GSN: Best Ever Trivia Show (6-14-19)

Here’s a recap of the clues on The Best Ever Trivia Show for Friday, June 14, 2019 with host Sherri Shepherd. This episode’s title is “Everything About Penguins.”

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, Jonathan Corbblah

Today’s contestants:
Meagan, Mena and Sam

In Round 1, Meagan chose SPIES instead of Penguins and she chose expert Jonathan. 4 questions, 50 points for each correct answer and double if Jonathan gets it wrong.

1. Which country has an intelligence agency called Mossad?
• Japan
• Israel
• Mozambique

2. During the Civil War, which former slave was a spy for the Union Army?
• Harriet Tubman
• Sojourner Truth
• Frederick Douglass

3. Ian Fleming wrote his James Bond spy novels at his private Jamaican resort which he named what?
• Goldeneye
• Spectre
• Moonraker

4. What Russian security agency is the successor to the Soviet Union’s KGB?
• FSB
• SBF
• BFS

CORRECT ANSWERS show

Scores at end of Round 1: Meagan 100 – Mena 100 – Sam 50

In Round 2, Mena chose COOKING and not Penguins. 100 points for each correct answer. Ryan was this round’s trivia expert to beat for double points.

1. When cooking dinner in a microwave, what part of the electromagnetic spectrum is heating your food?
• Radio waves
• Ultraviolet waves
• Gamma waves

2. Which of these foods will a strict vegan never eat?
• Peanuts
• Honey
• Raw oats

3. Julia Child famously said: “In France, cooking is a serious art form and a…” What?
• Labor of love
• National sport
• Patriotic duty

CORRECT ANSWERS: show

Scores at end of Round 2: Meagan 200 – Mena 300 – Sam 150

In Round 3, Mena chose FURNITURE and not Go West? The twist in this 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. Arianna is this round’s expert.

1: Which of these bed sizes is the widest?
• King
• California King
• Double

2: Which of these is a name for both a type of sofa and a type of desk?
• Davenport
• Secretaire
• Chiffonier

3: Although more famous for other things, who is often credited as the designer of the first office chair with wheels?
• Louis Pasteur
• Charles Darwin
• Albert Einstein

CORRECT ANSWERS show

Scores at end of Round 3: Meagan 600 – Mena 700 – Sam 1350

Sam 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 Jonathan. 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: The U.S. Navy got permission from The Village People to use their song “In the Navy” for what purpose?
• Recruitment ads
• Graduation ceremony
• Equator-crossing ceremony

2: What European Palace is home to the Hall of Mirrors?
• Palace of Westminster
• Grand Kremlin Palace
• Palace of Versailles

3: What religious observance is celebrated the day after Halloween?
• All Saints’ Day
• The Feast of St. Peter
• Pentecost

4: Lacrosse was first played by what people?
• British
• Italians
• Native Americans

5: From earth, which of these planets can be seen performing a transit of the sun?
• Venus
• Mars
• Jupiter

ANSWERS: show

So Sam lost the round on that very last question and took $1,000 home.

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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