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Nephew naming: Thanks to Ken Clark of Kent, Wash., who sent a fun list of what Huey, Dewey and Louie (Donald Duck’s nephews) are called in foreign languages. They include Danish: Rip, Rap and Rup; Indonesian: Kwik, Kwek and Kwak; Croatian: Hinko, Dinko and Vinko; and Finnish: Tupu, Hupu and Lupu. More from the list in a future issue.

As originally created by British novelist Hugh Lofting for his series of children’s books, what was Doctor Dolittle’s doctoral degree?

A) Doctor of Medicine

B) Doctor of Veterinary Medicine

C) Doctor of Divinity

D) Doctor of Education

Tuesday’s answer: Because there are no H or W sounds in the Russian language, a native Russian speaker would likely pronounce “Hawaii” something like “ga-VA-ee.”

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