SONG LYRICS OF THE AUGHTS
"Now that it's rainin' more than ever," Rihanna graciously suggests that "you can stand" here
What is under my umbrella?
Our friends in Spain can tell you that facing someone "mano a mano" translates to this, anatomically
What is hand-to-hand?
French for "small bag", it's a small perfumed bag that you put in your drawer to make your clothes smell fresh
What is a sachet?
3 undercover women private eyes team up with heavenly helpers of a baseball team
What is Charlie's Angels in the Outfield?
Are you old enough to remember this bibliography in drawers at your local library?
What is card catalogue?
This city was destroyed in 79 CE because of Mount Vesuvius.
What is Pompeii?
This song by The killers opens optimistically with "Comin' out of my cage & I've been doin' just fine", but things go south after that
What is Mr. Brightside?
In French les genoux are these--think of the word genuflect
What are knees?
If you're reading the writing on the wall & it's there illegally, it's this, from Italian for "scribblings"
What is graffiti?
A 19th century sideshow performer is "not an animal" as he escapes to Earth from a dying Krypton
What is Elephant Man of Steel?
The largest bats in the world have this name that mentions another mammal
What are flying foxes?
Published in 1783, his American Spelling Book preceded his famous dictionary by 45 years.
Who is Noah Webster?
The chorus of this 2001 cover song kicks off with "Gitchie, gitchie, ya-ya, da-da, gitchie, gitchie, ya-ya, here"
What is Lady Marmalade?
In German Kopf is this & soccer star Miroslav Klose was a Kopfballungeheuer
What is the head?
This end goal of a certain game goes back to Persian for "the king is dead"
What is checkmate?
Mrs. Woodhouse is set to have Satan's child, but hires Amy Poehler as a surrogate
What is Rosemary's Baby Mama?
Methane & carbon dioxide are among these that trap heat in the atmosphere
What are greenhouse gases?
Due to police irregularities, this man’s Arizona conviction was overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1966.
Who is (Ernesto) Miranda?
Avril Lavigne sings, "Take off all your preppy clothes, you know, you're not foolin' anyone" in a song with this adjective as a title
What is Complicated?
The pasta name orecchiette means "little" this body part, due to its shape.
What are ears?
From Latin for "bad condition", it's a 6-letter synonym for a disease or disorder
What is agoraphobia?
George Burns & Walter Matthau remember vaudeville days & navigating being a trans boy in Nebraska
What is The Sunshine Boys Don't Cry?
In ancient Rome these priestesses kept the home fire burning, literally, at a temple honoring the goddess of the hearth
What are Vestal Virgins?
At the Concert for Bangladesh, George got this guitarist to chime in on “While My Guitar Gently Weeps.”
Who is Eric Clapton?
Song in which André 3000 insists, "I want to see y'all on y'all baddest behavior, lend me some sugar, I am your neighbor"
What is "Hey Ya!"?
In Greek Matthew 5 says "Blessed are the" katharoi in kardia, these people, "for they shall see God"
What is pure in heart?
Partly from Greek for "marketplace", it's an irrational fear of unfamiliar or open spaces
What is agoraphobia?
Meryl Streep is a prime minister growing up as an artistically inclined teenager in Sacramento
What is The Iron Lady Bird?
It's Latin for an object that serves as a reminder that death is inevitable
What is memento mori?
Based on a myth, this 1913 play became a 1938 movie, a 1956 stage musical and a 1964 movie musical.
What is Pygmalion?