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n Eponym of the week: John B. Bibb, Kentucky state representative and amateur horticulturist. He developed Bibb lettuce (the traditional salad of Kentucky Derby Day brunch) in the backyard of his Frankfort home circa 1865. Bibb lettuce is considered intermediate in form and taste between leaf lettuces and iceberg.

A map of the “lower 48” U.S. states can be found on the commemorative quarter of what U.S. state?

A) Arizona

B) Delaware

C) Louisiana

D) Oregon

Wednesday’s answer: As spoken by the main character in the Jane Austen novel “Mansfield Park,” a large income is “the best recipe for happiness.”

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