There's a direct connection between La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles and carrot cake, and that's entrepreneur George C. Page. Page funded the L.A. museum that displays the Tar Pits' discoveries. He was also responsible for the popularization of carrot cake in the U.S. after World War II, having massive amounts of dehydrated carrots left over from his inventory originally intended for American troops.

There are two "degrees of separation" between Steve Martin and Raymond Burr, whose character in the 1956 film "Godzilla" was named Steve Martin. Burr starred in "Airplane II: The Sequel" with Peter Graves, who appeared in "Looney Tunes: Back in Action" with Martin. By the way, Steve Martin was also the name of William Demarest's character (Al Jolson's fictional mentor) in the original "Jazz Singer" and "The Jolson Story."

Ohio is known as the Buckeye State, of course, but what's a buckeye?
A) A deer
B) A fish
C) A tree
D) A flower

Previous answer: In the Canadian province of Quebec, PFK stands for Poulet Frit de Kentucky, French for Kentucky Fried Chicken (aka KFC).

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