Category Answers:

Geography & Nature	PIERRE	The town, whose name is pronounced "peer", was founded in 1880 and became the capital of South Dakota before the end of the decade.
History & Government	LINCOLN	Earlier in his life Honest Abe had also been a farmer, a rail splitter, and a riverboat operator.
Sports & Games	GEHRIG	On June 21, 1939, Hall of Famer Lou Gehrig began his retirement speech at Yankee Stadium with the line.
Entertainment & Food	CADPIG	Kath Soucie provided her voice from 1997 to 1998.
Literature & Arts	MACARONI	The Revolutionary War poem and song also includes verses about Captain Gooding and Captain Washington.
Math & Science	YTTERBY	Yttrium, terbium, erbium, and ytterbium all honor the town whose quarry provided the minerals in which the elements were found.

Quiz Quilt Answer: BOGGLE (Sixth letters)

The word search game Boggle uses sixteen letter-dice that are scrambled and then arranged in a 4-by-4 grid.

b) Jackie Stiles

The shooting guard scored 3,393 points at Southwest Missouri State from 1997-98 to 2000-01.

What female basketball player holds the NCAA Division I record for career points?

a) Chamique Holdsclaw
b) Jackie Stiles
c) Lorri Bauman
d) Patricia Hoskins

c) Abraham

The direct descendant of Noah is also considered to be the father of Islam and Christianity.

According to the Old Testament, who was the progenitor of the Hebrews and the founder of Judaism?

a) Aaron
b) Abel
c) Abraham
d) Absalom