Quiz Guy John Chaneski presents a brain teaser about the common bond that connects three words. For example, what’s the verbal tie that binds a report card, USDA inspected beef, and an incline? This is part of a complete episode.
Transcript of “Quiz Yourself: A Common Bond in Triplicate”
You’re listening to A Way with Words, the show about language and how we use it. I’m Grant Barrett.
And I’m Martha Barnette, and joining us now is that mystery wrapped in an enigma and a t-shirt and cheese. Our quiz guy, John Chaneski. Hello, Martha. Hello, Grant. It is so great to be here with you guys again. I’ve got a quiz for you today, something we’ve done before I think you guys like.
It’s called Common Bonds.
Oh, yes.
I’ll give you three things, and you tell me what they have in common.
Oh, boy.
There’s lots of names for these.
If you’ve ever played the board game Tribond, same thing.
Or if you’re a fan of the U.K. game show Only Connect, same thing.
When I host Pub Trivia every week, it’s typically our last round.
I call it Common Bonds.
For example, if I said a report card, USDA inspected beef, and an incline, you would say…
Grade.
Grades, yes, we’ve done that example. So here are the actual clues, three each. Here we go. Number one: ten, con, pen.
Ten, ten, no, no. Oh, t-i-n, t-e-n-n. Oh, what? These are states.
Stated these are old state abbreviations, yes.
Ten, con, and pen.
Two N’s on each, yes.
Let’s try this one.
Mirror, liar, Corinna.
Oh, they’re words that are reduplicated to come up being names or famous expressions.
Corinna, Corinna, mirror, mirror, and liar, liar.
Names of movies, actually.
Yes, they are all movies.
Yes, well done.
Mirror, mirror, liar, liar, Corinna, Corinna.
How about this one?
Number, judge, proverb.
Oh, preachers girls can’t get this one.
I was just going to say the very same thing, Grant.
Those are books of the Bible.
If pluralized, they do become a book of the Bible.
Yes, very good.
Number, strain, air.
These are all references to types of musical music.
Yes, they are a synonym for a song or a tune.
Number, a strain, or an error.
Very good. Here’s the last one.
Heart, pace, plan.
Heart? H-E-A-R-T?
H-E-A-R-T.
Pace, P-A-C-E, plan.
P-L-A-N. Heart, pace, plan.
You don’t have a plan maker.
Blank of heart, of pace, of plan.
Oh, change of.
That’s it.
Change of heart, change of pace.
Wow.
Change of plan.
Okay, change of plans.
I was going to do some more, but I think we’re going to stop right there.
That’s our change of plans.
You guys were fantastic, though.
Congratulations.
You did your common bonds very well.
John, thank you very much for the games.
We always appreciate it.
Take care and be well.
Thank you, guys.
You too.
Bye-bye.
All right.
Bye-bye.
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