• The organic compound ammonia is named for Ammon, an ancient Mideast god. Residue containing the compound was found near the Shrine of Ammon in Syria.
• Better be on time when visiting the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, England, through which the prime meridian passes. Its gates close at precisely 4:30 p.m. every day.
George Lucas has directed Carrie Fisher and Natalie Portman in segments of the “Star Wars” series. The only other person to have directed both Fisher and Portman in feature films is:
A) Clint Eastwood
B) Woody Allen
C) Steven Spielberg
D) Quentin Tarantino
Wednesday’s answer: Campobello Island, onetime summer home of Franklin Roosevelt, is located in southeastern Canada off the coast of Maine.
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