by Diana Filer
1. A ‘closet drama’ is a play written mainly for reading rather than production.
2. The Quarrymen were a skiffle and rock group, founded by John Lennon, which evolved into The Beatles.
3. The route in the Hindu Kush linking Pakistan with Afghanistan is the Khyber Pass.
4. Quebec author and former CBC/Radio Canada presenter Louise Penny is the author of the new mystery novel, The Black Wolf.
5. 93 countries are participating in the Milano/Cortina Olympics this year.
