GSN: Best Ever Trivia Show Recap (7-24-19)

Here’s a summary of the clues on The Best Ever Trivia Show for Wednesday, July 24, 2019 with host Sherri Shepherd. Today’s episode title is “Puppy Love.”

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, Arianna Haut and Ken Jennings

Today’s contestants:
Jamie, Yungsheng and Hayley

In Round 1, Jamie chose LAKES instead of Medicine and he chose expert Ken. 4 questions, 50 points for each correct answer and double if Ken gets it wrong.

1. What state is nicknamed the “Land of 10,000 Lakes”?
• Michigan
• Wisconsin
• Minnesota

2. Originally called “Deep Blue Lake” upon being discovered by pioneers, what is the deepest lake in the U.S.?
• Lake Tahoe
• Crater Lake
• Lake Superior

3. According to the stories of King Arthur & Camelot, which character was raised by a fairy in a lake?
• Lancelot
• Guinevere
• Merlin

4. Utah’s Great Salt Lake is a remnant of what great Ice Age lake that was 10 times its size?
• Lake Lucero
• Lake Coolidge
• Lake Bonneville

CORRECT ANSWERS show

Scores at end of Round 1: Jamie 100 Yungsheng 050 Hayley 050

In Round 2, as the leader, Jamie picked CANINE COMPANIONS and not Medicine. 100 points for each correct answer. Arianna was this round’s trivia expert to beat for double points.

1. What is the fastest dog breed in the world?
• Jack Russell Terrier
• Whippet
• Greyhound

2. Which common snack food is toxic to dogs?
• Peanut butter
• Raisins
• Bananas

3. What colors of the spectrum do dogs typically see?
• Yellow, blue & gray
• Red & green
• Black & white

CORRECT ANSWERS: show

Scores at end of Round 2: Jamie 300 Yungsheng 250 Hayley 050

In Round 3, Jamie chose FAMOUS SPEECHES and not Inventions. 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: Where did Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev famously beat a table with his shoe while delivering a speech in 1960?
• The United Nations
• The Kremlin
• The House of Representatives

2: After William Henry Harrison, who gave the longest Presidential inauguration speech?
• William Howard Taft
• Bill Clinton
• Martin Van Buren

2: How did King Edward VIII refer to his brother in his abdication speech?
• Duke of Edinburgh
• Duke of York
• Prince Albert

CORRECT ANSWERS show

Scores at end of Round 3: Jamie 1100 Yungsheng 1050 Hayley 450

Jamie 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 Arianna. 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 Roman name of Hades, the Greek god of the underworld?
• Vulcan
• Hermes
• Pluto

2: Elizabethan-Age explorer Sir Francis Drake is most famous for which feat?
• Declaring the world is not flat
• Circumnavigating the globe
• Discovering India

3: Which of these men was the only one to sign both the Constitution & the Declaration of Independence?
• Thomas Jefferson
• John Adams
• Benjamin Franklin

4: Why is “Pharaoh” in the name of 2015 Triple Crown winner American Pharoah spelled incorrectly?
• Family name
• Inside joke
• Typo

5: Which of these herbs defines the traditional Argentinean chimichurri sauce?
• Mint
• Parsley
• Dill

ANSWERS: show

Jamie and Arianna were tied at 3 right each so Jamie got to play the Ultimate Trivia Question chosen by the experts before the show. He does not have to beat Arianna on this one. He just has to get it right.

For $10,000: In the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy, who is the warrior that manages to defeat the Witch-king?
• Éowyn
• Faramir
• Théoden

ANSWER: show

So that was the end of the line. Jamie won the $1,000 prize. We wish you read the last two books, too, Jamie!

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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