Sports & Games | FISCHER | Eccentric grandmaster Bobby Fischer defeated Boris Spassky by winning 10 games, losing 5, and drawing 15. After being detained in Japan in 2004, he found exile in Iceland. |
Geography & Nature | LIMA | With over seven million residents, the city is also the country's most populous. The lima bean is named for the city although the pronunciations now differ. |
Literature & Arts | EEYORE | The orange, honey-loving bear also hangs out with Rabbit, Tigger, Kanga, and Roo. |
History & Government | TAFT | Republican William Howard Taft won nearly two-thirds of the electoral vote, taking almost every state outside of the South. |
Entertainment & Food | CBS | All in the Family ran from 1971 to 1979 and M*A*S*H from 1972 to 1983. |
Math & Science | HIPPARCHUS | The mathematician compiled his guide to the heavens from 146 to 127 B.C. |
Quiz Quilt Answer: FLETCH (First letters)
Actor Chevy Chase starred as the title character Irwin "Fletch" Fletcher in the 1985 mystery comedy loosely based on the novel by Gregory McDonald.
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