| Sports & Games | KRAMNIK | Russian Vladimir Kramnik became the unofficial World Chess Champion although FIDE, the undisputed governing body until a few years earlier, does not recognize his victory. |
| Geography & Nature | PISA | The Torre Pendente di Pisa was built from 1173 to 1350 and is now considered stable despite a 5½-degree lean after 50 cubic yards of dirt were excavated. |
| Entertainment & Food | PENNIMAN | The "Tutti Frutti" singer was born as Richard Wayne Penniman in Macon, Georgia on December 5, 1932. |
| Math & Science | ANTIMONY | The metalloid is called stibium, meaning "mark", in Latin. |
| History & Government | SADAT | Anwar Sadat shared the Nobel Peace Prize with Menachem Begin for their 1978 settlement. |
| Literature & Arts | MITCHELL | By coincidence, an unrelated U.K. strip also named Dennis the Menace debuted just three days afterward in March 1951. |
Quiz Quilt Answer: MANIAC (Fourth letters)
Michael Sembello's song "Maniac" from the movie "Flashdance" reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in September 1983. Sembello took his song about a New York serial killer and adjusted the lyrics to refer to dancer Alex Owens.
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