Master Minds Recap: March 17, 2023

Here’s a recap of the clues on Master Minds for Friday, March 17, 2023 with host Brooke Burns, a rerun of the January 13, 2023 match. New episodes will resume on Monday, March 20, 2023.

Today’s episode title: “Trivia, Smarts & Chicken Dinners”
Today’s Master Minds: Mark “The Beast” Labbett, Muffy Marracco, Jonathan Corbblah
Today’s challengers: Wayne, Mike, Angie

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: In 1979, what nephew of Scooby-Doo brought puppy power to the animated franchise?
(a) Scratchy-Doo (b) Scruffy-Doo (c) Scrappy-Doo
(2) BUSINESS: The richest woman in the world is the heiress to what personal care company?
(a) Revlon (b) Johnson & Johnson(c) L’Oreal
(3) BORDERS: Due to a treaty quirk, an area of land between what two countries remains unclaimed by any nation?
(a) Sudan & Egypt (b) Mexico & Guatemala (c) Italy & Switzerland
(4) HISTORY: Initially lacking any explicit mention of the U.S. or God, what promise was originally created to drive sales of a kid’s magazine?
(a) Boy Scout Oath (b) Pledge of Allegiance (c) Oath of Citizenship
(5) ORIGINS: What is believed to take its name from “jeu de la poule”, a medieval game where you tried to win a chicken?
(a) juggling (b) pool (c) tennis
(6) PRESIDENTIAL PETS: Abraham Lincoln’s dog had what name which was so popular that it became a generic name for a dog?
(a) Fido (b) Bowser (c) Rover
(7) CRIME: From 1932 to 1967, the Nevada State Prison boasted what unusual feature?
(a) drive-in theater (b) comedy club (c) casino