GSN: Best Ever Trivia Show (6-26-19)

Here’s a recap of the clues on The Best Ever Trivia Show for Wednesday, June 26, 2019 with host Sherri Shepherd. This episode’s title is “Kangaroo Fights.”

The format of this show pits 3 contestants against 3 trivia experts. There are 3 rounds and the player with the highest score wins $1,000 and moves on to the Ultimate Trivia Challenge for a chance to win $10,000. They give one player a choice of categories and a choice of experts to play against. It’s a multiple choice format.

Today’s 3 trivia experts:
Ryan Chaffee, Muffy Marracco, Raj Dhuwalia

Today’s contestants:
Amy, Rich and Sammy

In Round 1, Amy chose WEDDINGS instead of Laws and she chose expert Muffy. 4 questions, 50 points for each correct answer and double if Muffy gets it wrong.

1. What was the first American store to have a bridal registry?
• Marshall Field’s
• Saks Fifth Avenue
• Neiman Marcus

2. Often read at weddings, the verse that begins “Love is patient, love is kind” comes from which book of the Bible?
• 1 Corinthians
• Psalms
• Romans

3. Which English queen is credited with making white bridal gowns the norm at weddings?
• Queen Elizabeth I
• Queen Anne
• Queen Victoria

4. The wedding song “Here Comes the Bride” is from which German opera?
• The Valkyrie
• Lohengrin
• The Magic Flute

CORRECT ANSWERS show

Scores at end of Round 1: Amy 100 Rich 50 Sammy 100

In Round 2, Sammy picked MAMMALS and not Laws. 100 points for each correct answer. Ryan was this round’s trivia expert to beat for double points.

1. If you’re running away from these animals, which one is the fastest?
• Elk
• Zebra
• Grizzly bear

2. During the Salem witch trials, which animals were suspected of being involved in witchcraft?
• A family of cats
• Two unrelated dogs
• A flock of black sheep

3. When male kangaroos fight, the winner is not declared until one of them submits by making what human-like sound?
• Whistle
• Cough
• Scream

CORRECT ANSWERS: show

Scores at end of Round 2: Amy 100 Rich 250 Sammy 300

In Round 3, Sammy chose ITALY and not The 1960s? The twist in this 3-question round is the expert reveals how confident s/he is about the answer and the players have a chance to go with that for 200 points or to pick their own answer for 400 points, if right. Raj is this round’s expert.

1: What Italian landmark got its name because it stands at the junction of three ancient roads?
• Colosseum
• Pantheon
• Trevi Fountain

2: What Italian city known for its red-tiled roofs is home to Michelangelo’s Statue of David?
• Venice
• Florence
• Naples

3: An airport in Genoa limits carry-on liquids to three ounces, with the exception of what souvenir?
• Holy water
• Limoncello
• Pesto sauce

CORRECT ANSWERS show

Scores at end of Round 3: Amy 900 Rich 1450 Sammy 900

Rich wins $1,000 and gets a chance to win $10,000 by taking on a set of 5 more questions and getting more of them right than Muffy. He would also return on the next show. Any player who makes it through 3 shows and wins $30,000, gets to join the Best Ever Trivia Show’s expert team.

Ultimate Trivia Challenge:

1: What classic overture by Tchaikovsky calls for cannons?
• William Tell Overture
• 1812 Overture
• The Nutcracker Overture

2: What does it mean if the score of a tennis match is “deuce”?
• The players are tied at 0/0
• The players are tied at 30/30
• The players are tied at 40/40

3: What planet is orbited by more than fifteen moons named for Shakespearean characters?
• Jupiter
• Saturn
• Uranus

4: Howard Stern’s sidekick Robin Quivers served in what branch of the U.S. military?
• Air Force
• Navy
• Coast Guard

5: Albumen is another name for what part of an egg?
• White
• Yolk
• Shell

ANSWERS: show

Rich lost that round to Muffy and just won the $1,000.

The Best Ever Trivia Show airs daily on Game Show Network. Check your local listings for times. (Here in the Central Time Zone it comes on at 3:00 p.m. and then at 1:00 a.m.)

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