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

Here’s a summary of the clues on The Best Ever Trivia Show for Friday, July 19, 2019 with host Sherri Shepherd. Today’s episode title is Trivia Hat.

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:
Ken Jennings, Susannah Brooks and Jonathan Corbblah

Today’s contestants:
Adriana, Erika and Dave

In Round 1, Adriana chose WINE AND SPIRITS instead of U.S. Presidents and she chose expert Ken. 4 questions, 50 points for each correct answer and double if Ken gets it wrong.

1. Which of the following is traditionally a white wine?
• Riesling
• Tempranillo
• Shiraz

2. By law, all bourbon is made predominantly from the grain of what plant?
• Wheat
• Corn
• Rye

3. A mojito is traditionally made with which of the following ingredients?
• Vodka
• Rum
• Gin

4. A martini becomes a Gibson when you add what to it instead of olives?
• Cherries
• Onions
• Lemon peel

CORRECT ANSWERS show

Scores at end of Round 1: Adriana 150 Erika 100 Dave 200

In Round 2, as the leader, Dave picked U.S. PRESIDENTS and not Australia. 100 points for each correct answer. Susannah was this round’s trivia expert to beat for double points.

1. In 2015, Barack Obama revealed that growing up he was a fan of which comic book?
• Superman
• Spider-Man
• Captain America

2. Before taking office, which president co-owned a general store & tavern?
• John Adams
• Abraham Lincoln
• Thomas Jefferson

3. Who was the first U.S. President to be born a citizen of the United States?
• Martin Van Buren
• William Henry Harrison
• John Quincy Adams

CORRECT ANSWERS: show

Scores at end of Round 2: Adriana 250 Erika 200 Dave 500

In Round 3, Dave chose MEDICAL FIRSTS and not Fashion. 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: In 1967, where was the first successful human heart transplant performed?
• Cleveland, Ohio
• Cape Town, South Africa
• Berlin, Germany

2: In 1928, physician Alexander Fleming left a petri dish of staphylococc bacteria uncovered and later found the bacteria had been killed by what?
• Sunlight
• Alcohol
• Mold

3: Who famously advocated the simple yet important concept of doctors washing their hands before seeing patients?
• Louis Pasteur
• Clara Barton
• Ignaz Semmelweiss

CORRECT ANSWERS show

Scores at end of Round 3: Adriana 850 Erika 400 Dave 1300

Dave 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: What was the name of the ship Charles Darwin used to sail around the world?
• The Beagle
• The Spaniel
• The Labrador

2: The earth is nearest the sun during which month?
• November
• August
• January

3: What type of car was Al Capone’s famous bulletproof automobile?
• Bentley
• Cadillac
• Rolls-Royce

4: What state has the tallest dam in America?
• California
• Nevada
• Montana

ANSWERS: show

Dave was shut out by Ken on that 4th question so that was the ballgame. He’s going home with $1,000. Shucks. He did so well in the main round, we thought he had a good shot at the big prize.

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