Punchy: The “fist” punch, the “fruity” punch and the puppet Punch have no connection to each other. The “fist” meaning comes from an old French word for a pointed weapon. The “punch” that you drink is derived from the Hindi word for “five,” because it originally had five ingredients. And the Punch of “Punch and Judy” is short for the name Punchinello, literally “turkey pullet” in Italian.

n Mayflower passenger Miles Standish, best remembered today as the title character of the Longfellow poem “The Courtship of Miles Standish,” was not a Pilgrim. He was a professional soldier who was hired by the Pilgrims as a military adviser.

How many U.S. states are situated on both sides of the Mississippi River?

A) None

B) 1

C) 2

D) 3

Answer Monday.

Thursday’s answer: According to humorist Will Rogers, “Being a hero is the shortest-lived profession on earth.”