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Monday, November 16

This is the 50th anniversary of opening night for "The Sound of Music" by Rodgers and Hammerstein. It opened on Broadway at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre but moved to the Mark Hellinger Theatre in 1962. In all, it ran for 1,443 performances. A London production opened at the Palace Theatre on May 18, 1961, and it ran for 2,385 performances. There was also a Broadway revival in 1998.

As European empires disintegrated in the 20th century, the world saw dozens of new nations. But some nations went the other way. Sikkim decided in 1975 to give up its independence and become part of India. The Buddhist saint Guru Rinpoche had founded Sikkim in the eighth century.

And Newfoundland abandoned its independence when it went broke, becoming part of Canada.

What animal lugs around a giant hump of fat and has a third eyelid to protect its eyes from sand?

A) Camel

B) Giraffe

C) Gnu

D) Zebu

Previous answer: Bagpipes produce skirl.

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