Yerevan, the capital of this country, dates back to a settlement of the 700s B.C.
Armenia
A "four-striper" is someone of this U.S. Navy rank, the boss on board
Captain
A baby bear &
a solid square
Cub and Cube
This word for a type of blood vessel is also used for a mineral-filled fissure within rock
Vein
Most sharks have 5 of these openings on either side of their heads, but some species have 7
Gills
The only U.S. state that borders a country it's named after
New Mexico
His last play, "Oedipus at Colonus", was produced posthumously in 401 B.C.
Sophocles
Meaning someone who is bluffing, "four-flusher" is a term that originated in this game
Poker
A small rounded lump of something soft & a model of the Earth
Glob and Globe
This process is the weathering of particles as they're worn away & moved by wind or water
Erosion
This shark with a citrus fruit in its name often has a yellowish tinge
Lemon shark
Rutgers University has 3 main campus locations - Camden, Newark, and here
New Brunswick
3 times was not the charm for Carthage which lost all 3 of these wars against Rome between 264 & 146 B.C.
The Punic Wars
Of the 4 famous folks up on Mount Rushmore, the one who was born first
Washington
Expel saliva,
out of meanness
Spit and Spite
A ruby is a type of corundum mineral, tinted red by presence of natural iron. If corundum instead was tinted blue by natural chromium, it would be called this
Sapphire
Whitetip & blacktip are species of these sharks named for the shallow-water structures where they live & hunt
Reef sharks (reefs)
Dispite leaving the Commonwelth in 1947, this country still has new in the name
New Zealand
This powerful dynasty that began ruling China in 202 B.C. ushered in a golden age of culture & prosperity
The Han Dynasty
Of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse in the Bible, the one representing war rides this color horse
Red
A fable's lesson & the emotional outlook of a group, such as employees or soldiers
Moral and Morale
The name for the type of map that displays relative elevation
Topographic
Shark skeletons are made not of bone but of this more flexible substance
Cartilage
The northernmost county of Delaware, or maybe where a medieval king would like to live
New Castle
In 480 B.C. the Battle of Salamis saw Greek navies take on the navies of this Persian ruler, son of Darius
Xerxes
Roger Bannister was the first person to run one of these in Oxford, 1954
4 Minute Mile
Prudish or proper & optimal or top notch
Prim and Prime
Millions of years ago, all of the continents were combined in a "super" one called this, meaning "all earth"
Pangea
In Australia, this dangerous shark with a 4-letter name has been called a "blue pointer"
Mako
From Matthew to Revelation
New Testament