Cough Creator -- Quiz Quilt 160 Solution

Category Answers:

Math & Science	MARCONI	Karl Ferdinand Braun, whose patents Guglielmo Marconi admitted to "borrowing", was also honored.
Geography & Nature	EGYPT	The nation benefits from the river's waters and the especially fertile Nile delta region.
History & Government	STEVENSON	Adlai Stevenson's grandfather, whose name he shared, was Vice President of the U.S. under Grover Cleveland, and one of his cousins was actor McLean Stevenson.
Literature & Arts	WELLS	The Time Machine was H.G. Wells's first novel in 1896, and The War of the Worlds followed two years later.
Sports & Games	REACH	The inspirational tune from her Destiny album reached #6 on the pop charts.
Entertainment & Food	STREEP	New Jersey native Meryl Streep played Anne Marie while Vanessa Redgrave starred in the title role.

Quiz Quilt Answer: PHLEGM (Diagonally from the bottom to the top left)

Phlegm is a mixture of saliva and respiratory discharge. Once coughed up, it becomes sputum.