| Sports & Games | RODMAN | Despite his increasingly strange behavior at times, forward Dennis Rodman was named NBA Defensive Player of the Year for both 1989-90 and 1990-91. |
| Geography & Nature | QUEEN | The male counterpart is a stud. |
| Entertainment & Food | KOCH | New York University Law School graduate Ed Koch had been one of the state's U.S. Congressmen from 1969 to 1977. |
| Literature & Arts | MARTIN | Etiquette authority Judith Martin, born as Judith Sylvia Perlman in 1938, began writing "Miss Manners" for her hometown Washington Post in 1978. |
| Math & Science | CERN | The acronym originally stood for Conseil Europeen pour la Recherche Nucleaire in 1954 but was changed to Centre Europeen de Recherche Nucleaire after the council was dissolved. |
| History & Government | MAYA | They understood the concept of zero, employed a base 20 number system, and used a calendar that was more accurate than either the Julian or Gregorian calendar. |
Quiz Quilt Answer: ANTHEM (Fourth letters going up)
It is customary to stand, face the flag, and put your hand over your heart when the "Star-Spangled Banner", the U.S. national anthem, is played.
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