| Sports & Games | BANNISTER | Neurologist Roger Bannister beat the once-unfathomable barrier by six tenths of a second on May 6, 1954. |
| Geography & Nature | PORCUPINE | The rodent can be armored with up to 30,000 quills. |
| Literature & Arts | MITCHELL | Margaret Mitchell's book was originally titled Pansy before the character's name was changed to Scarlett. |
| Entertainment & Food | DOMINATION | The game was contested on a map of the world like Risk, but battles over territory inflicted actual pain on the opponent. |
| History & Government | PINOCHET | Dictator General Augusto Pinochet was returned to Chile in March 2000 after being declared unfit to stand trial in Europe. |
| Math & Science | PERSEIDS | The light show occurs each August. |
Quiz Quilt Answer: TILTED (Seventh letters)
A tilted picture on a wall needs to be straightened, a tilted pinball machine causes the player to lose the current ball, and a tilted poker player needs to calm down emotionally after losing to a bluff or a bad beat.
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