Animal Sounds Game

You’re listening to A Way with Words. I’m Martha Barnette.

And I’m Grant Barrett, and we’re joined by John Chaneski, our quiz guy.

Hello, John.

Hi, Grant. Hi, Martha.

Hi, John.

I’m back.

What’s up, buddy? What’d you bring me?

Well, I brought you a little something.

I think I brought you a little puzzle that you’ll like.

You know, I’ve been working at the Museum of Mathematics lately,

And I don’t spend as much time with my kids.

But fear not, for I have soaked for so long in childish riddles

That all my riddles are childish.

Okay.

For example, what sort of wild party would a sheep throw?

A ball.

A ball or an even wilder party.

A bacchanalia.

A bacchanal.

Right, a bacchanal.

Right.

We’re off to a rolling start because all of the answers to the following riddles will begin with the sound made by an animal.

Oh, the sound.

Ready?

What’s a cow’s favorite movie starring Cher?

Moon.

No.

Moon.

Moonstruck.

Moonstruck is correct.

I was trying to do it like a sheep.

That’s wrong.

We’re cloning in here.

This is going to be a wild ride.

Here we go.

What would you call a big building dedicated to the history of kittens?

Museum.

Museum is right.

What kind of informal performance by folk singers do barn owls prefer?

Hootenanny.

Hootenanny is right.

Hootenanny.

Good.

What do you call it when a crow inspires an incident that attracts great public attention?

Not all of these are too easy.

A cause for…

Cause for alarm.

Cause for alarm.

Well, alarm might be wrong, but…

Raucous.

Oh, no.

I don’t know.

What’s the clue again?

A crow inspires an incident that attracts great public attention.

That’s caw, right?

Caw.

It is caw.

And the word cause is correct.

Akaz Celeb.

That’s it.

Akaz Celeb.

Very good.

Akaz Celeb.

Akaz Celeb.

What about this?

What kind of five-masted ship do golden retrievers sail on?

That’s an amazing clue.

Well, a bark.

Isn’t it nice-y in barks of yore?

Bark.

What kind of ship do you know that begins with the word, the sound bark?

Bark.

Do you know this?

Oh, well, yeah, there is that.

But I’m thinking of a five-mast.

I don’t think the barks are five mast.

I think it’s four to six mast.

It’s called a bark-entine.

Oh.

A bark-entine.

New word to me.

I did not know that one.

There you go.

Bark-entine, yeah.

What large East Asian country is a popular destination for baby chicks?

That’s cheap, but.

I know.

No, it’s not cheap.

No, it’s not.

Yeah.

What do baby chicks say?

They peep, but.

People’s Republic of China.

The People’s Republic of China is correct.

Oh, man.

Peeps.

Okay.

Getting a little scientific on you now.

Here we go.

A little medicine for you.

Here you go.

A little medicinal here.

Oh, my gosh.

What compounds released during allergic reactions were discovered by a snake?

Histamine.

Histamines is right.

Oh, histamines, right.

What French ham and cheese sandwich is popular with toads?

Croque monsieur.

Croque monsieur is correct.

What kind of boring, difficult, yet unimportant tasks do we usually assign to hogs?

So hogs, oink or snort.

Or?

Or root.

Or?

Snuffle.

Snort?

Boring or repetitive tasks that we give to hogs.

Assigned to hogs.

Grunt work?

Grunt work is right.

Thank you.

Thank you, John.

I think it’s my perfect impersonation of a hog that brought that one around for you.

My spell is finally having an effect.

It was.

I think the barn doors have been unleashed.

There’s no way to get these horses back in.

I’ve made you guys too silly, but I’m just going to get out of here.

So take care, guys.

Is that it?

That’s it.

That’s it.

Come on.

Come on, Dr. Doolittle.

I’m going to share all these with my son.

It’s horrific. I hope you love it.

Thanks, John. That was a great one.

I know people were playing along at home.

Thanks, Grant. Take care.

Thanks, Martha.

Bye-bye.

Thank you.

All right.

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