Capital Cities
This city lies 5 miles from the Bay of Phaleron, an inlet of the Aegean Sea.
Athens
The record for the longest tusk, 11' 5 1/2", belongs to an African species of this mammal.
Elephant
The name of this percussion instrument comes from the Ancient Greek for “sound of wood.”
Xylophone
An aging monarch who divides his kingdom based on his daughters' flattery, which destroys his family and kingdom.
King Lear
Patented by Samuel Morse in 1840, this device revolutionized communication over long distances using taps and pauses.
Telegraph
In 1976 it became the capital of the reunified North & South Vietnam.
Hanoi
The 4 major kinds of apes are chimpanzee, orangutan, gibbon & this largest one.
Gorilla
This is the horizontal line on a standard graph or coordinate plane.
X-Axis
A Prince of Denmark, grieving his father's sudden death, is horrified by his mother's hasty marriage to his uncle who has seized the throne.
Hamlet
Invented by Lonnie G. Johnson, this iconic, brightly colored summer toy uses pressurized water to soak friends.
Super Soaker
Cáemgen in Gaelic, the 7th century's Saint Kevin is a patron saint of this capital city.
Dublin
This slow-moving, tree-dwelling creature is native to Central and South America and is notoriously the slowest land animal.
Sloth
Adopted in 1925, this state’s flag consists of a red Zia sun on a yellow background.
New Mexico
A loyal Scottish general who, after receiving a prophecy from three witches that he will become king, murders King Duncan to seize the throne.
Macbeth
Invented by French designer Louis Réard in 1946, this two-piece beach set was named after a nuclear test site.
Bikini
The official residence of King Mohammed VI of Morocco is the Dar al-Makhzen Royal Palace in this capital city.
Rabat
Native to the Galapagos Islands, the marine species of this animal is the only lizard found in the sea.
Iguana
This is a small hat with a flat crown, straight, upright sides, and no brim. Jackie Kennedy wore them well.
Pillbox hat
A romantic comedy where human lovers, amateur actors, and fairies become entangled in a mystical forest.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
George de Mestral invented this hook-and-loop fabric fastener after noticing how burrs stuck to his dog's fur.
Velcro
Playwright August Strindbergs home, with rooms that he furnished like stage sets, is now his museum in this capital.
Stockholm
The Surinam species of this amphibian has no tongue or teeth.
Toad
This is an American corporation that sells printers, digital document products and services in more than 160 countries.
Xerox
Exiled Duke Prospero uses sorcery to shipwreck the usurpers who stole his throne.
The Tempest
In 1899, James Atkinson patented a famous spring-powered snap-action version of this device. Some cheese might help entice a victim.
Mousetrap