| Math & Science | RIDE | Californian Sally Ride orbited the Earth on the Challenger space shuttle from June 18 to June 24, 1983. |
| Literature & Arts | CONRAD | The post-colonial work was Joseph Conrad's first major novel in 1900. |
| Sports & Games | LENO | Although New York-born comedian Jay Leno does not race cars, he collects and restores antique cars and motorcycles. |
| History & Government | JEFFERSON | The first American $2 bill in 1862 featured Alexander Hamilton. Though rarely seen in circulation, the currency is still being issued with Thomas Jefferson's face, with the most recent printing in 2006. |
| Geography & Nature | ROME | Encircled by Rome, Italy, Vatican City is the smallest independent state in the world at only 109 acres and the least populous with under 1,000 residents. |
| Entertainment & Food | BALBOA | Sylvester Stallone played the heavyweight boxer in the six-movie series that ran steadily until 1990 before a sixteen year gap before the last installment. |
Quiz Quilt Answer: BEFORE (Fourth letters going up)
In both games, "B4" is a legal call (Bingo has columns 'B', 'I', 'N', 'G', and 'O', with each column including 15 possible numbers; Battleship has ten lettered columns and ten numbered rows).
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