Master Minds Recap: June 9, 2020 (afternoon)

Here’s a recap of the clues on Master Minds for Tuesday, June 9, 2020 with host Brooke Burns. This week they are showing 2 episodes per day, one in the afternoon and one in the evening.

This afternoon’s episode: “Trivia, Smarts & Rocket Fuel”
Master Minds: LaKedra Pam, Muffy Marracco, Arianna Haut
Challengers: Kathryn, Barry, Errimis

The show’s format pits 3 contestants against each other and 3 Master Minds against each other. There are 3 rounds and the contestant with the highest score wins $1,000 and faces off in the Ultimate Trivia Challenge against the winning Master Mind. If the contestant beats the Master Mind, the prize money goes up to $10,000.

Round 1: Here are the 7 categories and questions. 100 points for each correct answer.

(1) SPORTS: Crafted in 1848, what international yachting race trophy is affectionately known as the ‘auld mug’?
(a) Admiral’s Cup (b) Governor’s Cup (c) America’s Cup
(2) FOOTWEAR: A style of backless women’s shoe shares its name with which pack animal?
(a) ox (b) mule (c) yak
(3) MUSIC: Playing the notes of a chord separately, instead of together, is known by what term?
(a) adagio (b) andante (c) arpeggio
(4) WORD ORIGINS: A character named ‘Mentor’ appears in which epic poem, inspiring the meaning we know today?
(a) The Divine Comedy (b) The Odyssey (c) Paradise Lost
(5) DOCUMENTS: The first U.S. patent ever issued was for a process to do what?
(a) milk sheep (b) sharpen knives (c) make potash
(6) CHEMISTRY: An ingredient in rocket fuel, the chemical compound ‘N20’ is used in which other practical application?
(a) paint thinner (b) sedative (c) fiberglass
(7) APPS: What Instagram users with dedicated followings are used by companies to help increase their brand profile?
(a) influencers (b) merch publicists (c) persuaders

CORRECT ANSWERS show

Scores at end of Round 1:
Kathryn 500 Barry 400 Errimis 300 / LaKedra 600 Muffy 700 Arianna 600

Round 2: There are 5 subjects and questions. No multiple choice. Only the first player on each team to buzz in gets to answer. Correct answers are worth 200 points for the first 4. The last question is worth 400 points. Wrong answers are penalized by the value of the question. At the end of the round, the person with the lowest score on each team is eliminated.

(1) DECOR: Meaning ‘wind water’ in Chinese, what interior design practice aligns environments into harmony with natural principles?
(2) FOOD: French fries, brown gravy and cheese curds are the main ingredients in what Canadian dish?
(3) THE ENVIRONMENT: Once home to a legendary outlaw, what protected Nottinghamshire woodland did protestors defend from fracking?
(4) BUSINESS: Started as a department within the Atari corporation, what arcade-themed restaurant chain was founded in 1977?
(5) INNOVATORS: In 1852, Elisha Graves Otis invented a safety device that allowed the popular use of what machine?

CORRECT ANSWERS show

Scores at end of Round 2:
Kathryn 500 Barry 1200 Errimis 300 / LaKedra 1200 Muffy 1100 Arianna 800

Errimis and Arianna are eliminated.

Round 3: Each team faces off in a rapid-fire 1-minute trivia battle. The first question is worth 500 points and each additional question goes up an additional 100 points. The winners go on to the last round.

Kathryn and Barry go first:

(500) Often associated with shoes and handbags, what style of leather is defined by its hard, glossy finish?
(600) What staple of Mexican cuisine roughly translates to English as ‘seasoned with chili’?
(700) Which university was founded in 1701 as the collegiate school near Saybrook, Connecticut?
(800) A circle with an arrow is the symbol for iron, Mars, men and what foreign car brand?
(900) Celebrated on December 26th, what Canadian holiday sounds like a type of prize fight?
(1000) Ranked as the nation’s best hospital, the Mayo Clinic is headquartered in what state?
(1100) What metabolic process occurs when the body burns fat because it does not have enough carbohydrates to use as energy?

CORRECT ANSWERS show

Scores at end of Round 3:
Kathryn 1500 Barry 3300

Barry wins $1,000 and advances to the Ultimate Trivia Challenge. But first, LaKedra and Muffy will battle it out for a minute to see who joins Barry.

(500) Which children’s toys “wobble” when you play with them, “but they don’t fall down”?
(600) The cooking process that involves boiling fruit and vegetables and then abruptly cooling them down is known as what?
(700) The world’s second-largest rainforest surrounds what African River?
(800) To the nearest 100, how many total retail stores and kiosks are at the Mall of America?
(900) Named for a type of cognac, what is the official cocktail of New Orleans?
(1000) John Hammes created the Insinkerator Company after inventing what appliance?
(1100) In 1796, the basis of vaccination began when Dr. Edward Jenner gave a boy cowpox in order to prevent what disease?
(1200) In 1999, the complex housing the CIA headquarters was named for what man?

CORRECT ANSWERS show

LaKedra finished with 3300 to Muffy’s 3800 so Muffy will join Barry in the Ultimate Trivia Challenge. If Barry beats Muffy, he will return on the next show. Any player who makes it through 3 shows and wins $30,000, gets to join the Master Minds expert team.

Ultimate Trivia Challenge: The questions are presented to the players individually and they say their answers out loud.

(1) Published in 1894 what novel’s titular character falls under the spell of the evil magician Svengali?
(2) Einstein’s Theory of Relative predicts the existence of what hypothetical passage through space-time?
(3) Because it was never trademarked, what publication’s logo became a generic symbol for directories throughout the U.S.?
(4) What name was given to multiple spaces in New York City used by Andy Warhol as his creative studios?
(5) A picture of which Middle Eastern country’s flag can be rotated 180 degrees clockwise and will still look the same?

ANSWERS: (unless otherwise indicated, both were correct)
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Barry got 2 right to Muffy’s 4. Barry is going home with $1,000 and there will be 3 new players on the next show.

Master Minds 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.)

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