GSN: Best Ever Trivia Show (7-5-19)

Here’s a recap of the clues on The Best Ever Trivia Show for Friday, July 5, 2019 with host Sherri Shepherd. This episode’s title is Bison Bars.

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:
Muffy Marracco, Raj Dhuwalia, Ryan Chaffee

Today’s contestants:
Scott, Amy and Jay

In Round 1, Scott chose THE 1990s instead of U.S.A. and he chose expert Muffy. 4 questions, 50 points for each correct answer and double if Muffy gets it wrong.

1. The first clone of an adult mammal, Dolly the Sheep was produced at the Roslin Institute in what country?
• The United States
• Scotland
• Canada

2. After making a big splash in theaters, “Titanic” won several Oscars, including one in which category?
• Best Actress
• Best Actor
• Best Director

3. In 1997, Bill Gates made a $150 million investment in what company that was on the brink of bankruptcy?
• Apple
• Chrysler
• Paramount Pictures

4. In 1992, the European Union was created with the Treaty of what city?
• Maastricht
• Antwerp
• Oslo

CORRECT ANSWERS show

Scores at end of Round 1: Scott 100 Amy 100 Jay 050

In Round 2, as the leader, Amy picked U.S.A. and not Volcanoes. 100 points for each correct answer. Raj was this round’s trivia expert to beat for double points.

1. What is the tune of the Star Spangled Banner taken from?
• A Southern Baptist hymn
• A British drinking song
• A Norse fighting song

2. On average, what is the heaviest land animal native to North America?
• Brown bear
• American bison
• Moose

3. Which of these describes the highest percentage of Americans?
• They have a PhD
• They are Mayflower descendants
• They are named Michael

CORRECT ANSWERS: show

Scores at end of Round 2: Scott 300 Amy 200 Jay 150

In Round 3, Scott chose WATERCRAFT and not Hoaxes. 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. Ryan is this round’s expert.

1: When facing forward, what is the left side of a boat called?
• Port
• Starboard
• Stern

2: The famous frigate “Old Ironsides” had sides that were made out of what material?
• Iron
• Steel
• Wood

3: In the tale of Jason and the Argonauts, what is the name of the bronze giant that attacks their ship near Crete?
• Helios
• Talos
• Visigoth

CORRECT ANSWERS show

Scores at end of Round 3: Scott 1300 Amy 800 Jay 750

Scott 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 Raj. 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: Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull were born in a territory which is now part of what state?
• South Dakota
• Colorado
• New Mexico

2: Which Beatle was given the middle name Winston at birth?
• John Lennon
• Paul McCartney
• Ringo Starr

3: On a bottle of brandy, what do the letters “VSOP” stand for?
• Very Superior Old Pale
• Vintage Special Original Pure
• Vine Spirits Old Pale

4: By ancient Hawaiian Ai Kapu laws, what fruit was forbidden for women to eat?
• Coconuts
• Apples
• Pineapples

ANSWERS: show

That was the end of the line for Scott. He could not beat Ryan with a 5th question so there wasn’t one. He just won the $1,000.

They beat the experts – List of contestants who won the last round

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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