Some missing trivia

What is the only city in the world that is located on two continents?

• Istanbul, Turkey. Its western half is in Europe; its eastern half, in Asia.

A group of fish is generally called a school—but what about a group of flying fish?

• A glide

What was the first sound to be officially trademarked in the United States?

• NBC’s distinctive three-note chime. The notes, trademarked—or “soundmarked”—in 1950, are G-E-C in the key of C, to represent the General Electric Company, one of the founders of NBC

By how many lengths did superhorse Secretariat win the Belmont Stakes in his record-setting 1973 mile-and-a-half run?

• 31.

What actor-comedian, posing as silent screen lover Rudolph Valentino, was the first man to appear on the cover of Playboy magazine?

• Peter Sellers, in April 1964. In a feature inside the issue, Sellers, posing with nude models, was shown in antic takeoffs on other great screen lovers.

Haiku is a form of Japanese poetry; what is raku?

• Japanese pottery traditionally used in the tea ceremony. It’s named for the Raku family, which first produced it in the 16th century

Which European country’s king was held prisoner by the Germans during World War II?

• Belgium’s. King Leopold III surrendered his forces and was held prisoner by the Nazis shortly after they invaded his country in 1940. After the war, faced with charges of cowardice and treason, he lived in exile in Switzerland and eventually abdicated.

What baseball great did writer Edgar Guest compose a poem about after the slugger opted not to play on Yom Kippur?

• Detroit Tiger first baseman Hank Greenberg, in 1934. The poem, published in the Detroit Free Press, stated: “We shall miss him in the infield and shall miss him at the bat / But he’s true to his religion—and honor him for that.”