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The Questions…

1. At what depth are the oceans in total darkness, with no sunlight penetrating?

2. The song “Heartbreak Hotel” by Elvis Presley begins with this sad refrain: Well, since my baby left me, I’ve found a new place to dwell. It’s down at the end of Lonely Street at Heartbreak Hotel. What real-life incident inspired Elvis to write that?

3. The real name of the Apache leader Geronimo was Goyahkla, which is Chiricahua for “one who yawns.” How did he get the name Geronimo?

4. What pet names did Princess Diana give to her sons William and Harry when they were young?

5. In 1970, inventor Douglas Engelbart received a patent for a device described as an “X-Y indicator for a display system.” What was the device?

The Answers…

1. On a bright day, sunlight can be detected down to about 3,280 feet — roughly six-tenths of a mile. Below that, you have to be an anglerfish.

2. Elvis said he got the idea from a suicide note published in the Miami Herald, which included the line, “I walk a lonely street.”

3. Goyahkla was given the name Geronimo by Mexican soldiers who killed his mother, wife, and children. As bullets flew, Goyahkla repeatedly and savagely attacked the soldiers with a knife. In panic, they cried out to Saint Jerome for help — “Jeronimo!”

4. Wombat and Ginger, respectively.

5. The computer mouse, which Engelbart invented in 1964.