n Small-town celebrity birthplace of the week: Bethel, Conn. (current population about 18,000). Showman P.T. Barnum was born there in 1810. More recently, actress Meg Ryan grew up in Bethel, and was a 1979 graduate of Bethel High School, where she was elected homecoming queen.

The Web site www.ice.com is concerned with:

A) Global warming

B) Professional hockey

C) Jewelry shopping

D) Bartending

Wednesday’s answer: Yul Brynner’s film roles included King Solomon (“Solomon and Sheba” – 1959), Pancho Villa (“Villa Rides” – 1968) and Jean Lafitte (“The Buccaneer” – 1958). These were three of the very few film roles for which Mr. Brynner had hair.