The "clink" sound that is made by touching glasses in a toast has nothing to do with the "clink" that's a slang term for a prison. The former meaning comes from a Danish word for a ringing sound. A prison is called a "clink" because of Clink Street in London, which was the site of a notorious prison that was located there from 1178 to 1780.

The first-season opening of the 1960s TV series "The Fugitive" includes a scene of people being helped from a train wreck. Look closely, and you'll see "CHEMIN DE FER" (French for "railroad") on the side of the train. Obviously, that scene was taken from French or Canadian "stock footage." Someone at the show finally noticed, because in the second-season opening, the scene is darkened so that those words aren't visible.

The first day of May is celebrated around the world as May Day, often with festivities related to the labor movement. May 1st is celebrated in Hawaii as:
A) Lei Day
B) King Kamehameha Day
C) Diamond Head Day
D) Independence Day

Previous answer: The seven letters of the alphabet that are not first letters in the names of U.S. states are B, E, J, Q, X, Y and Z.

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