Category Answers:
Literature & Arts
| HOLMES
| The first Sherlock Holmes stories appeared as a serial in 1887 and as a book illustrated by Doyle's father Charles the following year.
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Sports & Games
| CITATION
| The Kentucky colt captured the Triple Crown in 1948.
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Entertainment & Food
| SHOGUN
| The James Clavell novel set in feudal Japan came out six years earlier.
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Geography & Nature
| TRENTON
| Trenton, New Jersey; Trenton beats out Topeka, Kansas for the distinction.
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Math & Science
| VENUS
| The neighboring planet measures 7,521 miles in diameter, only five percent smaller than the Earth.
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History & Government
| PALME
| Olof Palme's murder case was never solved, although Christer Petterrson was tried, convicted, and acquitted on appeal.
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Quiz Quilt Answer: MAGNUM (Fourth letters)
A magnum is a big, one and a half liter bottle and a type of revolver handgun.