Word Origins
This part of an egg gets its name from the Old English word for "yellow"
Yolk
This country is known for pizza, pasta, and the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
Italy
___ Marks the Spot
X
Who have you got to keep you warm?
My Love
"I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm," Irving Berlin, 1937
This 9-letter word for an insect may have come about because people believed this bug ate uncovered dairy products
Butterfly
This country's Independence Day is commonly believed to be May 5th, but is actually September 16th.
Mexico
Lions, and Tigers, and ________, oh my!
Bears - a classic line and memorable song from "The Wizard of Oz," describing more scary things of the same scary kind.
Since I say "neether," and you say "ny-ther," what should we do?
Call the whole thing off!
"Let's Call the Whole Thing Off," George Gershwin, 1937
This word for a self-service restaurant evolved from the Spanish word for "coffee shop"
This country contains a quarter of the world's forested area.
Russia
________ Up on Your Shakespeare
Brush - "Brush Up Your Shakespeare" is a pun-filled song by Cole Porter that suggests quoting William Shakespeare as a means of wooing and wowing women.
Where are you when we dance cheek to cheek?
Heaven
"Cheek to Cheek," Irving Berlin, 1935
The name of this reference book has the same roots as 'treasure'--& don't give us a synonym for it
Thesaurus
This country has the most people incarcerated, about 22% of the world's incarcerated population.
United States of America
From Page to ________
Screen - Adapting novels to film
You must remember this, a kiss is still a kiss...
Complete the lyric.
"As Time Goes By," Herman Hupfel, 1931
Once a carnival performer who bit the heads off chickens, today it often refers to a computer nerd
Geek
It was once the center of the world's largest empire (and the most recent one to be known as "the empire on which the sun never sets").
United Kingdom
My Own Private ________
Idaho - "My Own Private Idaho," is a loose adaptation of Shakespeare's Henry IV, featuring River Phoenix and Keanu Reeves. Released in 1991.
Please do this to me, you sweet irreplaceable you:
Embrace Me
"Embraceable You," George Gershwin, 1930