3 Syllable Words
A business, or people who come over to visit.
What is Company
As of October 3, 1990 it ceased to be a world capital, being replaced by non-split version of itself.
What is East Berlin
The fairy tale about this brother & sister inspired an 1893 opera by the German composer Engelbert Humperdinck.
What is Hansel & Gretel
Actors' good luck phrase which might come from fact that Sarah Bernhardt had only 1 "gam".
What is Break a Leg
Term for the joint where 2 separate pieces of cloth are sewn together.
It can mean to think or focus really, really hard, or to rally all forces towards one specific goal.
What is Concentrate
In the Hindu language, this country is called "Bharat."
What is India
"A Farewell to Arms" is based on Ernest Hemingway's experiences in this conflict.
What is WWI
"Getting up on the wrong side" reflects belief that all good forces were on this side of the body.
What is Right
If you know that this keyboard instrument can have the largest range of any, pipe up.
What is Organ
It describes raccoons & bats & comes from the Latin for "of the night."
What is Nocturnal
Though parts of the mountain are in Italy & Switzerland, the peak of Mont Blanc is in this country.
What is France
Seaside police chief Martin Brody fights a corrupt politician & a ferocious predator in this Peter Benchley bestseller turned blockbuster.
What is Jaws
Meaning "innocent as a babe", this phrase comes from part of newborn animals that takes longest to dry.
What is Wet behind the Ears
We can't know for sure, but some say she never lived in the Philadelphia house bearing her name or made the flag she's known for.
Who is Betsy Ross
Half the world (divided by the equator) or half the brain.
What is Hemisphere
This island makes up over half of Japan's land mass.
What is Honshu
Chaucer had planned to write more than 100 stories for this work, but only got around to 24.
What is Canterbury Tales
This "all inclusive" phrase comes from Old English "bottel", meaning bundle, & kit, a soldier's bag.
What is Kit and Kaboodle
Fecundity is the biological term meaning the capacity of an organism to produce these.
What is Offspring
From Greek for "a general view", it's a brief summary of a book in a few paragraphs.
What is Synopsis
Americans can drive to Tegucigalpa, this country's capital, via the Pan-American Highway.
What is Honduras
The title of this Ian Fleming story for kids about a magical car may have been inspired by the name of an Eton schoolmaster.
What is Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang
Referring to one who has a brief moment of glory, it comes from the misfire of a musket, or a twinkle of gold.
What is Flash in a Pan
It's the building featured on the back of a $50 Bill.
What is US Capital