It's a 4-letter wired cage or enclosure for chickens, though they may wish to fly it & go free
What is a coop?
The first capital city of British East Africa, this coastal Kenyan port city is known as "the white and blue city."
What is Mombasa?
Shades of white include oyster & this oyster gem
What is pearl?
Before -naut & -physics, it means "star"
What is astro?
The problem with the story of this queen saying, "Let them eat cake" after being told Parisians had no bread? It's false
Who is Marie Antoinette?
Hey! Usually the hay you use on a farm is tightly compressed in this 4-letter bundle
What is a bale?
This city in Syria is thought to be the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world: it even appears in both the Old and New Testaments, where it plays a role in both Abraham and Paul's stories.
What is Damascus?
A moderate to brilliant shade of yellow is named for this citrus fruit
What is lemon?
The manu- in manuscript literally means it was written this way
What is by hand?
In 1752, Britain finally adopted this calendar, originally issued as a papal bull in 1582.
What is the Gregorian Calendar?
It's the time when ripened crops are gathered, or the yield of crops themselves.
What is a harvest?
Hokkaido, Osaka, Hiroshima, and Okinawa are all cities in this East Asian country.
What is Japan?
A pale tan, or the color of a certain nut used to make marzipan
What is almond?
It it lived up to the milli-part of its name, a millipede with have this many feet
What is a thousand?
The Tây Sơn brothers reunified this long, narrow Asian country for the first time in 200 years in 1778.
What is Vietnam?
Important breeds of this on a farm include the brown Swiss & Holstein
What are cows?
The smallest country in the world, its capital is also its only city--but its presence across the world is "universal."
What is Vatican City?
This two-word phrase is a pennant that demands attention, or a warning banner you might want to "raise"
What is a red flag?
Before sphere, it means "half"
What is hemi? (Semi)
On May 17, 1792 an agreement was signed outside of 68 [this street] that would establish the N.Y. Stock & Exchange Board
What is Wall Street?
True angora wool actually comes from this animal, not mohair sheep or cashmere goats.
What are rabbits?
This city, now called Istanbul, was originally named after this groundbreaking Roman emperor who is also a saint in the Eastern and Orthodox Rites.
What is Constantinople?
The Netherlands' Prince or Princess has this color in their official royal title--though their name comes from the Gaulish "Arausio," instead of the bright color.
What is orange?
An -ologist who specifically studies birds gets this Greek prefix before his or her name
What is ornith- (or ornitho-)?
In 1753, Benjamin Banneker built the first New World one of these, modeled after a pocket-sized version and with all mechanical pieces carved from wood.
What is a clock?