Category Answers:
History & Government
| HINCKLEY
| John Hinckley, a Jodie Foster-obsessed lunatic, ricocheted one of his six shots off the President's limo and punctured the Gipper's lung.
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Literature & Arts
| EUROPANTO
| The translator for the European Council of Ministers in Brussels created the flexible English-alternative in 1996.
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Geography & Nature
| GUATEMALA
| The Mayan Empire peaked between the 2nd and 9th centuries and was mostly destroyed by Spain in the first half of the 16th century.
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Sports & Games
| WANAMAKER
| Rodman Wanamaker founded the PGA in 1916 and donated the trophy for the event, which began in the same year.
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Math & Science
| QUARTZ
| This property is one of the reasons quartz can be used to make accurate watches. The quartz maintains its shape until intentionally bent by an electric current.
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Entertainment & Food
| GREASE
| The double album became the top-grossing record ever, selling over ten million copies by April and topping the charts for 24 weeks.
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Quiz Quilt Answer: LAMAZE (6th letters)
Lamaze is a childbirth technique developed in the 1940s. "La Maze" would of course be a female labyrinth.