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    | Chaldeans were noted for their achievements in these 2 fields whose names begin with "astro" | 
    astrology & astronomy
 
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    | The kalungu, a "talking" drum from this continent, makes sounds that resemble human speech | 
    Africa
 
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    | Literally translated, the name of this popular Italian dish means "pie" | 
    pizza
 
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    | Reagan appointed him to the EEOC; Bush appointed him to the Supreme Court | 
    Clarence Thomas
 
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    | The man who says,"'Come, Desdemona, I have but an hour of love...we must obey the time" | 
    Othello
 
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    | This long, short-legged German breed comes in 2 sizes: standard & miniature | 
    dachshund
 
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    | The Zapotecs, not the Maya, were probably the first people in what is now this country to write | 
    Mexico
 
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    | Built in the 18th & 19th centuries, the giraffe was an upright type of this instrument | 
    a piano
 
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    | Hawaiian dish made from cooked taro root pounded to a smooth paste | 
    poi
 
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    | This abolitionist bought her home in New York from William H. Seward | 
    Harriet Tubman
 
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    | When "Macbeth" is presented in French, these characters are called Les Trois Sorcieres | 
    the (three) witches
 
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    | Breeds in this group of dogs include the Dandie Dinmont, Kerry Blue & Cairn | 
    (Damon: What are Scottish terriers?)
  terriers
 
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    | Marduk, who became lord of the gods, was the chief god of this city, Nebuchadnezzar's capital | 
    (Damon: What is Babylonia?)
  Babylon
 
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    | The gittern, which is not to be confused with the cittern, was a medieval form of this instrument | 
    a guitar
 
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    | The name of this Chinese-American dish is Cantonese for "miscellaneous fragments" | 
    chop suey
 
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    | Before turning author & poet, she toured singing & dancing in "Porgy & Bess" | 
    Maya Angelou
 
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    | If you say, "Sweets to the sweet", you're quoting this queen who says it at Ophelia's burial | 
    Gertrude
 
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    | This Chinese dog was introduced to the West after the British seized the Imperial Palace in 1860 | 
    (Jim: What are sharpeis?) (Amy: What are Shih Tzu?)
  the Pekingese
 
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    | The ancient kingdom of Kush lay along this river in what is now the Sudan | 
    the Nile
 
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    | Trommel is the German word for "drum", & this particular drum is a grosse trommel | 
    a bass drum
 
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    | These miniature cabbages originated in the capital of Belgium in the 13th century | 
    Brussels sprouts
 
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    | Born Dana Owens, she raps & acts under this "royal" moniker | 
    Queen Latifah
 
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    | Reagan's first line in this play is "I am made of that self metal as my sister" | 
    King Lear
 
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    | Some say this breed named for a Canadian province was developed from dogs imported by Basque fishermen | 
    the Newfoundland
 
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    | "Mausoleum" comes from the name of this ruler of Caria whose mausoleum was erected at Halicarnassus | 
    (Jim: Who is Mausoleus?)
  Mausolus
 
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    | This American statesman invented the glass harmonica in the 1760s | 
    Benjamin Franklin
 
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    | In the 1950s Bananas Foster was created by Brennan's Restaurant in this U.S. city | 
    New Orleans
 
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    | These mayors of Detroit & Los Angeles, both first elected in 1973, decided not to run again in 1993 | 
    Tom Bradley and Coleman Young
 
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    | Margarelon describes himself as "a bastard son of Priam's" in this tragedy | 
    Troilus and Cressida
 
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    | In 1931 this dog was declared a national monument of Japan | 
    the Akita
 
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