Geography & Nature | BELIZE | Belize City is the country's most populous city, but Belmopan has been the capital since 1970. |
Literature & Arts | BENCHLEY | Robert Benchley wrote for the Harvard Lampoon in college and for New Yorker Magazine later. |
Sports & Games | BRAASCH | During the Australian Open, the sisters claimed they could beat any man ranked #200 or lower. Karsten Braasch (#203) rose to the challenge by defeating Serena 6-1 and Venus 6-2. |
History & Government | HOFFMAN | Youth International Party cofounder Abbie Hoffman said of his 1970 Steal This Book, "It's embarrassing when you try to overthrow the government and you wind up on the bestseller's list." [Jack Weinberg, Jerry Rubin, Mario Savio, and Mark Rudd have also been credited.] |
Entertainment & Food | LAUPER | In 1984, Cyndi Lauper's She's So Unusual included "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" (peaked at #2), "Time After Time" (#1), "She Bop" (#3), and "All Through the Night" (#5). |
Math & Science | WISHBONE | It is the point at which the two clavicles meet. |
Quiz Quilt Answer: ORACLE (Sixth letters going up)
California-based Oracle Corporation was founded in 1977 as Software Development Laboratories to produce relational database products based on Edgar Codd's theories.
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