Stan’s trivia contest No. 60

What type of flower got its five-letter name because its blossom closes at night?

How to win: Send your answer, with your full name and address, either by e-mail to [email protected], or on a postcard to Stan Newman’s Trivia Challenge No. 60, P.O. Box 69, Massapequa Park, NY 11762.

Only one submission per person, please. Answers must be received within seven days of publication.

One winner will be chosen at random from all correct entries, who will receive a copy of Stan’s new book “15,003 Answers: The Ultimate Trivia Encyclopedia,” courtesy of Random House. Answer and winner will be announced in a future issue.

Answer trivia contest No. 53

The color magenta got its name because the color’s dye was discovered shortly after the 1859 Battle of Magenta, in the Second Italian War of Independence.

Winner: Jane Compton of Canyon, Texas.