n In his 1980 book “The Lexicon of Comicana,” cartoonist Mort Walker coined many terms for some of the devices used by comic-strip artists. One such word was “emanata,” the lines drawn around the head to indicate surprise.

n Many TV fans will remember the quacklike laugh of Burgess Meredith in his role as the Penguin in the 60s series “Batman.”

The Days Inn motel chain was named:

A) For Dayton, Ohio, site of its first motel

B) For its founder, Cecil Day

C) For the lack of electricity in its first motels

D) As a pun on Knights Inn chain

Wednesday’s answer: Before his “Godfather” films, Francis Ford Coppola won an Oscar for the screenplay of the 1970 film “Patton.”

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