| History & Government | TRUMAN | On January 31, 1950, Harry Truman asserted that the U.S. had to "defend itself against any possible aggressor" and ordered the creation of a superbomb. |
| Math & Science | POPE | Ariel, Umbriel, and Belinda appear in Alexander Pope's 1712 poem "The Rape of the Lock". |
| Literature & Arts | KIPLING | Rudyard Kipling's "The Ballad of East and West", about the theft of a horse bridging cultural differences, was published in 1889, a year before his first novel, The Light That Failed. |
| Geography & Nature | KARAKORAM | The peak, also known as Mount Godwin Austen, Dapsang, and Chogo Ri, is the second highest in the world at 28,250 feet. |
| Entertainment & Food | HUNTER | Robin Williams's character, based on the real-life doctor, earned his nickname by repairing a coffee cup. |
| Sports & Games | ROSSET | Marc Rosset defeated the equally unheralded Spaniard Jordi Arresse in the five-set final. |
Quiz Quilt Answer: TEAPOT (Diagonally from the bottom to the top left)
George Harry Sanders and Clarence Kelley's "The Teapot Song" describes its title object as short and stout. Most children no longer no what stout is (heck, even most adults might think of ale first now), but apparently it was still a common adjective back in 1939.
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