Initials Quiz

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And I’m Martha Barnette, and we’re joined once again by the greatquisition, John Chaneski.

Aquisition. Hi, Martha.

You like it?

How are you doing?

I like that little certificate on your wall.

Quisition, puzzle myself.

I’ll do so, and I’ll puzzle you as well.

All right, you’re going to hate the paperwork, though.

This one is a simple quiz, but there’s sort of a competitive aspect to it between you guys, I think.

All right, good. I’m ready.

I’ve assembled a collection of two-word phrases.

Each phrase begins with either G and B or M and B.

Okay.

Get it?

Mm—

Okay.

For example, if I said a surgical alternative to dieting, you might say?

Gastric bypass.

Gastric bypass.

Good.

That’s a G-B.

And if I said to pretend like Mr. Rogers’ land, you would say?

Make believe.

Make believe.

There’s your M-B.

Very good.

Okay.

Now, I’m not going to tell you which pair of letters I’m cluing.

You’ll just have to guess, okay?

Okay.

Okay.

All right.

This clue is just a list.

Turkey, duck, pheasant, quail, geese, partridge, ptarmigan.

Game birds.

Game birds.

There’s a GB right there.

Very good.

And this clue is merely a three-word question.

Paper or plastic?

Grocery bag.

Grocery bag.

Good. Another GB.

Here’s another one.

Where can you find Ventnor Avenue, Oriental Avenue, and the Reading Railroad?

The Monopoly Board.

Monopoly Board. Very good.

And a related question, what company is well known for making Monopoly Boards?

Milton Bradley.

Milton Bradley. Two MBs in a row. Very good.

Now, some people believe an extract from this tree’s leaves can enhance something.

I can’t remember what.

Ginkgo biloba?

Biloba, right?

Biloba.

Biloba.

Biloba, yeah.

Very good.

Here’s the next one.

While catching a bouquet at a wedding means you’ll be next to wed, catching this confers a more immediate honor.

Is that a garter belt?

A garter belt, right.

There’s your GB.

Wait, what do you get if you catch a garter belt?

You get to place it on the leg of the lady who caught the bouquet, I believe.

Oh, I see.

Oh, okay.

That’s the weddings I go to.

That’s what happens.

Yeah, I don’t know if we go to the same wedding.

Yeah.

Maybe it’s an Italian thing.

I don’t know.

Now, this one’s a little trivia based.

Let’s see if you know it.

In a classic rock ballad, when the players tried to take the field, this refused to yield.

The marching band.

Marching band, yes.

The marching band refused to yield.

Nice.

What song was that?

American Pie.

Oh, right.

Couldn’t you tell?

Name that tune in four notes.

The wrong notes, but four notes.

The medical term for this condition is cutis anserina.

And the act of inducing this condition is known as horripilation.

Goosebumps.

Goosebumps.

Yes, very good.

Well, that gave me goosebumps.

Me too.

Gave me goosebumps just to say it.

How about this one?

Coincidentally, Barrett’s is a popular brand of this kind of slightly carbonated alcoholic drink.

Gin blossom?

No.

Ginger beer.

Ginger beer is right.

Yeah, very good.

Used to make a Moscow mule or a dark and stormy.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, right.

Very good.

And here’s the last one.

This is a phrase describing these questions.

It means a little of this, a little of that.

A grab bag?

Grab bag or?

Or a mixed bag.

Or a mixed bag.

Very good.

There’s a GB and an MB.

Very nice.

A little something for everyone there.

Good job, guys.

Thank you.

No, good job to you, sir, for flattering us by using our initials in that way.

A little tribute.

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