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Unique pronunciation update: Thanks to Ken Clark of Kent, Wash., who sent along “colonel,” in which “OLO” is pronounced as “ER.” There’s an historical reason for this: The word was once spelled “coronel” and pronounced “kor-uh-NEL,” which eventually became “KUR-nel.”

The Nehi brand of soft drinks is most familiar to today’s trivia fans as the beverage of choice (grape Nehi, to be precise) of Radar O’Reilly on the TV series “M*A*S*H.” The cola originally sold by the Nehi company is known today by the brand name:

A) Coke

B) Pepsi

C) Jolt

D) Royal Crown

Monday’s answer: Broadway’s Eugene O’Neill Theatre was once owned by playwright Neil Simon.

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