachary Taylor, married future Confederate president Jefferson Davis in 1835.