They Go Together Trivia Quiz

Answer: Old Blood and Guts

Patton earned this title through the rigid standards he practiced as a US General. Specifically, the nickname originates from a reporter labeling him as such after hearing him say it would take 'blood and brains' to win a war. Patton is known for accomplishing the most as a military general while experiencing the least allied casualties.

Answer: Alpha and Omega

The Alpha and Omega are the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet, respectively. When depicted as one and the same, the Alpha symbol will be positioned inside the Omega symbol. When done in this manner, it's meant to indicate the beginning and end, in a representation of all of eternity, in essence.

Answer: Ladies and Gentlemen

Interestingly, the common term was actually "gentlemen and ladies" until about halfway through the eighteenth century. According to the Oxford Dictionary, the female-first usage of this term became particularly popular in the late eighteenth century.

Answer: neck and neck

If two competitors are neck and neck, it essentially means they are evenly matched and have a near equal chance of eventually winning whatever they're competing in. The term's origin stems from the 1800s in horse racing, where two horses racing alongside each other would have their necks next to each other as they ran alongside one another.

Answer: tooth and nail

This term's origins stem back to the early 1600s, specifically when mentioned in Sir Thomas More's "A Dialogue of Comfort and Tribulation". It was perhaps more famously used by Charles Dickens in the 1700s in "David Copperfield".

The term itself is meant to depict how a feral beast may fight savagely, using its claws and teeth if necessary.

Answer: aches and pains

The term can essentially be used to describe any relatively minor pain that the person is feeling. Aches are typically more dulled sensations that can be in wider, more broad parts of the body, while pain is a lot sharper and in a specific place of the body.

Answer: haves and have nots

This phrase actually has roots stemming all the way back to the King James version of the Bible, specifically reading "For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath."

Answer: Old Rough and Ready

Taylor earned this moniker through his efforts during the Second Seminole War. The name carried weight off the battlefield and into the political spectrum as, though his term was cut short, Taylor became the first President in US history to win office after having never served in a political position prior.

Answer: bread and butter

At first, this term originated from the notion that bread and butter was a meal people ate every day, being something reliable one could count on a day to day basis. The term has also seen use in the sports world to describe players in their ideal setting; a pitcher in baseball facing a batter they have a good repertoire against, a football quarterback throwing the ball to his best, most trusted wide receiver, and so on.

Answer: birds and bees

This is a point in life where a child's parents will, typically fairly gently but intelligibly, explain the functions of various human sexual activities, organs, and related. It is done as a means to ensure children are aware of the risks and functions they may take when they grow up, engaging in sexual activities.