Master Minds Recap: November 6 2023

Here’s a recap of the clues on Master Minds (Season 4) for Monday, November 6, 2023 with host Brooke Burns.

Today’s episode title: “Trivia, Smarts & Nope”
Today’s Master Minds: Mark “The Beast” Labbett, Muffy Marracco, Jonathan Corbblah
Today’s challengers: Steve, Cynthia, Jon

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) LANDMARKS: When it was first constructed in 1887, what world famous structure was originally painted Venetian red?
(a) Eiffel Tower (b) Forbidden City (c) Golden Gate Bridge
(2) MUSIC: When all of its band members were involved in writing a song, what iconic rock band gave writing credit to Nanker Felge?
(a) Doors (b) Beatles (c) Rolling Stones
(3) WHICH CAME FIRST: Sarah, Jessica or Parker?
(a) Sarah Lee brand (b) Jessica Rabbit character (c) poet Dorothy Parker
(4) HISTORY: The classic Conestoga covered wagon took its name from the Conestoga River Valley where it was developed by what religious group??
(a) Mennonites (b) Quakers (c) Mormons
(5) CREATURES: Once considered mythical, what animal was discovered in the 21st century on a Mediterranean island??
(a) Sardinian dog-weasel (b) Corsican cat-fox (c) Sicilian hare-squirrel
(6) ATHLETES: At the age of 15, Katie Ledecky won her first Olympic gold medal in what sport?
(a) swimming (b) gymnastics (c) figure skating
(7) MOVIES: In what Jordan Peele film do two siblings on a ranch have a close encounter with a UFO?
(a) Yep (b) Nope (c) Maybe

CORRECT ANSWERS show

Scores at end of Round 1:
Steve 200 Cynthia 600 Jon 400 / Beastie 500 Muffy 500 Jonathan 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) BILLIONAIRES: Co-founded by Jack Ma, China’s biggest online commerce company is named for what hero from a famous Arabic folktale?
(2) RELIGION: At what spring Hindu “Festival of Colors” is the triumph of good over evil celebrated by throwing water and neon powders at each other?
(3) LOCATIONS: The title of what Gloria Swanson film is based on the almost 22-miles-long street where Norma Desmond lived?
(4) STATE NAMES: What is the only cardinal direction you won’t find in the name of any U.S. state?
(5) GOVERNMENT: In 1953, the first female president of the U.N. General Assembly, Vijaya Pandit was the sister of what world leader?

CORRECT ANSWERS show

Scores at end of Round 2:
Steve 600 Cynthia 1200 Jon 600 / Beastie 1500 Muffy 1700 Jonathan 1600

CONTESTANT TIE-BREAKER: In the fried food, fish and chips, the chips are made from what vegetable?
ANSWER show

Jon buzzed in with the right answer first.

Steve and Beastie are eliminated.

Cynthia and Jon advance to the next round, as do Muffy and Jonathan.

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.

Cynthia and Jon go first:

(500) The Oval Office is located in which wing of the White House?
(600) In 2012, daredevil Nik Wallenda became the first person to cross directly over what waterfall on a high wire?
(700) During the French Revolution, France developed a new national flag known as the “tricolour” made of blue, white and what?
(800) What Broadway musical ends with the now-integrated “Corny Collins Show” singing “You Can’t Stop the Beat”?
(900) In Greek mythology, the minotaur had the body of a man and the head of a what?
(1000) Unlike a screen saver, a still image used as a desktop background has what home decorative name?
(1100) In the Disney+ series “Obi-Wan Kenobi”, what actor reprised his role as Darth Vader after a 17-year hiatus?
(1200) Able to stabilize Florida seashores and prevent erosion, what species of tree grows submerged in seawater?

CORRECT ANSWERS show

Scores at end of Round 3:
Cynthia 2200 Jon 5200

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

(500) Also known as “jump racing”, what type of distance horse race for thoroughbreds involves jumping over obstacles?
(600) Before adapting it into a romantic comedy screenplay, who wrote the novel “Bridget Jones’s Diary”?
(700) What singer of the 2013 hit “Happy” is now the men’s creative director for the House of Louis Vuitton?
(800) The process of poking tiny holes in dough with a fork to prevent it from bubbling in the oven is known as what?
(900) Adept at avoiding military conflict, what country’s last major war activity was an 1847 clash between its cantons?
(1000) Cody Jarrett screams “Made it, Ma! Top of the world!” before going out in a blaze of glory in what 1949 gangster film?
(1100) Born in what is now Essen, Germany, what industrialist family were sometimes known as the “Cannon Kings”?

CORRECT ANSWERS show

Jonathan finished with 4300 to Muffy’s 1700 so Jonathan will join Jon in the Ultimate Trivia Challenge. If Jon beats Jonathan, 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) To attract younger audiences, the International Olympic Committee has added what dance sport to the offical summer program?
(2) What East African country has its own alphabet consisting of 345 letters?
(3) In the sprawling epic 1956 film “Giant”, what is the name of the sprawling ranch owned by cattle baron Bick Benedict?
(4) Working at Yellowstone National Park in 1936, who is the only park ranger to become a U.S. president?

ANSWERS: (unless otherwise indicated, both were correct)
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Jonathan got 2 right to one for Jon, so Jon is going home with $1,000 and we will see 3 new challengers tomorrow.

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