GSN: Best Ever Trivia Show Recap (7-23-19)

Here’s a summary of the clues on The Best Ever Trivia Show for Tuesday, July 23, 2019 with host Sherri Shepherd. Today’s episode title is “Everyone Loves It.”

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 and Jonathan Corbblah

Today’s contestants:
Andrea, Taline and Burry

In Round 1, Andrea chose TOYS instead of Classic Lit and she chose expert Jonathan. 4 questions, 50 points for each correct answer and double if Jonathan gets it wrong.

1. A memorable jingle featuring what line helped rocket the Slinky to popularity?
• “Everyone has the Slinky!”
• “Everyone knows it’s Slinky!”
• “Everyone loves a Slinky!”

2. Which of these toys was invented by accident?
• Lincoln Logs
• Mr. Potato Head
• Silly Putty

3. Which of these is a room in the original version of the game Clue?
• Living room
• Dining room
• Cloak room

4. Which of these toys was the first to get their own animated series?
• My Little Pony
• Care Bears
• Barbie

CORRECT ANSWERS show

Scores at end of Round 1: Andrea 100 Taline 050 Burry 100

In Round 2, Burry picked REAL ESTATE and not Classic Lit. 100 points for each correct answer. Muffy was this round’s trivia expert to beat for double points.

1. What feature is described in the “home details” section of the Zillow listing for the White House?
• Kitchen equipped to serve dinner for 140?
• Private underground bunker
• Cheery, airy and bright

2. According to a study by Propertyshark of median sales prices, which Manhattan neighborhood is the most expensive?
• Greenwich Village
• Tribeca
• Flatiron District

3. Which real estate magnate famously left 12 million dollars in their Will to a dog named “Trouble”?
• J. Willard Marriott
• Conrad Hilton
• Leona Helmsley

CORRECT ANSWERS: show

Scores at end of Round 2: Andrea 100 Taline 350 Burry 400

In Round 3, Burry chose COMMUNICATIONS and not National Symbols. 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: The name of the video chat service Skype was derived from what expression?
• Pie in the sky
• Sky peer-to-peer
• Sky hype

2: When used at sea, what colors appear on Semaphore flags?
• Blue and white
• Red and yellow
• White and black

3: Which U.S. President was first to have a telephone installed in the White House?
• Andrew Johnson
• Rutherford B. Hayes
• Theodore Roosevelt

CORRECT ANSWERS show

Scores at end of Round 3: Andrea 500 Taline 1150 Burry 800

Taline 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 Ryan. She 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: Which dance did we get from the Dominican Republic?
• Salsa
• Merengue
• Mambo

2: Which of these Presidential cabinet positions was created first?
• Secretary of Energy
• Secretary of Education
• Secretary of Labor

3: Roasting coffee beans for longer amounts of time has which effect on caffeine content?
• Increases caffeine
• Decreases caffeine
• Does not affect caffeine

4: The origin of men’s neckties can be traced back to which country?
• China
• France
• Saudi Arabia

5: Which church is an example of Byzantine-style architecture?
• St. Mark’s Basilica in Venice
• St. Stephen’s Basilica in Budapest
• St. Basil’s Cathedral in Moscow

ANSWERS: show

Taline lost that round to Ryan and just won the $1,000. So it’s back to the ol’ drawing board tomorrow with 3 new contestants.

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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