Today’s racing cars create enough of a vacuum that they can lift manhole covers (usually weighing 100 pounds or more) off the ground, so manhole covers must be welded down for auto races held through city streets. In a 1990 race in Montreal, a car was hit by a “flying” manhole, which caused it to catch fire.

How did rock legend Elvis Presley get his unusual first name?

A) It was his father’s middle name

B) From the last name of a family friend

C) From the word “elves”

D) His parents just made it up

Tuesday’s answer: Three years before he became one of the Monkees rock group, Davy Jones (then known as “David Jones”) created the role of the Artful Dodger in the Broadway musical “Oliver!” for which he was nominated for a Tony Award.