This and That Word Quiz

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

And I’m Grant Barrett, and on the line is John Chaneski. Hello, John.

Hi, Grant. Hi, Martha. So today’s quiz is about this and that.

That is to say, it’s about three-word phrases containing and.

Okay?

Okay.

I’ll give you a punny, funny, or phonetic clue to a common three-word phrase with and in the middle.

If I really have to, I’ll give you a more straightforward clue.

For example, if you once saw The Man in Black at a classic horror movie starring Sissy Spacek, what would you have seen?

Cash and Carrie.

Cash and Carrie, yes.

Nice work.

John and Cash.

Same-named actresses, Doris and Felicia, attend a costume party with two guys dressed as Lancelot and Galahad.

What does that bring to mind?

Day and night.

Day and night or days and nights?

Days and nights, there we go, yeah.

All right.

If I dress up as a woman for comedic effect, now bear in mind for comedic effect, okay, and a single tear escapes my eye, what is that?

A single…

Drag and drop.

Drag and drop is right.

Way to go, Martha.

Nice.

If you see a country carnival located in the center of a town, you might say it was this.

Fair and square.

Very good.

If a car belonging to a bad guy wrestler breaks down and he calls AAA, what’s that?

Oh, what are they called?

What are the bad guy wrestlers called?

Yeah.

The good ones are called Baby Faces, and the bad ones are called Heels, Heel, and…

And Toe.

Heel and Toe.

There we go.

Great teamwork on that one.

Very good.

Suppose you see a famous fictional pirate and then hear his crewman assent to his order.

What’s that?

R and I.

I don’t know.

Famous fictional pirate.

Which one?

Where do I begin?

I know.

Glass beard, red beard, green beard, blue beard.

Literature and Disney film.

Famous fictional Disney pirate.

Hook and Eye?

Hook and Eye.

Hook and Eye.

Hook and Eye.

If Oscar winner Helen gave you a quarter of a bushel of apples, what would that be?

Hunt and Peck.

Hunt and Peck is right.

I’m typing, yeah, yeah.

Martha, you’re on fire.

Oh, yeah, you’re doing great.

I was working on Mirren there.

If Sherlock Holmes actor Jude went into a diner, he would likely let the waitress know what he wanted.

What would that be?

Law and order.

Law and order, right.

All right, here’s one more, okay?

If you hand some filberts to your friend and he just takes off running, what does that remind you of?

Nuts and something.

Yeah, nuts and…

Nuts and…

Bolts.

Yes, nuts and bolts.

And you guys were fantastic.

That’s it?

Oh, that’s it?

Congratulations.

You’re going to bolt?

I’m free.

You’re bolting now?

Darn.

I am bolting.

I got a dash.

Thanks, John.

Take care.

Bye, Grandpa Martha.

Give the best to your family.

Bye-bye, John.

I will do.

Bye-bye.

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