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Any Questions #445: "Common Bonds That Rhyme With Quarantine"

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WAMC's Ian Pickus and resident quizzer Mike Nothnagel swap seats without coming within 6 feet of one another.Last week's challenge
Start with the phrase SOCIAL DISTANCES. Rearrange the letters to spell a seven-letter word and an eight-letter word that both name buildings that have guards. What are the words?
Answer: CASINOS, CITADELS.

THIS WEEK'S CATEGORY: COMMON BONDS THAT RHYME WITH QUARANTINE
On-air questions
: As the pandemic continues, we hope everyone is staying safe and sound right now in our listening area. Many people are staying home because they have to – they’re under mandatory or self-quarantine. On this show, every correct answer will be a common bond that rhymes with quarantine.

1. John Deacon, Roger Taylor, and since 2011, Adam Lambert
2. Carl, Leonard, Bonnie
3. MMR, rabies, diphtheria
4. Steve Blum and Hugh Jackman, Tom Brady and Gerald Ford, skunkbear and quickhatch?
5. H20: 20 Years Later, Season of the Witch, Resurrection

Extra credit
1. Hunter, sea, olive
2. Vanilla, Rowan Atkinson, Appaloosa  

This week's challenge
Start with the phrase STAYS HOME. Rearrange the letters and you can spell the four-letter name of a public radio show, and a five-letter type of communication heard on that show. What are the words?

ANSWERS
On-air questions

1. Queen
2. Bernstein
3. Vaccine
4. Wolverine
5. Halloween

Extra credit
1. Green
2. BEAN

 

A lifelong resident of the Capital Region, Ian joined WAMC in late 2008 and became news director in 2013. He began working on Morning Edition and has produced The Capitol Connection, Congressional Corner, and several other WAMC programs. Ian can also be heard as the host of the WAMC News Podcast and on The Roundtable and various newscasts. Ian holds a BA in English and journalism and an MA in English, both from the University at Albany, where he has taught journalism since 2013.
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