The city of Burbank, Calif., isn’t named for botanist Luther Burbank, but for a Dr. David Burbank, who owned a sheep ranch in the area. Dr. Burbank sold the Southern Pacific a right-of-way through his property for a mere $1, and later reaped a fortune by selling his lands in the wake of a land boom brought about by the coming of the railroad.

The 1963 Federico Fellini film “8 ½” won two Academy Awards, including one for Best Foreign Film. Director Fellini named his film for:

A) His shoe size

B) The number of films he had previously directed

C) The number of reels needed to hold the completed film

D) The age of his youngest child when filming began

Wednesday’s answer: OPEC’s official language is English, even though that is an official language of only one of its member countries (Nigeria).