Word of the week: the coinage “bacn,” which is pronounced “bacon.” According to the official website, www.bacn2.com, it is “e-mail you want, but not now.” In other words, messages that have been subscribed to, but not read for a long time. The word was coined humorously as a less objectionable alternative to “spam.”

Not generally known is that two of the major-party presidential candidates were born outside the continental United States. Obama was born in Hawaii; where was McCain born?

A) At sea, on a ship

B) Hawaii

C) Panama Canal Zone

D) Puerto Rico

Friday’s answer: Hollywood Walk of Fame star, Clayton Moore, title character in the ’50s TV series “The Lone Ranger,” is the only one to list a star’s name as well as best known role.