A: Allen Ludden, best known as the host of "Password," which had several incarnations between 1961 and 1975. Ludden was also the husband of actress Betty White. For a brief description of his time at WTIC, visit Bill Clede's site about the station, at www.clede.com/wticalumni. In addition, there is the inevitable Allen Ludden fan site.

Q: What connection did Eamon de Valera, a leader of the Irish independence movement and eventual president of Ireland, have to Hartford?

A: He visited Hartford in 1920, less than a year after escaping from a British prison with the help of Michael Collins and others. He was in America to raise money for his cause. For an account of the Hartford visit, see A Shoeleather History of Hartford, which is part of the Web site Homefront, at www.homestead.com/homefront.

Q: For whom is Murphy Road named?

A: Francis S. Murphy, former publisher of The Hartford Times and former chairman of the Connecticut Aeronautics Commission. The road, formerly part of Brainard Field in the south end, was accepted in the early 1960s. (Source: "History of Hartford Streets," by F. Perry Close.)

Q: What Hartford native reigned as world featherweight boxing champion from 1929 to 1932? (Hint: This was well before Willie Pep's time.)

A: "Bat" Battalino. For his fight record and vital statistics, visit the Cyberboxing Zone.

Q: The Hartford Hilton, a hotel that sat on the edge of Bushnell Park, was imploded in 1990. (The spot is now a parking lot.) The hotel had a different name when it opened in 1954. What was it?

A: The Hotel Statler. It was renamed the Statler Hilton before becoming the Hartford Hilton in 1966. (Source: "Images of America: Hartford, Vol. 1," compiled by Wilson H. Faude.)

Q: Which cast member from the hit television series "ER" hails from Hartford?

A: Eriq LaSalle.