Happy 50th anniversary to the LEGO brand of children's blocks, which were first patented in 1958. The company's Danish-born founder, Ole Kirk Christiansen, was a carpenter who started making wooden toys circa 1932, after losing his job during the Depression. As mentioned in a 1999 episode of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire," "LEGO" is derived from the Danish for "play well."

When wanting to speak privately in the presence of White House guests, President and Mrs. Herbert Hoover often conversed with each other in Chinese. The Hoovers became fluent in the language when they lived in China for several years, where the future president worked as a mining engineer.

The world-famous Leaning Tower of Pisa, built over a 175-year period, was completed in the 14th century.

It was originally built to be a:
A) Bell tower
B) Prison
C) Royal residence
D) Astronomical observatory

Previous answer: Founded in the 1880s as a manufacturer of tabulating machines, IBM first made the Fortune 500 list in 1924.

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