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n Eponyms of the week: California-born brothers Allan and Malcolm Loughead, who in 1916 co-founded the Loughead Aircraft Manufacturing Company. Tired of having their company name mispronounced as “Loghead,” they decided to change it to match the correct pronunciation: Lockheed.

n Of the 11 horses that have won the Thoroughbred Triple Crown to date, only two have been father and son: Gallant Fox (1930) and Omaha (1935). Omaha has the unenviable distinction of being the only Triple Crown winner not selected to be that year’s Horse of the Year.

The Japanese word that means “it is sour” means something a little different in English. What’s the word?

A) Karaoke

B) Sushi

C) Honcho

D) Haiku

Wednesday’s answer: James Stewart portrays U.S. senator Jefferson Smith in the 1939 film “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.”

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