Eponym of the week: British army general Henry Shrapnel. While a lieutenant in the Royal Artillery in the 1780s, he invented (on his own time and at his own expense) a hollow ball filled with shot that exploded in midair. When adopted by the British army some 20 years later, it was given the name "shrapnel shell." The "bombs bursting in air" in "The Star-Spangled Banner" are shrapnel shells.

In 1954, 30 years before the debut of the Tony Danza sitcom "Who's the Boss?" there was another prime-time show with that name. The earlier "Who's the Boss?" was a game show in which a panel questioned secretaries of famous people, trying to identify their bosses. The show was hosted for a time by future "60 Minutes" correspondent Mike Wallace.

Three of the 10 largest world cities by population have names that begin with S: Sao Paulo, Seoul and Shanghai. What letter starts the names of three other of the world's 10 most populous cities?
A) B
B) C
C) M
D) T

Previous answer: Motorsports Hall of Famer Tom Sneva was a junior-high principal before becoming a professional driver.

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