Master Minds Recap: June 17, 2020

Here’s a recap of the clues on Master Minds for Wednesday, June 17, 2020 with host Brooke Burns.

Today’s episode title: “Trivia, Smarts & A One-Dollar Bill”
Today’s Master Minds: Ken Jennings, Muffy Marracco, Jonathan Corbblah
Today’s challengers: Patti, Tamara, William

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) ROMANCE: Which of these dating apps requires women to send the first message when a match is made?
(a) Bumble (b) Tinder (c) OKCupid
(2) SPORTS: In the NFL, which ‘back’ position plays on defense?
(a) halfback (b) nickelback (c) quarterback
(3) SHOPPING: Which department store was founded in Sweden?
(a) Kohl’s (b) H&M (c) Nordstrom
(4) SPACE: What is the oldest man-made satellite in orbit?
(a) Explorer 1 (b) Telstar (c) Vanguard 1
(5) CURRENCY: Which of these materials makes up exactly 25% of a current U.S. one dollar bill?
(a) cotton (b) linen (c) jute fiber
(6) PARENTING: Dr. Benjamin’s Spock’s “Book of Baby and Child Care” originally included what title phrase?
(a) Common Sense (b) Medical Expert (c) New Mother
(7) BOTANY: The peduncle is the botanical name for what part of a flower?
(a) petal (b) leaf (c) stalk

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Scores at end of Round 1:
Patti 500 Tamara 500 William 400 / Ken 300 Muffy 500 Jonathan 500

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) SCENTS: In 1977, Yves Saint Laurent introduced what perfume brand, named for a product of the poppy plant?
(2) EGYPT: The Pharos of Alexandria was what type of structure?
(3) THE 1970s: Selling more than one million units, advertising writer Gary Dahl created what novelty fad item in 1975?
(4) MUSICALS: The Tony Award-winning musical “My Fair Lady” is based upon what play by George Bernard Shaw?
(5) HISTORY: What famous U.S. act, signed into law by Lincoln, distributed its final parcel of land in Alaska in 1988?

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Scores at end of Round 2:
Patti 700 Tamara 700 William 0 / Ken 500 Muffy 1100 Jonathan 900

William and Ken 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.

Patti and Tamara go first:

(500) Occurring the day after Thanksgiving, which shopping day is a way for retailers to get out of the red?
(600) Which Supreme Court Justice earned the nickname ‘The Notorious RBG’?
(700) When you hear “Hava Nagila” at a Jewish wedding, you know it’s time to do what circle dance?
(800) Who was the first man to appear on the cover of Playboy Magazine?
(900) Though she herself was immune, Mary Mallon is forever linked with the spread of what disease?
(1000) What fibrous gourd is also known as a vegetable sponge?
(1100) The Channel Tunnel or ‘Chunnel’, crosses the English Channel at what strait?
(1200) Which Russian ruler rose to power by staging a coup against her husband?

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Scores at end of Round 3:
Patti 3400 Tamara 3000

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

(500) A quinceañera is traditionally celebrated when a girl turns what age?
(600) William Shakespeare was a partner in what London Theatre that opened in 1599?
(700) St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital is located in which U.S. city?
(800) What short, fictional beings that guard mines are found in the writings of the alchemist Paracelsus?
(900) Italian author Umberto Eco is known for writing which 1980 murder mystery set in a 14th century monastery?
(1000) In biology, a trait of distant ancestors that reappears in a species after being absent is known as what?
(1100) According to FIFA rules, a soccer team’s captain must wear what accessory to designate themselves?

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Muffy finished with 3800 to Jonathan’s 2000 so Muffy will join Patti in the Ultimate Trivia Challenge. If Patti beats Muffy, she 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) In 1923, Kemal Atatürk became the first president of what modern-day country?
(2) What is the most abundant gas on Mars?
(3) Older than Kabuki, what masked theater form gets its name from the Japanese word for “talent”?
(4) At 34 stories, the tallest state capitol building in the U.S. can be found in what French-named city?
(5) If you earned your MPA degree from Harvard’s Kennedy School, you received your Masters in what?

ANSWERS: (unless otherwise indicated, both were correct)
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Patti got one right to Muffy’s 4. Patti is going home with $1,000 and there will be 3 new players tomorrow.

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