GSN: Best Ever Trivia Show Recap (7-17-19)

Here’s a summary of the clues on The Best Ever Trivia Show for Wednesday, July 17, 2019 with host Sherri Shepherd. Today’s episode title is This episode’s title is “Bebop Man.”

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, Raj Dhuwalia, Muffy Marracco

Today’s contestants:
Chris, Veeral and Nancy
Chris is a returning champ, with $10K under his belt

In Round 1, Chris chose GENERALS instead of Beauty and he chose expert Raj. 4 questions, 50 points for each correct answer and double if Raj gets it wrong.

1. In his famous speech, General MacArthur promised “I shall return” to the people of what nation?
• Indonesia
• Philippines
• South Korea

2. Who was the last living five-star general of the U.S. Armed Forces?
• George Marshall
• Omar Bradley
• Norman Schwarzkopf

3. Who is credited with commanding the successful capture of Berlin at the end of World War II?
• Ivan Konev
• Georgy Zhukov
• Dwight Eisenhower

4. Which Roman general finally defeated Hannibal and his cavalry of elephants at the Battle of Zama?
• Agrippa
• Pompey
• Scipio

CORRECT ANSWERS show

Scores at end of Round 1: Chris 050 Veeral 050 Nancy 050

In Round 2, Veeral picked ALL ABOUT MUSIC and not Beauty. 100 points for each correct answer. Ryan was this round’s trivia expert to beat for double points.

1. Bossa Nova music was first created in what country?
• Spain
• Brazil
• New Zealand

2. Which instrument has the most strings?
• Ukulele
• Balalaika
• Mandolin

3. Who is known as the Greek god of music?
• Poseidon
• Dionysus
• Apollo

CORRECT ANSWERS: show

Scores at end of Round 2: Chris 350 Veeral 050 Nancy 150

In Round 3, as the leader, Chris chose FAMOUS TRIOS and not Extreme Accomplishments. 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. Muffy is this round’s expert.

1: Which of the Brontë sisters wrote the novel “Wuthering Heights”?
• Charlotte
• Emily
• Anne

2: Who dubbed “Faith, Hope and Charity” the three “Theological Virtues”?
• Thomas Aquinas
• Martin Luther
• John Calvin

3: In Shakespeare’s “MacBeth”” which of these cauldron ingredients do the three witches mention last?
• Wool of bat
• Lizard’s leg
• Eye of newt

CORRECT ANSWERS show

Scores at end of Round 3: Chris 1150 Veeral 450 Nancy 750

Chris wins $1,000 and gets a second chance to win another $10,000 by taking on a set of 5 more questions and getting more of them right than Ryan. 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 is the Greek letter omega used as a symbol for?
• Electrical resistance
• Transmission of light
• Genetic probability

2: After Sydney, what is the most populous city in Australia?
• Melbourne
• Perth
• Adelaide

3: The painting “Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1” is better known by what title?
• Sunflowers
• The Kiss
• Whistler’s Mother

4: Which animals produce musk?
• Alligators
• Flamingos
• Hamsters

ANSWERS: show

Chris had no chance to beat Ryan after the 4th question, so that was that. He won $11,000 for his 2 appearances and we will be seeing 3 new players tomorrow.

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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