| Literature & Arts | DICKENS | The early mystery was published posthumously in 1879, nine years after Charles Dickens's death. |
| Geography & Nature | NICARAGUA | The triangular nation covers just over 50,000 square miles, slightly smaller than Louisiana and larger than Mississippi. |
| Entertainment & Food | HAIR | The song topped the Billboard Hot 100 for six weeks, and the Cowsills reached #2 with their rendition of "Hair". |
| History & Government | GETTY | J. Paul Getty, the founder of Getty Oil, was one of the world's first billionaires and considered to be the wealthiest person in the world when he died. |
| Sports & Games | GIAMATTI | Former Yale University president A. Bartlett Giamatti ousted the belatedly apologetic hitter for life on August 24, 1989. |
| Math & Science | RADAR | British physicist Sir Robert Watson-Watt constructed the first practical radar in 1935, although the name wasn't coined until 1941. |
Quiz Quilt Answer: AMTRAK (Fourth letters going up)
The Acela Express is a high-speed Amtrak train that runs from Washington, D.C. to Boston, Massachusetts.
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