Word of the week: “stereognosis.” The ability to perceive the properties of an object by handling and/or lifting it. From the Greek words for “three-dimensional” and “knowledge.” Have a favorite “ten-dollar” word? Please let us know.
Many fans know that the first video broadcast on MTV in 1981 was “Video Killed the Radio Star,” a 1979 tune by the Buggles. The first video broadcast on VH1 in 1985 was a contemporary rendition of what somewhat older tune?
A) “Here Comes the Sun”
B) “Night and Day”
C) “California, Here I Come”
D) “The Star-Spangled Banner”
Friday’s answer: Another term for the double eagle in golf (three under par on a hole) is “albatross.”
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