n In a recent commercial for the Apple PowerBook computer, 2-foot-8-inch actor Verne Troyer uses the 17-inch model, and 7-foot-5-inch NBA star Yao Ming uses the 12-inch model.

n The top half of the flag of Poland is a white horizontal stripe, and the bottom half is a red horizontal stripe. Turn the flag upside-down, and it becomes the flag of Indonesia.

Upon its completion in 1889, Paris’ Eiffel Tower was the world’s tallest structure. The previous record holder, still standing today, is located in:

A) Washington, D.C.

B) London, England

C) New York City

D) Boston, Mass.

Thursday’s answer: The “Big Five” animals in Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park are lions, leopards, elephants, rhinoceroses and the Cape buffalo.