GSN: Best Ever Trivia Show (7-2-19)

Here’s a recap of the clues on The Best Ever Trivia Show for Tuesday, July 2, 2019 with host Sherri Shepherd. This episode’s title is “The Expert Club.”

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:
Jonathan Corbblah, Arianna Haut and Ken Jennings

Today’s contestants:
Kelsey, Miguel and Summera

In Round 1, Kelsey chose U.S. CITIES instead of Awards and she chose expert Ken. 4 questions, 50 points for each correct answer and double if Ken gets it wrong.

1. Minneapolis has bragging rights to more of which of these than any other cities in the U.S.?
• Miles of skywalks
• Beaches
• Microbreweries

2. The first subway in America was built in what city?
• New York
• Philadelphia
• Boston

3. At 7,000 feet, what is the highest U.S. state capital?
• Santa Fe
• Cheyenne
• Carson City

4. New York was named for the Duke of York, who at the time was the brother of what English monarch?
• Anne
• Charles II
• James I

CORRECT ANSWERS show

Scores at end of Round 1: Kelsey 150 Miguel 100 Summera 100

In Round 2, as the leader, Kelsey picked CLASSIC COMEDY ACTS and not Awards. 100 points for each correct answer. Arianna was this round’s trivia expert to beat for double points.

1. What did Time Magazine name “Best Comedy Routine of the 20th Century”?
• Say goodnight, Gracie
• Who’s on First?
• Dave’s not here

2. Which Marx Brother was known for his signature cigar and fake mustache?
• Adolph
• Leonard
• Julius

3. The Rat Pack did their capering and clowning around in regular shows at what Vegas hotel?
• The Flamingo
• Harrah’s
• The Sands

CORRECT ANSWERS: show

Scores at end of Round 2: Kelsey 350 Miguel 300 Summera 400

In Round 3, Summera chose THE INTERNET and not Agriculture. 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. Jonathan is this round’s expert.

1: Tim Berners-Lee created the world wide web after being frustrated by how information was shared at what institution?
• Cern Physics Lab in Geneva
• The Royal Academy of Sciences
• MIT

2: Yahoo started out in 1994 under what name?
• Ask Jeeves
• Jerry and David’s Guide to the World Wide Web
• WWW Search

3: Which of these companies launched the same year that google.com was registered as a domain name?
• Netflix
• Amazon
• Hulu

CORRECT ANSWERS show

Scores at end of Round 3: Kelsey 750 Miguel 900 Summera 600

Miguel 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 Ken. 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: If you’re admiring a flying buttress, what are you most likely looking at?
• A cathedral
• A flower
• A bird of prey

2: “Bridget Jones’s Diary” and “Clueless” are both modern interpretations of books by what author?
• Charlotte Bronte
• Virginia Woolf
• Jane Austen

3: Which band is named for mysterious fireballs seen by World War II pilots?
• Foo Fighters
• Metallica
• Blink-182

4: Whose artwork titled “Girl with Balloon” self-destructed right after being sold for $1.4 million?
• Dali
• Banksy
• Duchamp

5: Where was the first state-sponsored lottery in the U.S. held?
• Massachusetts
• Iowa
• New Hampshire

ANSWERS: show

Miguel beat Ken on that last question and he is now the proud winner of $10,000. All right!! He will return tomorrow to try to do it again and get one step closer to joining the show’s Expert Club. (We assume that is a paying gig.)

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.)

See the pool of trivia experts participating in The Best Ever Trivia Show