GSN: Best Ever Trivia Show (6-18-19)

Here’s a recap of the clues on The Best Ever Trivia Show for Tuesday, June 18, 2019 with host Sherri Shepherd. This episode’s title is “Hungry for More.”

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:
Susannah Brooks, Ken Jennings, Ryan Chaffee

Today’s contestants:
Jake, Rebecca and Jerry

In Round 1, Jake chose DINING OUT instead of The Civil War. He chose expert Ken Jennings to compete against. 4 questions, 50 points for each correct answer and double if Ken gets it wrong.

1. Sam Panopoulos, a Greek living in Canada, made what enduring pizza innovation in 1962?
• Frozen pizza
• Hawaiian pizza
• Margherita pizza

2. According to the New York Times, a traditional patty melt has what kind of cheese?
• American
• Cheddar
• Swiss

3. Which of these best describes what will be in your taco if you order it “Al Pastor”?
• Meat simmered with chilis
• Chicken and green salsa
• Rotisserie meat

4. Now thought of as more of a high-end thing, what was historically a street food staple in New York City?
• Goose liver pate
• Oysters
• Caviar

CORRECT ANSWERS show

Scores at end of Round 1: Jake 150 – Rebecca 200 – Jerry 150

In Round 2, as the leader, Rebecca picked THE CIVIL WAR and not Penguins. 100 points for each correct answer. Susannah was this round’s trivia expert to beat for double points.

1. Which brave Civil War nurse later founded the American Red Cross?
• Clara Barton
• Dorothea Dix
• Louisa May Alcott

2. Who served under Jefferson Davis as Vice President of the Confederate States of America?
• Stonewall Jackson
• Robert E. Lee
• Alexander H. Stephens

3. What Civil War General was the inspiration for a men’s grooming style still popular today?
• Robert E. Lee
• George B. McClellan
• Ambrose Burnside

CORRECT ANSWERS: show

Scores at end of Round 2: Jake 450 – Rebecca 300 – Jerry 450

In Round 3, Jerry chose TRAVEL and not Royalty. The twist in this 3-question 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. Ryan is this round’s expert.

1: Which U.S. First Lady once left a White House dinner party for an impromptu flight with Amelia Earhart?
• Eleanor Roosevelt
• Grace Coolidge
• Florence Harding

2: If you had enough gas in your tank to go 550 miles, you could just barely make a road trip between what two capital cities?
• Olympia to St. Paul
• Topeka to Denver
• Austin to Phoenix

3: After London, which city has the oldest functioning subway line in the world?
• New York
• Paris
• Istanbul

CORRECT ANSWERS show

Scores at end of Round 3: Jake 1250 – Rebecca 1100 – Jerry 850

Jake 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 Ken. 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: According to the American Kennel Club, which of these breeds is part of the hound group?
• Boxer
• Beagle
• Bulldog

2: The Prado Art Museum is located in what European capital?
• Madrid
• Rome
• Lisbon

3: If you are a famous “funambulist” what are you best known as?
• Tightrope walker
• Standup comedian
• Magician

4: If you are playing Soundwave, Ironhide and Starscream, what toys are you playing with?
• Thomas the Train
• Transformers
• Pokemon

5: Henri Nestlé was the first to introduce what item in 1867?
• Instant coffee
• Chocolate chip cookie
• Baby formula

ANSWERS: show

How ’bout that? Jake beat Ken Jennings and won $10,000. There’s a trip to Paris in his future with that money but first, he will return tomorrow for a second game where he can possibly double his winnings.

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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