This, That, and the Other Quiz

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

And I’m Grant Barrett.

And joining us from New York City is our quiz guy, John Chaneski. Hello, John.

John!

Hi, Grant. Hi, Martha. How are you guys?

Doing well.

Glad to hear from you. What’s happening there?

I’m terrific. Well, you know, my kids are both starting school in a couple of weeks.

For the first time, they’re both going to be in school, so I’m not going to be a stay-at-home dad anymore.

Oh, where are you going to go?

I’ll still be a dad, and I’ll still stay home, probably, while playing the Wii game.

But technically, I’ll try to find some work, I guess.

Have you been working for us?

I have been working for you guys.

I got something.

You know, I’ve been working triple time for you guys.

I have a three-for-one puzzle today.

Okay, bonus.

See what you think of that.

Yeah.

It’s called This, That, and the Other.

All right?

Okay.

In the first little mini quiz, I’ll clue phrases or titles that begin with the word this.

For example, a rock mockumentary.

This is Spinal Tap.

Directed by Rob Reiner, starring Christopher Guest and Michael McKean and Harry Scherer.

That’s right.

This is Spinal Chat.

Very good.

Funny movie.

Very good.

One of my favorites.

The second quiz is things that begin with the word that.

And the final one is titles that begin with the other.

Okay.

Oriata.

All right?

Okay.

So let’s begin with this.

All right.

A popular American standard, a song by Woody Guthrie about the U.S. of A.

This land is your land.

This land is your land.

I sing this with my son.

I’m sure.

Your son Guthrie?

Yes, as a matter of fact.

Oh.

There’s a surprise.

That’s not why he’s named that, is he?

No, no.

No.

Okay, here’s the next one.

This is a classic phrase, another classic phrase, uttered by TV news anchors upon being handed a late-breaking bulletin.

This just in.

This just in.

And here’s the last this.

This is a strange phrase sometimes found printed in the back of a book or instruction manual.

Oh, I love this.

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What the heck is that about?

When you think about it, it contradicts itself.

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Okay.

Oh, gosh.

All right, let’s move on to That.

Okay?

Okay.

All right, the first That is a 60s sitcom starring Marlo Thomas.

That Girl.

Right, That Girl.

An alternate title could have been Her.

But they went with That Girl.

That’s a good choice.

Here’s another one.

The motion picture directing debut of Tom Hanks.

It’s a 1996 film.

That Thing You Do.

That Thing You Do.

Very good, Grant.

You know, he caught a lot of guff for that movie, but it wasn’t bad.

It was not bad.

That’s the rise to stardom of a Beatle-esque band called The Wonders.

That thingy-eaters.

All right.

Here’s the next one.

James Cromwell, as Farmer Hoggett, utters this curt command to his porcine sheepdog in the 1995 film Babe.

Oh, I never watched that because I was afraid I would cry.

Oh, I’ve seen it once, but a long time ago.

That.

That’ll do.

That’s it.

Is that it?

That’ll do, pig.

Oh.

That’ll do.

Yeah.

Technically, it starts with that’ll, as opposed to that.

Well, we’ll take it.

Yeah.

Let me give you one more of that.

A popular 1940s song written by Arlen and Mercer.

It was sung by Sammy Davis Jr. during a guest appearance on the TV show I Dream of Jeannie.

Oh, wow.

It starts with that.

Right.

That smoke gets it.

No.

That old magic?

That old black magic?

That’s it.

That old black magic.

Excellent.

Great, great song.

That old.

Now, believe it or not, here are a few things that begin with the other.

Now, this is a harder category, right?

There are fewer of these, I bet?

It could be.

Well, there are fewer, but it may not be all that hard.

Okay?

Okay.

Here’s the first.

Scarlett Johansson played Mary, the title character, in this 2008 film about two sisters who compete for the affection of King Henry VIII.

The other?

The Other Boleyn.

One.

The Other Boleyn Girl.

Oh, The Other Boleyn Girl.

Okay.

The Other Boleyn Girl.

Yeah, I’ll give you that one.

Very good.

Based on the historical fiction novel by Philippa Gregory.

Here’s the next one.

Andrew Ridgely is sometimes jokingly referred to by this moniker.

Well, he was with…

The Other Rolling Stone.

The Other Beetle.

The Other…

Wham.

He was in Wham.

Oh, the Other George Michael.

Close.

How does that work?

Yeah, I don’t know.

The Other Guy.

The Other Guy.

Is that it?

That’s it.

It’s just the other guy?

The other guy from Wham.

The other guy from Wham.

The other guy from Wham, yes.

Here’s the last one.

A scandalous phrase used to refer to a married man’s mistress.

She’s a homewrecker.

The other woman.

The other woman.

Very good.

You guys did really well on this, that, and the other.

Thank you, John.

Thank you, John.

Thank you very much.

Well, if you have a question about this, that, and the other,

Or wordplay or language or grammar or slang,

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