Master Minds Recap: February 21, 2023

Here’s a recap of the clues on Master Minds (Season 3) for Monday, February 21, 2023 with host Brooke Burns.

Today’s episode title: “Trivia, Smarts & Hyenas”
Today’s Master Minds: Mark “The Beast” Labbett, LaKedra Pam, Ryan Chaffee
Today’s challengers: John, Lauren, Daniel

The show’s format pits 3 contestants against each other and 3 Master Minds against each other. There are 3 rounds and the contestant with the highest score wins $1,000 and faces off in the Ultimate Trivia Challenge against the winning Master Mind. If the contestant beats the Master Mind, the prize money goes up to $10,000.

Round 1: Here are the 7 categories and questions. 100 points for each correct answer.

(1) TELEVISION: Which of these series is named for a New York City avenue?
(a) Mad Men (b) Sopranos (c) The Knick
(2) TRADEMARKS: Technically called foamed polystyrene, styrofoam is at least 90% what?
(a) benzene (b) polymers (c) air
(3) GOVERNMENT: Which of the following cabinet departments was established under Jimmy Carter’s administration?
(a) Agriculture (b) Education (c) Veteran’s Affairs
(4) AWARDS: Olympic gold medals are composed mostly of what metal?
(a) aluminum (b) silver (c) nickel
(5) GEOGRAPHY: With over 38 million people, what city has the most populous metropolitan area in the world?
(a) Tokyo (b) New York City (c) Beijing
(6) ANIMALS: The offspring of which of these creatures are called cubs?
(a) squirrels (b) skunks (c) hyenas
(7) TECH: According to one of its founders, YouTube was originally meant to be what kind of site?
(a) dating (b) real estate (c) home security

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Scores at end of Round 1:
John 500 Lauren 400 Daniel 400 / The Beast 500 LaKedra 600 Ryan 400

Round 2: There are 5 subjects and questions. No multiple choice. Correct answers are worth 200 points for the first 4. The last question is worth 400 points. At the end of the round, the person with the lowest score on each team is eliminated.

(1) WORDS: The term “gustation” refers to which of the 5 senses?
(2) BUILDINGS: Famous for Amateur Night, what Harlem landmark was originally called Hurtig & Seamon’s New Burlesque Theater?
(3) MOVIES: Acting in movies since 1975, Christopher Lloyd’s first onscreen kiss wasn’t until 1990 in the third film of what trilogy?
(4) LITERATURE: Author Eleanor H. Porter created what title character whose name now means “an irritatingly cheerful person”?
(5) HISTORY: Cleopatra is said to have died by the bite of what snake that actually was a symbol of royalty to the Egyptians?

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Scores at end of Round 2:
John 1300 Lauren 1600 Daniel 1400 / The Beast 1700 LaKedra 1800 Ryan 1600

John and Ryan are eliminated.

Lauren and Daniel advance to the next round, as do The Beast and LaKedra.

Round 3: Each team faces off in a rapid-fire 1-minute trivia battle. The first question is worth 500 points and each additional question goes up an additional 100 points. The winners go on to the last round.

Lauren and Daniel go first:

(500) What type of tea takes its name from the fact that it is brewed using natural solar heat?
(600) Guadalupe Victoria was the first elected president of what large North American country?
(700) The guitar used by what Nirvana singer at his 1993 “MTV Unplugged” performance sold for $6 million at auction?
(800) At his publisher’s request, Ray Bradbury adapted his short story “The Firemen” into a novel with what title?
(900) For beauty, women in ancient Greece applied a white paint to their faces made from what toxic metal?
(1000) Sales for what Italian shoe brand reportedly rose 30% in 1996 after they were mentioned in the O.J. Simpson trial?

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Scores at end of Round 3:
Lauren 2900 Daniel 2100

Lauren wins $1,000 and advances to the Ultimate Trivia Challenge. But first, The Beast and LaKedra will battle it out for a minute to see who joins Lauren.

(500) Found printed on U.S. paper money is the phrase “this note is legal tender for all debts public and” what?
(600) The CIA gave its female spies what folding makeup containers with code concealing mirrors opposite the powder?
(700) Denmark shares a land border with what country?
(800) During his career, what pulp author of “The Other Side of Midnight” sold hundreds of millions of books?
(900) What term can refer to a dark shape against a light background or the general shape of a garment on the body?
(1000) Hokkaido island is home to 25,000 descendants of what indigenous ethnic group of Japan?
(1100) What cheese is paired with tomatoes in a traditional Caprese salad?
(1200) Which artist laid his canvases on the floor to create paintings like “Full Fathom Five”?

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The Beast finished with 3600 to LaKedra’s 5900 so LaKedra will join Lauren in the Ultimate Trivia Challenge. If Lauren beats LaKedra, she will win $10,000 and return on the next show. Any player who makes it through 2 shows and wins $20,000, gets to join the Master Minds expert team.

Ultimate Trivia Challenge: The questions are presented to the players at the same time and they write their answers down.

(1) In Hawaiian mythology, what goddess of fire and volcanoes created the Hawaiian islands?
(2) The quetzal is the official currency of what country?
(3) How many anendments are there to the U.S. Constitution?

ANSWERS: (unless otherwise indicated, both were correct)
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By the third question, LaKedra didn’t get any right and Lauren got 2 so Lauren won $10,000 and she will return tomorrow to try for another $10,000 and a potential spot on the Master Mind panel.

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