The native-born residents of Monaco, called “Monegasques,” are a minority in their own country. Only about 16 percent of the 32,000 residents of Monaco were born there. At 47 percent, French nationals make up the largest proportion of residents. There are about as many native-born Italians in Monaco as there are Monegasques. (Thanks to Ken Clark of Kent, Wash.)

The distance between New Zealand and Australia, across the Tasman Sea, is approximately the same as from Chicago, Ill., to

A) Honolulu, Hawaii

B) El Paso, Texas

C) Indianapolis, Indiana

D) Los Angeles, California

Answer Monday.

Thursday’s answer: With the circumference of the Earth at about 25,000 miles, and one complete rotation of the planet every 24 hours, the speed of the Earth’s rotation is about 1,000 miles per hour.