COSMIC QUIZ: In space, there’s no such...

COSMIC QUIZ: In space, there’s no such thing as a stupid question. . . . Fullbright Elementary School students in Canoga Park will question space shuttle Endeavour astronauts today when they link up via ham radio. Expected queries include, “When you swallow your food, does it float in your stomach?” and “Is it easier or more difficult to sneeze in micro gravity?” And, of course: “Do you get snacks?”

NO LEMONS: J.D. Power and Associates gave five Japanese luxury cars top honors in the company’s rankings of 5-year-old cars (D2). The Agoura Hills company mailed out surveys to nearly 80,000 car owners. But only about a third sent back the six-page questionnaire. “Some of them write back, ‘You’ve got to be kidding,’ ” said one exec.

POWER PUNCH: Bridgett (Baby Doll) Riley of Tarzana (above) has worn many hats in her lifetime, but now she’s taking up gloves. . . . The Power Ranger stunt double and former flight attendant headlines the Valley’s first female pro boxing match tonight at the Warner Center Marriott (C6). The fight only pays $400, but, says Riley, “There are some things that are a lot more important than money.”

SHELL GAME: They’re big and green and ugly . . . and they bite. Well, better to have that snapping turtle bite you than try to cook one up for dinner. That’s against the law and the city attorney’s office has just wound up its first prosecution of someone for illegal possession of turtles--a West Hills seafood dealer who drew two months in jail for having thousands of them (B5).

WHAT A RACKET: John Hammell may climb from banker to tennis superstar . . . in one serve. The Glendale resident can win $100,000 Saturday at the Newsweek Champions Cup in Indian Wells by slamming the ball over the net and into an 18-by-30-inch box. Hammell, who won the chance in a contest, is taking the tennis racket he won in an earlier contest.