n Benito Mussolini was the fascist leader of Italy from 1922 to 1943. Born in 1883, he was named for 19th-century Mexican president Benito Juarez.

n Per the rules of the Jockey Club, the Thoroughbred registry organization, a racehorse’s name can have no more than 18 letters (including spaces), so the full name can always fit in programs.

The DVD “Creature from the Black Lagoon Legacy Collection” includes all three films in the series. Watch the second film, 1955’s “Revenge of the Creature,” and you’ll see the movie debut of what future superstar?

A) Warren Beatty

B) Dustin Hoffman

C) Faye Dunaway

D) Clint Eastwood

Monday’s answer: Explorer Vitus Bering was born in Denmark.