Word Group Rhyme Quiz

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I’m Martha Barnette.

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

Hello, John.

Hi, Grant.

Hi, Martha.

Hi, John.

I’m back.

What’s cooking?

I’m here to quiz you again.

Okay.

I was going to give you guys a quiz where you had to identify groups by three sample members.

Oh.

Okay?

Okay.

For example, if I said Sneezy, Doc, Grumpy, they’re members of Disney’s Seven Dwarfs, right?

But you know what?

Yes.

You guys are just too good.

-huh.

Sure.

So I’m going to make it harder.

Okay.

I’ll give you three words that rhyme with the things in the group.

You have to go the extra step.

For example, I would have said breezy, lock, and stumpy instead of sneezy, dock, and grumpy.

Oh, Lord.

Okay.

Let’s see how we do on this one.

Actually, I’ll give you a general category if you need one.

Okay.

That’ll help.

Okay.

Okay.

Let’s talk about art.

Okay?

Okay.

Head, fellow, preen.

Red, yellow, green.

Red, yellow, green for the category colors.

Very good.

There we go.

Category games.

Darts, flubs, maids.

Darts, flubs, maids?

Yes.

Suits of cards.

Yes, suits of cards.

Can you name the suits?

Hearts, clubs, and spades.

Yes, very good.

Nicely done.

Let’s talk about astronomy.

Pattern.

Spars.

Genus.

The planets of the solar system.

Planets.

Name the planets, please.

Saturn, Mars, Venus.

Yes.

Patterns, Mars, Venus.

Science.

More science.

Pickle, bread, bold.

Nickel something gold.

Yes.

Lead.

Lead.

So it’s elements.

Yes.

Very good.

Nice teamwork.

Pickle, bread, bold.

Nickel, lead, gold.

Or metals.

Yes.

How about measurement?

Shower.

Fear, reckoned.

Shower, hour, year, second.

Yes, very good.

All right.

Nature.

Let’s talk about nature.

Brian, pita, peppered.

Brian, pita, peppered?

Pita, like a pita bread?

A pita.

Yeah.

Leopard, leopard, cheetah.

Lion, leopard, cheetah.

Yes, well done.

The leopard kind of looks peppered.

Yes, it does.

I feel a limerick coming on.

What a coincidence there.

Very good.

Yeah.

Again, let’s talk about the arts.

Goose step, mango, false.

A two-step tango and waltz.

Yes.

Three dances.

Well done.

More nature.

Here we go.

Wand, tweak, motion.

Something, a creek, ocean, wand.

Pond.

Pond, yeah.

Bodies of water.

It’s teamwork here.

Yeah, you guys are doing great.

Finally, we have the category of sports.

Packet, luck, pleats.

Racket, puck, and cleats.

Yes, sports equipment.

Nicely done.

All right.

Anyway, you guys did great.

Congratulations.

No more?

That’s it.

The tyranny of John is over?

Oh, that’s good to leave him wanting more, right?

Thank you.

I think that’s got a lot of potential for future quizzes, John.

There’s a lot of playing room there.

Definitely.

Great.

We’ll do it again, yeah.

All right.

Thanks.

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