Atlantic Trivia for March 30, 2026: Sondheim Tunes
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“I chose and my world was shaken, so what? The choice may have been mistaken; the choosing was not.”
— Stephen Sondheim in a lyric presumably inspired by playing trivia
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Raw dairy products are distinctive for not undergoing what process developed in France in the 1860s?
It’s named after the Louis who created it.
And by the way, did you know that Sondheim wrote exclusively with Blackwing 602 pencils, the flat-tailed, lightweight instrument also favored by John Steinbeck? They were discontinued while Sondheim was still writing, but he had purchased boxes and boxes of them just in case.
Sondheim disliked the way the erasers dried out, but he loved the softness of the lead: “You can spend a lot of time re-sharpening them, which is a lot easier and more fun than writing.” You and me both, Steve.
See you tomorrow!
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