The wind that blows through the subterranean caves at Wind Cave National Park in South Dakota changes direction depending on the atmospheric pressure in the area. A high-pressure system forces air into the cave. A low-pressure system forces it out, “force” being the operative word: Gusts have been known to reach 70 miles per hour.

Two celebrities with the same name is a recipe for confusion, so the star of the “Creed” movie series calls himself Michael B. Jordan (his middle name is Bakari) to distinguish him from that fellow who was sort of a big deal in the NBA. The singer born Katheryn Hudson changed her name to Katy Perry so she wouldn’t be mistaken for the actress Kate Hudson. And because Michael Douglas is an established actor, another actor whose birth name is Michael Douglas is known to us as Michael Keaton.

In 1457, King James II of Scotland issued a ban that prohibited men from playing golf and demanded that they practice their archery skills instead. He figured that good soldiers who could wield a bow were more valuable to Scotland than good golfers.

1. Kenneth Grahame’s children’s book “The Wind in the Willows” inspired which Disney theme park ride?

A) It’s a Small World

B) Mad Tea Party

C) Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride

D) Space Mountain

2. The operating speed of which of these things is measured in units called FLOPS?

A) Airplane

B) Combine harvester

C) Nuclear submarine

D) Supercomputer

3. The fourth U.S. vice president and the funk musician who started Parliament and Funkadelic share what name?

A) Aaron Burr

B) George Clinton

C) Elbridge Gerry

D) Daniel Tompkins

4. Who is the hockey-mask-wearing villain in the “Friday the 13th” film franchise?

A) Freddie Krueger

B) Michael Myers

C) Pinhead

D) Jason Voorhees

5. Which New York sports team takes its name from the works of Washington Irving?

A) Giants

B) Knicks

C) Mets

D) Yankees

6. In 2005, the Seventh Street Bridge in Pittsburgh was renamed in honor of whom?

A) Franco Harris

B) David O. Selznick

C) Willie Stargell

D) Andy Warhol

Answers

1) Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride at Disney theme parks was inspired by “The Wind in the Willows.”

2) The processing speed of supercomputers is measured in units called FLOPS, which stands for “floating-point operations per second.”

3) George Clinton is the name of the fourth vice president of the United States and the funk musician who founded Parliament and Funkadelic.

4) Jason Voorhees is the hockey-mask-wearing villain in the “Friday the 13th” movie franchise.

5) The New York Knicks — short for Knickerbockers — take their name from Diedrich Knickerbocker, the fictional author of Washington Irving’s “History of New York.”

6) In 2005, the Seventh Street Bridge in Pittsburgh was renamed the Andy Warhol Bridge.