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Entertainment & Food	BOYD	Former model Patti Boyd was married at the time but would get divorced a year later and marry Clapton in 1979.
Geography & Nature	MONROVIA	The city was renamed in 1824 for U.S. President James Monroe, who supported sending freed slaves to the country.
Literature & Arts	KEROUAC	Beat Movement author Jack Kerouac typed the novel as one, single-spaced, marginless paragraph on 250 continuous feet of computer paper.
Math & Science	SETI	The Cornell University scientist kicked off Project Ozma in West Virginia, which led to the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence.
History & Government	LENIN	After Nicholas II was overthrown in April, Nikolai Lenin led a failed workers' rebellion in July and fled to Finland before returning successfully in October.
Sports & Games	NITROGEN	Compressed nitrogen holds less moisture than compressed air and consequently expands less as its temperature rises.

Quiz Quilt Answer: BORING (Diagonally)

"Boring" can mean both "uninteresting" and "digging a hole in".

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Entertainment & Food	What singer inspired Eric Clapton's "Wonderful Tonight"?
Geography & Nature	What is Liberia's capital, formerly known as Christopolis?
Literature & Arts	What author took readers On the Road in 1957?
Math & Science	What current scientific program did American astronomer Frank Drake begin in 1960?
History & Government	What Russian communist led the Bolsheviks to power in 1917?
Sports & Games	What gas is generally used to fill the tires of stock cars?

Clean Cheese for Children -- Quiz Quilt 236 Solution

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Entertainment & Food	RINGWALD	Brat Packer Molly Ringwald played Molly Parker on the television show from 1979 to 1980.
Math & Science	PRIESTLEY	Joseph Priestley created his "mephitic julep" ("foul-smelling drink") in 1767 to prevent scurvy on long voyages, an ironic footnote in the history of soft drinks.
Sports & Games	WASHINGTON	It was the only Grand Slam final of a career during which MaliVai Washington won four titles and ascended to a #11 ranking.
History & Government	VIRGINIA	The future state governor was addressing the Virginia Provincial Convention at St. John's Church in Richmond.
Geography & Nature	SINGAPORE	The nation had over 18,000 people per square mile in 2009, second in the world behind Monaco.
Literature & Arts	COLERIDGE	In Samuel Coleridge's "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner", the sailor is surrounded by undrinkable saltwater.

Quiz Quilt Answer: GRATED (Eighth letters going up)

Cheese can be grated and movies can be G-rated.

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Entertainment & Food	What actress from The Breakfast Club was in the original Facts of Life cast?
Math & Science	What English chemist invented carbonated water?
Sports & Games	What U.S. tennis player unexpectedly reached the Wimbledon men's final in 1996 before succumbing to Richard Krajicek?
History & Government	In which colony did Patrick Henry deliver his "Give me liberty or give me death" speech on March 23, 1775?
Geography & Nature	What is the most densely populated country in Asia?
Literature & Arts	What poet sighed, "Water, water, everywhere, Nor any a drop to drink"?

Far East Envelope -- Quiz Quilt 235 Solution

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Math & Science	GYPSUM	George Hull created the hoax for $2,600 and cashed its fame in for $37,500 from a group that wanted to exhibit it.
Sports & Games	COCHRANE	Hall of Fame catcher Mickey Cochrane batted .320 with the Philadelphia Athletics and Detroit Tigers from 1925 to 1937.
Entertainment & Food	COLLINS	Phil Collins sang the theme song for Against All Odds, which was a remake of the 1947 movie Out of the Past.
Literature & Arts	HINDUISM	Janmashtami, honoring the birthday of Lord Krishna, is the most important Hindu festival.
History & Government	SANDALS	One of her feet is standing on top of chains.
Geography & Nature	KAMCHATKA	The 180,000-square-mile peninsula is home to 400,000 people.

Quiz Quilt Answer: MANILA (Sixth letters)

Manila is the capital of the Philippines, and manila envelopes were named for the beige-colored hemp originally made from the abaca plant there.

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Math & Science	What material was used to create the fake Cardiff giant, a 10-foot, 3,000-pound, "petrified human being" supposedly "discovered" in New York in 1869?
Sports & Games	For what Major League player did Mickey Mantle's father Mutt name him?
Entertainment & Food	What singer hit the top of the charts with "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" on March 10, 1984?
Literature & Arts	What major religion's Ramana Vami, Janmashtami, and Guru Nanak Jayanti festivals all celebrate birthdays?
History & Government	What does the Statue of Liberty wear on her feet?
Geography & Nature	What is the large, eastern Russian peninsula that figures prominently in the Parker Brothers game Risk?

Lucky 007 Casino -- Quiz Quilt 234 Solution

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Literature & Arts	HOMER	The Boston-born artist Winslow Homer also produced The Gulf Stream four years later.
History & Government	ANTHONY	Susan B. Anthony's portrait adorns the dollar coin minted from 1979 to 1981 and 1999.
Entertainment & Food	CINDY	The brown bear, inspired by Ed Norton of the Honeymooners and named for Yogi Berra, debuted on The Huckleberry Hound Show in 1958 and soon earned his own program.
Math & Science	TESLA	Serbian-American Nicola Tesla created the induction motor using the rotating magnetic field principle he also developed.
Sports & Games	SEOUL	The Seoul, Korea Olympiad was the first in sixteen years to avoid a major boycott, with only Cuba, Ethiopia, Nicaragua, and North Korea sitting out.
Geography & Nature	GANDER	It can also be called a stag, while a female is either a goose or a dame.

Quiz Quilt Answer: ROYALE (Fifth letters)

"Casino Royale", Ian Fleming's first novel about agent 007 James Bond, hit the big screen as a one-off comedy in 1967 and as a normal action-thriller in 2006.

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Literature & Arts	What American artist painted the Northeaster seascape in 1895?
History & Government	What American leader of the woman suffrage movement was honored by a U.S. coin?
Entertainment & Food	What is the first name of Yogi Bear's girlfriend?
Math & Science	What inventor patented the electric motor in 1888?
Sports & Games	What city hosted the 1988 Summer Olympics?
Geography & Nature	What is a male goose most commonly known as?

Helpful Hard Cover -- Quiz Quilt 233 Solution

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Sports & Games	GENERALS	The running back played for the New Jersey Generals for three seasons before joining the NFL when the USFL folded.
Math & Science	HYDROGEN	Scientists estimate that it makes up from 75% to 90% of all normal matter.
History & Government	BELGIUM	In 1967, the political headquarters moved to Brussels and the military headquarters to Mons. They had both been based in France.
Geography & Nature	MOLDOVA	The country, formerly called Moldavia, became independent when the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991.
Entertainment & Food	HOUSTON	The following year, Whitney Houston had their only child, daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown.
Literature & Arts	FABERGE	Tsar Alexander III first asked Peter Carl Faberge to create a birthday gift for his wife in 1885, and it remained an annual tradition until 1917.

Quiz Quilt Answer: ENAMEL (Seventh letters going up)

Enamel can refer to several different types of hard coatings, including paint and the top of the crown of a tooth.

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Sports & Games	Which USFL team signed Herschel Walker to a 3-year, $5-million contract on February 23, 1983?
Math & Science	What is the most common chemical element in the universe?
History & Government	In what country are NATO's headquarters located?
Geography & Nature	What landlocked country is sandwiched between Romania and Ukraine?
Entertainment & Food	What singer wed Bobby Brown on July 18, 1992?
Literature & Arts	What jeweler created richly enameled Easter eggs for the Russian royal family in the early 1900s?