The oldest continuously operating radio station in the U.S., six months older than Pittsburgh’s KDKA, is WWV. Never heard of it? WWV is a shortwave station out of Colorado that broadcasts official government time signals. The signal can be accessed by phone (303-499-7111), and at nist.time.gov, where there’s also a nifty real-time world daylight/darkness map.

By what other name is literary character Edward Bear better known?

A) The Last of the Mohicans

B) Winnie the Pooh

C) Papa Bear in the Goldilocks story

D) The Wizard of Oz

Wednesday’s answer: The Statue of Freedom stands atop the dome of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.