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A new study found that two-year-olds whose mothers smoked regularly while they were pregnant were significantly more likely to exhibit an abnormal pattern of behavior over time. Children born to smoking mothers displayed increased levels of stubborn defiance and aggression and had poorer social skills. Though the study is suggestive, it does not prove that smoking during pregnancy causes these problems.

DEFINITION: (noun) A Muslim place of worship. SYNONYMS: mosque, musjid. USAGE: Though her friends prayed there often, this was her first visit to the masjid.

Hemingway was one of the most influential authors of the 20th century. His fiction usually focuses on people living essential, dangerous lives—soldiers, fishermen, athletes, bullfighters—who meet the pain and difficulty of their existence with stoic courage. His celebrated literary style, influenced by Ezra Pound and Gertrude Stein, is direct and terse, yet particularly suited to his elemental subject matter. Which of his novels earned him the Pulitzer and Nobel prizes?

John T. Scopes, a Tennessee biology teacher, was tried for violating the Butler Act, a 1925 state law banning the teaching of evolution. This so-called "Monkey Trial" became a flashpoint for debate among religious scholars and scientists as well as the general public. Scopes was found guilty and fined $100, though the verdict was later reversed. Despite the outcry stemming from the case, the Butler Act was not repealed until 1967. Who offered to pay Scopes' fine?

A Stradivarius is any of the stringed instruments built by the Italian master violinmaker Antonio Stradivari. These instruments are famous for their tonal quality and are often identified by the names of previous owners. Highly prized by world-class musicians and collectors, fewer than 700 genuine "Strads" are believed to be left in existence. Who owns the world's only complete set of Stradivarius instruments, a string quintet?