Questions:
1) The world's longest suspension bridge was completed in 1998. Where is it?
2) What's the semantic difference between a "nook" and a "cranny"?
3) Which letter is the oldest in the Phoenician alphabet?
4) This tenor sax player was key to moving the bop sound forward. He's perhaps best known for his "A Night at the Village Vanguard" recordings.
Answers:
1) Traversing the city of Honshu on Awaji Island and Kobe, the Akashi Kaikyō Bridge in Japan has a total length of 3,911 meters.
2) A "nook" is a corner and a "cranny" is a crack.
3) The letter "O" is the oldest letter. It has not changed in shape since its adoption in the Phoenician alphabet, c. 1300 B.C.
4) Sonny Rollins
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