Indiana architect Howard Garns created the first Sudoku puzzles for an American puzzle magazine series starting in 1979. That magazine published puzzle-creator lists without individual bylines, but New York Times puzzle editor Will Shortz discovered that Garns’ name always appeared on the list when an issue had a Sudoku, and never appeared when it didn’t.

The Oscar Wilde play “Salome,” based on the New Testament character and completed in 1891, was the basis of the famous Richard Strauss opera of the same name. In what language did Wilde write the play?

A) Gaelic

B) Hebrew

C) German

D) French

Monday’s answer: The full name of presidential candidate Mitt Romney is Willard Mitt Romney. He was named for hotel magnate J. Willard Marriott, his father’s best friend.