| Literature & Arts | PARROT | The "Pieces of Eight!"-squawking bird belongs to Long John Silver, the old, one-legged sailor cook. |
| Entertainment & Food | VIOLIN | Born in 1644, the famous Italian violin maker also crafted violas, cellos, guitars, and harps. A Stradivarius known as the Lady Tennant was auctioned for over $2 million in April 2005. |
| History & Government | NELSON | Before his final battle Admiral Horatio Nelson told his squadron, "England expects that every man will do his duty." |
| Geography & Nature | HOLLYWOOD | Daeida Wilcox, whose husband Harvey owned 160 acres in the area, named the Los Angeles district for the Ohio country home of a woman she met on a train ride. |
| Math & Science | PHOBOS | The satellite is closing in on Mars by about two-thirds of an inch each year but may get torn apart by gravity first, creating a ring around the planet. |
| Sports & Games | YELLOW | Tour founder Henri Desgrange came up with the idea during the 1919 race, selecting the color of the tour's chief sponsor L'Auto's newspaper pages. |
Quiz Quilt Answer: PILLOW (diagonal)
Let's get ready to rumble (in the feather pillow fight)!
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