History & Government | NASSER | Construction began in 1960, and the High Dam was finished in 1970, just two months before Gamal Abdel Nasser passed away. |
Geography & Nature | STONEHENGE | The huge stones were carefully positioned near Amesbury in Wiltshire, England around 2200 B.C. Their original purpose beyond serving as a burial site is still uncertain. |
Literature & Arts | BOOPADOOP | The housewife-turned-caterer married Dagwood on February 17, 1933. |
Entertainment & Food | SUPERTRAMP | "The Logical Song" (#6), "Take the Long Way Home" (#10), and "Goodbye Stranger" (#15) all invaded the Top 40. |
Math & Science | CURIE | Pierre and Marie Curie met at the Sorbonne, where she had studied chemistry and physics and become the college's first female instructor. |
Sports & Games | KEMP | Jack Kemp, the 1965 AFL MVP, was a U.S. representative from New York from 1971 to 1989. |
Quiz Quilt Answer: PEPPER (Last letters going up)
Dr Pepper, the soft drink, was first dispensed at Morrison's Old Corner Drug Store in Waco, Texas in 1885.
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