Word of the week: "majuscule," which is a 10-dollar synonym for an uppercase letter. The word literally means "somewhat bigger," being composed of seemingly contradictory Latin components meaning "major" and "small." The corresponding word for a lowercase letter is "minuscule," though it's much more frequently used these days as a synonym for "tiny."

Starring trios update: Thanks to the Trivia Detectives who unearthed these threesomes starring in two relatively recent films with different roles: Estevez/Nelson/Sheedy in "The Breakfast Club" and "St. Elmo's Fire" (Lynn Skordal, Mercer Island, Wash.) and Curtis/Kline/Palin in "A Fish Called Wanda" and "Fierce Creatures." (Don Brockman, San Ramon, Calif.) More in a future issue.

The world's longest-serving current head of state rules on what continent?
A) Europe
B) South America
C) Africa
D) Asia

Previous answer: Babe Zaharias played in the men's Los Angeles Open in 1938. The other female firsts were all later -- 1970 (Kentucky Derby), 1977 (Indianapolis 500) and 1997 (NBA referee).

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