Master Minds Recap: March 3, 2021

Here’s a recap of the clues on Master Minds for Wednesday, March 3, 2021 with host Brooke Burns.

Today’s episode title: “Trivia, Smarts & Polar Bears”
Today’s Master Minds: Ken Jennings, Lakedra Pam, Ryan Chaffee
Today’s challengers: Phil, Dawn, Michael

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) HEALTH: Which of the following can form in your mouth if you don’t practice proper hygiene?
(a) algebra (b) calculus (c) geometry
(2) ARCHITECTURE: The Washington National Cathedral includes a gargoyle with a head carved to resemble who?
(a) Ricki Lake (b) Pope John Paul II (c) Darth Vader
(3) ANIMALS: Under all that fur, a polar bear’s skin is what color?
(a) peach (b) white (c) black
(4) SCIENCE: Of these items, which can best be used to dial an iPhone because it has as much electrical charge as a finger
(a) banana (b) pen (c) pencil eraser
(5) BUSINESS: Which celebrity was an early investor in Starbucks and even aided in the creation of the frappuccino?
(a) Jay-Z (b) Kenny G (c) Mr. T
(6) GOVERNMENT: Which of these agencies is part of the Department of Homeland Security?
(a) CIA (b) FEMA (c) NSA
(7) SYMBOLS: What flower is the imperial seal of Japan?
(a) cherry blossom (b) sakurasou (c) chrysanthemum

CORRECT ANSWERS show

Scores at end of Round 1:
Phil 200 Dawn 300 Michael 500 / Ken 600 Lakedra 700 Ryan 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) WORLD LEADERS: What Fascist leader was named for the socialist Mexican president, Benito Juarez?
(2) TELEVISION: In 1972, long before “Game of Thrones,” what became the first Pay TV network on cable?
(3) TECH: Launching the paper-to-digital revolution, Adobe developed what file format under the code name “Camelot”?
(4) HISTORY: Which legendary Native American was baptized Rebecca before her marriage to John Rolfe?
(5) ANATOMY: What pair of glands sit on top of the kidneys?

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Scores at end of Round 2:
Phil 600 Dawn 700 Michael 900 / Ken 1400 Lakedra 1100 Ryan 600

Phil and Ryan 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.

Dawn and Michael go first:

(500) What nickname for a dollar is thought to derive from traders using deerskin as currency?
(600) From the French for “swell”, what hairstyle involves puffing out a woman’s hair to a rounded shape?
(700) The world’s oldest, what was established in Maryland for Wilbur Wright to train two army officers?
(800) Known for his “Banana Boat” song, who was the first African American performer to win an Emmy?
(900) Which country’s two most populous cities are Kabul and Kandahar?
(1000) While in the British Army, magician Jasper Maskelyne claims to have hidden what Egyptian waterway from the Luftwaffe?
(1100) The majority of the world’s supply coming from China, what vegetable can be sold by the pound, braid or rope?

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Scores at end of Round 3:
Dawn 1500 Michael 3600

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

(500) Built in Texas, what was the world’s first domed, air-conditioned, indoor stadium?
(600) In 1469, Thomas Malory wrote “Le Morte d’Arthur” about King Arthur and what Queen?
(700) Classical computers encode memory in units called bits, while quantum computers use a unit called what?
(800) Gloria Steinem teamed with what “9 to 5” acctress to form the Women’s Media Center?
(900) What was the former capital of West Germany?
(1000) Lenore Skenazy popularized what philosophy which promotes stepping back to foster a child’s self-reliance?
(1100) What is the fictional TV program Rob Petrie wrote for on “The Dick Van Dyke Show”?
(1200) Who was the second woman appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court?
didn’t count:
(1300) Launched in 2016, Google’s line of smartphones is named for what part of a digital image?

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Ken finished with 6400 to Lakedra’s 2200 so Ken will join Michael in the Ultimate Trivia Challenge. If Michael beats Ken, 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 at the same time and they write their answers down.
(1) What Utah ski town hosts the Sundance film festival?
(2) Suggesting that poor Irish people sell their children, who wrote the 18th century satirical essay, “A Modest Proposal”?
(3) Meaning “knots in wood”, what Italian dish is typically made from potato dumplings in sauce?
(4) What is the source of New York State’s biggest electricity producer?
(5) The first reusable rocket system is the Falcon 9, created by what company?

ANSWERS: (unless otherwise indicated, both were correct)
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With 5 correct responses, Ken had a perfect round. Michael got 4 right. He seemed so confident on that last one, while Ken looked doubtful that he was right. But, more’s the pity, Ken was right and Michael is going home with $1,000. There will be 3 new players tomorrow.

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