Master Minds Recap: August 22, 2023

Here’s a recap of the clues on Master Minds (Season 4) for Tuesday, August 22, 2023 with host Brooke Burns.

Today’s episode title: “Trivia, Smarts & Swashbucklers”
Today’s Master Minds: Mark “The Beast” Labbett, Monica Thieu, Ryan Chaffee
Today’s challengers: Brendan , Stephanie, Tom

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) POLITICS: When Barry Goldwater ran for President in 1964, which of these was fittingly on his campaign buttons?
(a) AuH2O (b) Ou812 (c) OMGI1
(2) FILMS: For a movie that took only 18 days to shoot, Daniel Radcliffe learned to play the accordion to portray what singer?
(a) Ozzy Osbourne (b) Axl Rose (c) “Weird Al” Yankovic
(3) CEREMONIES: Symbolizing a couple’s first obstacle, a German wedding tradition involves the bride amd groom working together to do what?
(a) saw a log (b) cook a meal (c) unlock handcuffs
(4) FOOD: Because Beef Wellington can’t be found in any English cookbook before the 20th century, what chef was usually credited with popularizing it?
(a) James Beard (b) Julia Child (c) Auguste Escoffier
(5) GEOGRAPHY: In terms of land area, what is the largest U.S. state with a cardinal direction in its name?
(a) North Dakota (b) South Dakota (c) West Virginia
(6) NATURE: Ounce for ounce, what insect is considered to be the world’s strongest?
(a) praying mantis (b) carpenter ant (c) dung beetle
(7) HISTORY: In the 19th century, which of these was often used as a literary term to describe a steam locomotive?
(a) steel bull (b) iron horse (c) metal buffalo

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Scores at end of Round 1:
Brendan 600 Stephanie 500 Tom 400 / Beastie 500 Monica 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.

(l) LANGUAGE: What ancient Egyptian writing system got its name from the Greek word for “sacred carving”?
(2) AWARDS: The first rapper to win a Grammy, an Emmy and an Oscar, Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr. is known by what name?
(3) COMMERCIALS: In a famous Super Bowl ad, Larry Bird and Michael Jordan played 1-on-1 basketball for what fast food item?
(4) SPACE: In December 2022, NASA completed the first in a new series of lunar missions named for what Greek goddess of the moon?
(5) HOLIDAYS: What is the only Federal holiday designated as a national day of service to encourage volunteering and improving communities?

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Scores at end of Round 2:
Brendan 1600 Stephanie 900 Tom 1400 / Beastie 900 Monica 1200 Ryan 1500

Stephanie and Beastie are eliminated.

Brendan and Tom advance to the next round, as do Monica and Ryan.

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.

Brendan and Tom go first:

(500) What type of omelet has the capital of Colorado in its name?
(600) Introduced in “The Hobbit”, Smeagol was corrupted
by the One Ring and later named what?
(700) Olivia Newton-John starred in what movie musical about an eternal muse inspiring an idea for a roller disco?
(800) Three times the size of Texas, what largest island country is ruled by the Queen of Denmark?
(900) Roots and Shoots is a youth leadership and conservation organization founded by which primatologist?
(1000) To find a Northwest passage, Henry Hudson sailed what ship up a river that now bears his name?
(1100) The Yahoo logo ends with what punctuation mark?
(1200) What political activist became California’s first openly gay elected official in the late 1970s?

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Scores at end of Round 3:
Brendan 5000 Tom 3800

Brendan wins $1,000 and advances to the Ultimate Trivia Challenge. But first, Monica and Ryan will battle it out for a minute to see who joins Brendan .

(500) Named for the German physicist who invented it, what device traditionally tests for radiation in minerals?
(600) In fashion, what three colors make up the signature logo of the Tommy Hilfiger brand?
(700) Known for songs like “Savage” and “Cry Baby”, what Grammy-winning rapper’s stage name includes another word for “horse”?
(800) The Islamic calendar marks the time since the Hijrah, when Muhammad emigrated to Medina from what city?
(900) Known for its hair-like tentacles, the “lion’s mane” variety of what sea creature is among the largest on Earth?
(1000) Featuring melting clocks in a bleak dreamscape, what was the title of Salvador Dali’s most famous painting?
(1100) Founded in 1982 and headquartered in Nepal, the W.E.P.A. is a league for polo played while riding what animals?
(1200) The acclaimed Season 2 of HBO’s “The White Lotus” was set primarily on what European island?

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Ryan finished with 5400 to Monica’s 3300 so Ryan will join Brendan in the Ultimate Trivia Challenge. If Brendan beats Monica, he 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 Finland what Morgan Freeman movie was titled “Rita Hayworth – The Key to Escape”?
(2) In what country did the opera “Lucia Di Lammermoor” take place?
(3) What large, national fruit of Bangladesh is often used in recipes as a meat substitute?
(4) Born Alisa Rosenbaum in St. Petersburg, Russia, what celebrated author once worked in the costume department at RKO Studios?

ANSWERS: (unless otherwise indicated, both were correct)
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Ryan and Brendan tied with 3 right responses so Brendan gets to play the Ultimate Trivia Question. He does not have to beat Ryan on this one. He just has to get it right.

For $10,000: ULTIMATE TRIVIA QUESTION: The 3 African countries that have names only 4 letters long are Togo, Chad and what?

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Without hesitation, Brendan got it right. He wins $10,000 and he will be back to take on 2 new challengers tomorrow. If Brendan wins again, he will win another $10,000 and become a Master Mind.

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