MODERN LINGO
This 6-letter adjective is a combination of words meaning famished & mad
Hangry
Mozart's last opera, its "Die Zauberflöte" in German
The Magic Flute
“This land is your land …”
“… this land is my land. From California to the New York island.”
Which of the countries that form Great Britain is alphabetically last?
Wales
Breaking a mirror brings how many years of bad luck?
Seven
Some websites like to curate to your tastes, creating what's called an FYP, this for short
For You Page
The title of this 1896 opera refers to the lifestyle of a poet, a philosopher, an artist & a musician
La bohème
“If I had a hammer …”
“ … I’d hammer in the morning. I’d hammer in the evening. All over this land.”
Which color of the spectrum (or rainbow) is alphabetically last?
Yellow
What do actors say instead of “good luck”?
Break a leg
Did someone just walk up & overshare, unsolicited, every awful thing that's happened to them? That's textbook this dumping
Trauma Dumping
A memoir by this Secretary of State was an inspiration for composer John Adams' first opera: "Nixon in China"
Henry Kissinger
“Hang down your head …”
“…Tom Dooley. Hang down your head and cry.”
Which month of the year is alphabetically last?
September
According to the superstition, if you see this and pick it up, all the day you’ll have good luck.
A penny
Stop with the doomscrolling! Embrace this 2-word phrase that suggests coming into contact with a fescue or Bermuda type
go outside and Touch Grass
Henry Purcell's opera "The Fairy Queen" isn't based on Edmund Spenser's poem but on this Shakespeare play
A Midsummer Night's Dream
“There is a house in New Orleans …”
“…they call the Rising Sun. And it’s been the ruin of many a poor boy, and Lord, I know, I’m one.”
Which of the Great Lakes is alphabetically last?
Superior
This bad luck superstition probably originated with some unlucky soldiers who were smoking on the front lines.
Three on a match
Also called the "Brotherly Shove" by Philadelphia Eagles fans, this rhyming phrase refers to a furious short-yardage gainer
the Tush Push
The big aria "Vesti la giubba" ("put on the costume") in this opera may make you cry the tears of a clown
Pagliacci
“I am a man of constant sorrow …”
“… I’ve seen trouble all my days. I bid farewell to old Kentucky, the place where I was born and raised.”
Which South American country is alphabetically last?
Venezuela
What wedding custom “ensures” that the marriage will produce many children?
Throwing rice