n Actress Betty Garrett, who portrayed Archie Bunker’s neighbor on “All in the Family” and the title characters’ landlady on “Laverne & Shirley,” was married for 30 years to Larry Parks, star of “The Jolson Story.”

n The world’s first can opener, patented by Ezra J. Warner in 1858, was a n unwieldy combination of a bayonet and scythe.

Fans of 60s TV will remember the sci-fi series of producer Irwin Allen, including “Lost in Space,” The Time Tunnel” and “Land of the Giants.” What music legend composed the theme songs for all of those series?

A) John Williams

B) Quincy Jones

C) Elton John

D) James Taylor

Thursday’s answer: Life Savers candies once ran a magazine ad with the request, “Please do not lick the page.”


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