n Word of the week: “arctophile.” It’s the technical term for a collector of teddy bears, from the Greek for “bear.” It’s related to “arctic.” Arctic” comes from the Greek for “northern,” which literally means “of the Bear,” a reference to the most prominent northern constellation, Ursa Major, aka the Great Bear.
Author Stephen King has written more than 50 best-selling horror and fantasy novels. He has written a few non-fiction books also, on all of the following topics except:
A) Baseball
B) Developing writing skills
C) The history of horror fiction
D) Chocolate desserts
Friday’s answer: In the comic strip “Garfield,” Jon’s girlfriend, Liz, is the veterinarian of the feline title character.
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