| Entertainment & Food | YELLOW | The gem weighed 287.42 carats in the rough and was cut into a 128.54-carat cushion shape. |
| History & Government | NEVADA | The territory did not have enough people to qualify for statehood otherwise. The amendment outlawing slavery was ratified on December 18, 1865. |
| Geography & Nature | SACRAMENTO | Sutter named the California town after the Sacramento River, not the other way around. |
| Sports & Games | BOGGS | Long-time Red Sox third baseman Wade Boggs made history on August 7, 1999 as a Tampa Bay Devil Ray. He hit only one other homer that season and just 118 for his career. |
| Literature & Arts | MARLOWE | Christopher Marlowe's five-act play originally contained thirteen scenes in 1604, but he added seven more by 1616. |
| Math & Science | LIBIDO | The father of psychoanalysis believed that the conflict between the libido and the id led to neurosis. |
Quiz Quilt Answer: DOSADO (Fifth letters going up)
A square dance maneuver (from the French "dos-a-dos", meaning back-to-back).
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