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n According to the backstory of “The Lone Ranger,” the title character’s mask was made from his brother’s black vest. But according to the autobiography of Clayton Moore, who portrayed the Ranger in the 1950s TV series, the mask he wore was made of plaster, with felt on top of it. For black-and-white episodes, it was purple felt, which apparently made for better contrast.

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.

n 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.”

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