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EPONYMSby Patricia L. Cook

A word derived from the name of a person, whether real or fictional, is known as an ep-onym. This week, Tidbits examines many com-mon terms that trace their origin to an individu-al’s name.• A tragic accident turned into a bless-ing for the blind for generations to come. In 1812, at the age of three, Louis Braille stabbed himself in the eye with a tool from his father’s workshop. The injury resulted in complete blindness in both eyes. At age ten, he began his schooling at the world’s first school for blind children, located in Paris. Braille was only 15 when he developed a system of raised dots to help the blind to read. Because he was an ac-complished organist and cellist, he adapted the system to the reading of music as well. At 19, he was given a teaching position at the school. The first book in Braille was published when Louis was just 20 years old. • During the 19th century, Joel Roberts Poinsett acted as U.S. ambassador to Mex-ico. Around 1825, he brought home a beau-tiful crimson plant native to Mexico referred to as Cuetlaxochitl by the Aztecs. After he introduced the flower to botanists, it was given the name poinsettia. Poinsettias are now a $225 million business each holiday season.

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The second disc is a CD featuring the radio broadcast of “The African Queen” starring Bogart and Greer Garson. Also included is a reproduction of the out-of-print book by Hepburn, “The Making of The African Queen, or How I Went to Africa with Bog-art, Bacall and Huston and Almost Lost My Mind,” her memoir on the filming of this classic movie.

“The Twilight Saga: New Moon” (PG-13) -- The sparkly vampire series by Stephanie Meyer continues with Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart), who, after being abandoned by vampire Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson), goes to frolic with shirtless teenage were-wolfens. Stuff happens. I don’t know what, because I did not see this movie.

“The T.A.M.I. Show” Collector’s Edition (NR) -- This is one of the greatest rock-n-roll concert films ever made. Filmed us-ing an experimental high-definition video camera, this 1964 concert film features amazing performances by Jan and Dean, Chuck Berry, Smokey Robinson, The Su-premes, Marvin Gaye, The Beach Boys and The Rolling Stones, just to name a few. But the performance that will grab you is the one by James Brown. In the prime of his career, Brown’s set (“Out of Sight,” “Prisoner Of Love,” “Please, Please, Please” and “Night Train”) brings down the house.

“Toy Story” and “Toy Story 2” (G) -- With this year’s release of “Toy Story 3,” Disney is re-releasing the first two films on DVD and Blu-Ray. If you already own them, there’s no real reason to grab these, as the special features are basically the same as the older versions.

TV SERIES“Mad Men” Season 3“The Prisoner” (Miniseries)“Krod Mandoon & The Flaming Sword of Fire”“Sabrina the Teenage Witch” The Complete Sixth Season“Father Knows Best” Season Four “7th Heaven” The Complete Tenth Season “The Lair” The Complete Third Season “Case Closed” Season Four

PICKS OF THE WEEK“The African Queen” (Commemorative Box Set) (Not Rated) -- Humphrey Bogart and Kath-erine Hepburn star in this 1951 classic directed by John Huston. Set in 1914 Africa, Hepburn plays a Methodist missionary whose mission is destroyed by the Germans following the break-out of World War I.

She is rescued by Charlie Allnut (Bogart, who won an Oscar for the role), the skipper of a rick-ety old tub named The African Queen. Together they brave the perilous waters of the Congo, avoiding the Germans and dangerous rapids in their attempt to sink the gunboat Louisa, thus opening the route to British ships and their way to freedom. This boxed set is light on special features, but it what it offers is pretty nifty. The first disc contains the newly restored print and a one-hour documentary on the making of the film.

New DVDs reviewed in this column will be available in stores the week of March 22, 2010.

TOP TEN VIDEO, DVD as of March 6, 2010

Top 10 Video Rentals

1. Couples Retreat (PG-13) Vince Vaughn2. Zombieland (NR) Woody Harrelson3. The Time Traveler’s Wife (PG-13) Eric Bana4. Love Happens (PG-13) Jennifer Aniston5. Surrogates (PG-13) Bruce Willis6. The Stepfather (NR) Dylan Walsh7. The Hurt Locker (R) Jeremy Renner8. The Hangover (R) Bradley Cooper9. Gamer (R) Gerard Butler10. Amelia (PG) Hilary Swank

Top 10 DVD Sales

1. Couples Retreat (PG-13) (Universal)2. The Time Traveler’s Wife (PG-13) (New Line)3. Zombieland (NR) (Sony)4. Michael Jackson’s This Is It (PG) (Sony)5. The Hangover (R) (Warner)6. Up (PG) (Buena Vista)7. The Stepfather (NR) (Sony)8. Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs (PG) (Sony)9. The Penguins of Madagascar: Operation DVD Premiere (NR) (DreamWorks)10. The Hurt Locker (R) (Summit)

TOP TEN MOVIES

1. Shutter Island (R) Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo2. Cop Out (R) Bruce Willis, Tracy Morgan3. The Crazies (R) Timothy Olyphant, Radha Mitchell4. Avatar (PG-13) Sam Worthington, Zoe Sal-dana5. Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Light-ning Thief (PG) Logan Lerman, Brandon T. Jackson6. Valentine’s Day (PG-13) Julia Roberts, Ash-ton Kutcher7. Dear John (PG-13) Channing Tatum, Amanda Seyfried8. The Wolfman (R) Benicio Del Toro, Anthony Hopkins9. Tooth Fairy (PG) Dwayne Johnson, Ashley Judd10. Crazy Heart (R) Jeff Bridges, Maggie Gyl-lenhaa

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IT TAKES TWO by Bonnie St. ClairLaurel without Hardy? Bert without Ernie? Hall without Oates? They just wouldn’t have been the same. Join Tidbits as we share stories behind some famous “people pairs”

and how they managed to discover one another.• In the original story, Batman met the boy who would become Robin in 1940. Dick Grayson was an eight-year-old circus acrobat, the son of trapeze artists. When a gangster who’d been extorting money from the circus sabotaged the riggings, Dick’s parents fell to their deaths. Batman investi-gated the crime, and he became fond enough of the boy to become his legal guardian (as his alter ego, Bruce Wayne). He instructed the youngster in the ways of fighting crime

and dubbed him Robin, the Boy Wonder.• Cherilyn Sarkisian dropped out of school and moved to Hollywood with dreams of becoming an actress. At 17, she met Sonny Bono at Aldo’s Coffee Shop. Bono worked for music producer Phil Spector and was able to get Cher, as he called her, work as a background vocalist. A songwriter at heart, Sonny had peddled his tunes without much success. But when he and Cher became romantically involved, the pair recorded his tune “I Got You, Babe,” which hit number one on the pop chart and made stars of Sonny and Cher.

• One day in 1881, Dr. John Watson happened to rent a room at a lodging house at 221B Baker Street in London, England. His roommate was a mysterious chap named Sherlock Holmes. Holmes was quite secretive about what he did for a living, but eventually confessed that he was a private detective, which (at the time) was a rather rare profession. Fascinated by Holmes’ tales and the way he employed logical deduction to

solve cases, the two became not only friends but also coworkers and confidantes. • That levelheaded, sturdy housewife Blondie wasn’t so very domestic when she first appeared in the newspaper comics section some 70 years ago. Blondie Boopadoop was a carefree flapper back in 1930, when she met Dagwood Bumstead, the young play-boy son of a railroad tycoon. In fact, Dagwood’s millionaire father opposed his son’s re-lationship with Blondie, and threatened to cut off his financial support if they continued seeing one another. The elder Bumstead grudgingly gave his blessing to the marriage, but he still nixed his son’s inheritance, forcing Dagwood to become one of the working

class.• Clyde Barrow was born into extreme poverty in rural Texas. As he came of age, the Great Depression ravaged the nation, and the angry young man turned to burglary and robbery as a means of survival. One December evening in 1929, he was visiting a friend when he heard a clatter in the kitchen. “That’s Bonnie Parker,” the pal told him. “She’s making hot chocolate. Go say hello.” It was love at first sight; the pair chatted into the wee hours of the morning. The next day, Bonnie hit the road with Clyde and the pair

machine-gunned their way to infamy.• Daniel Wesson was born to a family in Worcester, Massachusetts. At 18, he was apprenticed to his brother’s shoe manufacturing company, but grew dissatisfied and joined up with another brother, Edwin, as a journeyman gunsmith. In 1852, Daniel met Horace Smith, a fellow gun enthusiast who’d learned about firearms while working at the

National Armory in nearby Springfield. They formed a partnership with the goal of marketing a lever action repeating pistol, and the

two became well known as Smith & Wesson.

SENIOR NEWS LINE by Matilda Charles

Don’t Fall for This Free LunchHave you seen the ads? They offer us a free lunch at a posh loca-tion while we attend a seminar on financial investing, with experts to advise us. Don’t be taken in by it. It could be the most expen-sive lunch you’ll ever have. The Securities and Exchange Commis-

sion and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority just released a report detailing the investment scams that are becoming rampant against seniors. While the study concentrated on Southern states, there’s no doubt this is happening

across the country.The scam works like this: When you think you’re going to an in-vestment education seminar that includes a free lunch at a nice place, you end up facing high-pressure sales tactics and misleading claims. You might be pushed to open new accounts, sign complicated docu-ments (without being given the opportunity to read them or take them to your attorney for review) or buy investment products that aren’t suitable for you (or that

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to see how you score.¥ Go to www.sec.gov and search for “free lunch report” for the whole 46-page study. It includes examples of the ads that are used in these scam free-lunch invest-ment seminars. If you have ques-

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Here’s a scary thought: Research shows that 78 percent of us have received one of these free-lunch invitations.

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EPONYMS (continued):• Several botanists have lent their name to plants and flowers. The colorful zinnia takes its name from a German botanist born in 1727, Johann Zinn. The Cape Jessamine, commonly known as the gardenia, honors a Scottish-Amer-ican botanist, Alexander Garden. Anders Dahl, born in 1751 in Sweden, is the source of the designation for the vibrant perennial dahlia.• A Civil War general’s sense of style gave way to a term we use for facial hair. General Ambrose Burnside sported an unusual facial hair style, with his moustache joined to the hair in front of his ears. Originally called burnsides, they were later renamed sideburns.• Although German chemist Robert Bun-sen developed the best-known antidote against arsenic poisoning to date, and was a pioneer in using electrolysis to produce pure metals, he is remembered mostly for his design of a gas burner for use in the laboratory. His invention, which provided a very hot and clean flame, is known as the Bunsen burner. • A young French acrobat was responsible for designing a skin-tight garment that made it easier to perform his stunts as well as show off his muscular physique. Jules Leotard called the item a maillot, but shortly after his death, people began to call it a leotard. Leotard was the first to perform a mid-air somersault and to jump from one trapeze bar to another. He was also the sub-ject of the 1867 song, “The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze.” His death at the young age of 28 had nothing to do with his risky career, but rather was likely due to smallpox or cholera.• An artillery shell filled with small bullets designed to scatter a shower of shot and frag-ments was the brainstorm of Henry Shrapnel, an English officer. He invented the shrapnel shell for cannons in 1784. • TheFrenchambassadortoPortugalin1559wasa29-year-oldmannamedJeanNicot.SenttoPortugalonadiplomatictrip,hereturnedwithtobaccoplants,andintroducedthemtotheFrenchcourt.AsmoreandmoreoftheuppercrustofParisusedtheplant,Nicotgainedrec-ognition,andtheplantbegantobereferredtoasNicotina.Astheyearswentby,thewordnicotinebecamethetermforjusttheactiveingredient.• Whenagroupofpeopletakethelawintotheirownhands,it’softenreferredtoasalynchmob.ThistermtakesitsnamefromCharlesLynch,an18th-centuryAmericanrevolutionarywhoranhisownprivatecourt,punishingthoseloyaltoEnglandatthetimeoftheAmericanRevolution.

• Outstanding achievements in the the-ater are rewarded with Tony Awards, named in honor of Antoinette “Tony” Perry. At a young age, Tony determined she wanted to be an actress and made her acting debut in 1905. She thrived in her stage career until 1927, when she suffered a stroke and its resulting facial paralysis. She left the stage for the position of director, as well as working toward establish-ing a training school for those desiring to enter the profession. Upon her death, because of her many contributions to theater, an annual awards ceremony was launched in her honor. The first Tony Awards were bestowed in 1947. • A Presbyterian minister who was an advocate of healthy living touted the use of coarse wheat flour because of its high fiber content. Sylvester Graham, an ardent vegetar-ian, is credited with the invention of graham crackers, named for the flour he regularly promoted as more nutritious and healthy.• Dick Button gained fame in the 1948 Olympics by being the first to complete a double axel jump in competition. Alois Lutz was an Austrian figure skater who invented the lutz jump, in 1913.

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¥ It was 18th-century French author and philosopher Franois-Marie Arouet, better known as Voltaire, who made the following sage observation: “It is forbidden to kill; therefore, all murder-ers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets.”

¥ It took between 75,000 and 80,000 workers to build the Panama Canal, linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans across the Isthmus of Panama.

¥ Pop star Prince may be best known for his hit “1999.” After playing the song at a New Year’s Eve party in 1999, he vowed he would never per-form it again. Seven years later, how-ever, unable to escape its perennial popularity, he started including the song in his performances once again.

¥ Pope Benedict IX held the office three different times.

¥ When the Barbie doll was first intro-duced in 1959, it was described in The New York Times as a “crushing bomb.” So much for early reviews. Since then, more than a billion Barbies have been sold in more than 150 countries. Mat-tel, the doll’s maker, claims that three Barbies are sold every second. ¥ It was Britain’s Prince Albert who originated the boutonniere. It seems that while they were courting, Queen Victoria offered a small bouquet of flowers to her future husband. Prince Albert used his pocketknife to cut a hole in the lapel of his jacket and put the stems of the bouquet through it. ¥ A form of air conditioning existed as far back as ancient Rome. Wealthy citi-zens had piping installed in the walls of their homes through which water from an aqueduct would circulate, cooling the interior.

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• One of the Crickets’ biggest hits, “Peggy Sue,” was originally entitled “Cindy Lou.” This was to honor Holly’s sister, whose middle name was Lou, and her daughter Cindy. However, the group’s drummer had recently quarreled with his girlfriend Peggy Sue, and he asked Holly if the song’s title could be changed in an attempt to impress her.

• It’s believed that a line from a John Wayne movie was the inspiration for one of Holly’s hits. Wayne repeatedly utters, “That’ll be the day” in the 1956 movie The Searchers, and Holly spun a song around the phrase.

• While visiting a music publisher’s office, Buddy fell for the receptionist, Maria Elena Santiago. He invited her out for dinner that night, and proposed marriage on their first date. Less than two months later, Maria, who had never even had a date before meeting Holly, married him at his parents’ home.

• One of Holly’s signature singing techniques was the glottal stop, the unique “hiccup” style he added to his music.

• Suffering from poor eyesight of 20/800, Holly was one of the first musicians to wear eyeglasses on stage.

• A three-week concert tour dubbed the Winter Dance Party was offered to the Crickets, along with “The Big Bopper” Richardson and Ritchie Valens, among others. The tour opened on a cold January night in 1959 in the Midwest. Eleven days into the tour, in the midst of bitter cold temperatures, Holly’s bus, which had experienced numerous breakdowns, was without a heater. They had completed their gig at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa. The musicians were tired, and the Bopper had the flu, so Holly made the decision to charter a plane to their next destination, Fargo, North Dakota. Bass player Waylon Jennings gave up his seat to the ailing Bopper. Valens flipped a coin to gain his seat from another band member. Five and a half miles after takeoff, the Beechcraft Bonanza crashed to Earth, killing all aboard. Buddy was just 22 years old, Ritchie Valens only 17.

• Don McLean was 13 years old when Buddy Holly was killed. In 1971, McLean penned a tribute to him, “American Pie,” which refers to “the day the music died.” McLean has remained close-mouthed about the meaning of the title, replying once when asked what “American Pie” meant: “It means I never have to work again.”

• Twenty-one years after the crash, an envelope marked “Charles Hardin Holly” was found by the sheriff of Mason County, Iowa, in some old records at the courthouse. It contained Holly’s glasses, the Big Bopper’s watch, a cigarette lighter, and some dice, all of which were returned to the families.

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Charles Hardin Holley enjoyed a brief 18 months of success as Buddy Holly in the late 1950s. This week, Tidbits looks at the young man whose influ-ence is still apparent today. • Charles Holley’s last name was misspelled on his first recording contract with Decca, and he used Holly the remainder of his career. As a young child in Lubbock, Texas, Buddy learned to play the violin, guitar, and piano. After seeing Elvis in a live performance in Lubbock in 1955, he began changing his music to more of a “rockabilly” style. His band the Crickets included Waylon Jennings on bass.• Although Buddy Holly released only three albums during his short career, his style influenced many musicians, including the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, and Bob Dylan. The Beatles and the Hol-lies even named their bands after Buddy.

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asked for jars to take home. Soon there was so much demand for the dressing that the Hensons started a mail-order business. They began shipping bottles and dry package mixes of their Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing around the United States. The Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing brand was bought by the Clorox company in 1972.In today’s recipe, the fiery pop of black pepper combined with the cool, herb flavors of Ranch dressing elevates baked chicken breasts to a new level.

BAKED CHICKEN BREASTS IN SPICY RANCH DRESSING SAUCE

Panko breadcrumbs are made from a light, Japanese-style bread. When used as a coating, Panko breadcrumbs add an extra crunch without deep-frying, making it the perfect coating for baking in the oven or stove-top cooking methods. You can find Panko breadcrumbs in the Asian section of most grocery stores, but regular packaged bread crumbs also will work for this recipe.

2 to 3 pounds (4 to 6 pieces) boneless, skinless chicken breasts2 tablespoons poultry seasoning1 1/2 teaspoons salt2 teaspoons black or mixed peppercorns, freshly ground or finely crushed1 (16-ounce bottle) Ranch dressing1 small onion, chopped2 garlic cloves, minced1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper2 cups Panko or dried bread crumbs1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheeseCooking oil spray

1. Preheat oven to 375 F. Spray a large, 13-by-9-inch oven-safe baking dish with cooking oil spray and set it aside.

2.Rinseandpatdrythechickenbreastswithfood-safepapertowels.

Peppercorns Add Punch to Chicken Dish

Whenever I’m thinking about ways to add variety to chicken recipes, my spice rack always provides inspiration. Freshly ground peppercorns add a much-needed boost to the mild flavors of chicken, pork and fish. Peppercorns come in various shades, including white, green, pink, red and black. The color of the peppercorn depends on the maturity of the berry.All peppercorns come from the seed of the Piper nigrum plant. About 50 berries grow in spiky clusters on long vines supported on posts. Black peppercorn berries are picked before fully ripening and allowed to ferment for two to three days. Then the berries are spread out in an even layer and sun-dried for two to three days until shriveled and nearly black. Pepper comes from grinding peppercorns until they are fine. Most peppermills are adjustable to create fine, medium or coarse grinds of pepper.Crushed black peppercorns or freshly ground black pepper combined with Ranch dressing makes a spicy, flavorful coating for baked chicken. Ranch dressing has been one of America’s favorite condiments for more than 40 years. It’s used on everything from salads to pizza to potato chips.One of the best known brands of Ranch dressing was created by Steve Henson. Steve and his wife, Gayle, purchased 120 acres of picturesque ranch land outside Santa Barbara, Calif., in 1954. They named their new property Hidden Valley and started a dude ranch.Every night, they treated their guests to a homemade meal featuring a salad topped with a creamy, herb and spice-flavored buttermilk dressing that Steve had created in Alaska. Guests loved Steve’s Ranch Dressing and

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Season both sides of the chicken with 1 table-spoon of the poultry seasoning and 1/2 teaspoon of the salt. Set aside.3. In a large mixing bowl, combine Ranch Dress-ing, onions, garlic, black pepper or peppercorns and cayenne pepper. Mix well. Using a large plate, combine breadcrumbs, Parmesan cheese and remaining tablespoon of poultry seasoning and salt.4. Place chicken in Ranch Dressing mixture, coating each piece on both sides. Roll chicken in breadcrumb mixture until coated on both sides. Place chicken in the prepared baking pan. Spray chicken with cooking-oil spray.5. Place chicken in the oven and bake for 25 to 35 minutes or until chicken is tender and golden brown and no pink remains in the center. Serve immediately. Serves 4 to 6.

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DEAR JANINE:

Dogs can develop allergies to different things, just like people can. Dust, pollen and other allergens might set off a sneezing or itching reaction in pets. Dogs also can have negative reactions to food and medicines.You should note, however, that symptoms like hives, itching, vomiting and so on also can be indicators of an illness in pets, not allergies. If Caleb ingested a plant that he’s not supposed to, or ate food that’s not safe for dogs (like chocolate or onions), he could exhibit all sorts of strange symptoms.Another possibility is fleas, which not only make a pet itch like mad but can cause hives, sneezing and allergy-like reactions. As the weather gets warmer, flea infestation -- even in dogs that haven’t had it before -- can become a distinct possibility.It’s important to take Caleb to the veterinarian to rule out any other causes of his symptoms and to accu-rately determine what exactly he is allergic to. It may take more than one visit to get an exact diagnosis, but be persistent in getting to the cause of Caleb’s itching and sneezing.

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1. THEATER: Who played the lead role in “Hello, Dolly!” when the play first started on Broadway?2. MEDICAL: What’s the common name of the condition called nasopharyngitis?3. LANGUAGE: What is called a “torch” in England would be known in the United States as what?4. TELEVISION: Who created the charac-ter called “The Hippy Dippy Weatherman”?5. MOVIES: What movie featured the line, “Houston, we have a problem”?6. MUSIC: What pop-rock band had a Grammy-winning song called “If You Leave Me Now”?7. SCIENCE: What inventor was known as “The Wizard of Menlo Park”?8. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: Which planet is associated with the astrological sign Gemini?9. ARTS: Who choreographed the ballet “Rodeo”?10. ASTRONOMY: In our solar system, which planet is between Jupiter and Ura-nus?

Answers1. Carol Channing2. A cold3. A flashlight4. George Carlin5. “Apollo 13”6. Chicago7. Thomas Edison8. Mercury9. Agnes de Mille10. Saturn

1. What is the first and last name of the singer who had a hit with “Fool-ish Games”?2. Who had a Billboard Hot 100 hit with “Game of Love” and when?3. Name the artist who produced the musical score for the film “Chariots of Fire.” Major bonus points for even attempting to spell his full name.4. Did Donny Osmond ever have a No. 1 hit single?5. What band headlined the last con-cert at the legendary Fillmore East before it closed in June 1971?6. Who had a hit with “It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me”?

Answers1. Jewel Kilcher, professionally known by her first name. The song came from her debut album, “Pieces of You.”2. Wayne Fontana and The Mindbenders, in 1965.3. Vangelis, born Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou, also wrote the scores for “1492: Conquest of Paradise” and “Blade Runner.”4. Yes, but only one: “Go Away Little Girl” in 1971.5. The Allman Brothers Band. Lead guitarist Duane Allman was killed four months later in a motorcycle crash in Macon, Ga.6. Billy Joel, in 1980. He had his first hit with “Piano Man” in 1973.

1. Name the Houston Astros pitcher who holds the mark for most victories in franchise history.2. Who holds the major-league mark for most career steals of home?3. Name the two NFL play-ers to have at least 50 rushing touchdowns and 30 receiving touchdowns.4. Who is the only U.S. men’s basketball coach to win two Olympic gold medals?5. How many times has the home team won the NHL’s Winter Classic?6. Name the last Major League Soccer expansion team before the Seattle Sounders (2009) to make the postseason.7. Who were the last three horses to win the Triple Crown?

Answers1. Joe Niekro, with 144 wins.2. Ty Cobb, with 54.3. Marshall Faulk (100 rush-ing TDs, 36 receiving TDs) and Lenny Moore (63 rushing, 48 receiving).4. Hank Iba (1964, 1968).5. Once -- the Boston Bruins in 2010.6. The Chicago Fire, in 1998.7. Affirmed (1978), Seattle Slew (1977) and Secretariat (1973).