| Literature & Arts | BRADBURY | Rock Hudson starred as Colonel John Wilder in the series, whose plot begins in 1999, almost half a century after Ray Bradbury wrote the story. |
| Sports & Games | CONNORS | Ageless lefty Jimmy Connors accumulated 109 singles titles in his career. |
| Geography & Nature | FRESNO | The city, whose name is Spanish for "ash tree", suffers from smog and a high crime rate. |
| Entertainment & Food | TELL | Legend says that crossbow expert William Tell was once arrested and given a choice between dying and attempting to shoot an apple off his son's head. |
| Math & Science | MEASLES | Rubella, also known as German measles, is caused by a completely unrelated virus, but the two diseases share many symptoms. The Latin germanus means "similar". |
| History & Government | NAGASAKI | Nagasaki, Japan's shipbuilding hub, was selected because the primary target Kokura was covered with clouds. |
Quiz Quilt Answer: GALENA (Third letters going up)
Galena, a mineral form of lead sulfide, is the main source of lead.
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