GSN: Best Ever Trivia Show (6-12-19)

Here’s a recap of the clues on The Best Ever Trivia Show for Wednesday, June 12, 2019 with host Sherri Shepherd. This episode’s title is “Smarty Pants.”

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:
Raj Dhuwalia, Muffy Marracco and David Schuchinski

Today’s contestants:
Matthew, Jackie and Josh

In Round 1, Matthew chose Trains instead of Fashion and he chose to play against expert David. 4 questions, 50 points for each correct answer and double if David gets it wrong.

1. The first U.S. railway to carry both freight and passengers, what does the “B & O” stand for in B & O Railroad?
• Baltimore & Ohio
• Boston & Omaha
• Bennett & Olsen

2. Introduced in the 1860s, who created a comfortable sleeper car that revolutionized long-distance train travel?
• George Stephenson
• George Pullman
• George Brown

3. In May 1869, America’s first transcontinental railroad was completed with the driving of a final golden spike in what state?
• Utah
• Nebraska
• Wyoming

4. What is the name for the X-shaped sign located just before a road that crosses railroad tracks?
• Breakjack
• Railsplint
• Crossbuck

CORRECT ANSWERS show

Scores at end of Round 1: Matthew 150 – Jackie 150 – Josh 200

In Round 2, as the leader, Josh picked Fashion and not Sweden. And then he chose Muffy for this round’s trivia expert to beat for double points. (Wow! I would have expected Raj to know less about Fashion than Muffy.) 100 points per correct answer.

1. In 1973, which cosmetics company adopted the slogan “because I’m worth it”?
• Olay
• L’Oreal
• Maybelline

2. In ancient Roman times, what color were only royalty and the elite allowed to wear?
• Purple
• Red
• Silver

3. Which designer brand named a purse after Princess Diana, making it one of the most popular handbags of all time?
• Chanel
• Gucci
• Dior

CORRECT ANSWERS: show

Scores at end of Round 2: Matthew 350 – Jackie 450 – Josh 400

In Round 3 Leader Jackie chose Hoaxes and not Cars. The twist in this 2-question round is the expert reveals how confident 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. Raj is this round’s expert.

1: An early 2000 internet hoax known as “Snowball the Monster Cat” claimed this giant creature’s size was due to what cause?
• A marshmallow diet
• A nearby nuclear plant
• Laziness

2: Which famous Bigfoot claim featured a female Bigfoot known as “Patty”?
• 2012’s “Ketchum Sasquatch DNA”
• 2008’s “Bigfoot in a Freezer”
• 1967’s “Patterson-Gimlin Film”

CORRECT ANSWERS show

Scores at end of Round 3: Matthew 750 – Jackie 450 – Josh 1200

Josh wins $1,000 and gets a chance at $10,000 by taking on a set of 5 more questions and getting more of them right than Muffy. If he does, he will 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: In the early 1960s, what dance craze was started at New York City’s iconic Peppermint Lounge?
• The Jitterbug
• The Twist
• The Hustle

2: What term refers to dining outside?
• Al fresco
• Della cucina
• A la mesa

3: Which short story was written by Hans Christian Andersen?
• The Princess and the Pea
• The Elves and the Shoemaker
• The Ant and the Grasshopper

4: What company manufactured typewriters and introduced the shift key in 1878?
• Remington
• Peugeot
• Braun

5: What circle of latitude is located at 23.5 degrees south?
• The Tropic of Capricorn
• The Tropic of Cancer
• The Tropic of Venus

ANSWERS: show

Josh and Muffy were tied at 4 right each so Josh got to play the Ultimate Trivia Question chosen by the experts before the show. He does not have to beat Muffy on this one. He just has to get it right.

For $10,000: The Golden Globe Awards are presented each year by what organization?
• Hollywood Foreign Press Association
• International Film & Broadcasting Society
• Hollywood Media Critics Association

ANSWER: show

Josh was correct. He was also richer by $10,000 and he’ll be back tomorrow to try to double that.

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.

See the pool of trivia experts participating in The Best Ever Trivia Show