GSN: Best Ever Trivia Show Recap (7-30-19)

Here’s a summary of the clues on The Best Ever Trivia Show for Tuesday, July 30, 2019 with host Sherri Shepherd. Today’s episode title is “Giraffe Kisses.”

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:
Arianna Haut, Ryan Chaffee and Raj Dhuwalia

Today’s contestants:
Madeline, Niraj and Michael

In Round 1, Madeline chose FAMOUS STREETS instead of Zoology and she chose expert Ryan. 4 questions, 50 points for each correct answer and double if Ryan gets it wrong.

1. Bourbon Street in New Orleans was named after the ruling family of what country?
• Italy
• France
• Germany

2. In 1960, who received the very first star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame?
• Shirley Temple
• Joanne Woodward
• Elizabeth Taylor

3. If Beale Street could talk, it would tell you it’s home to a club named for which blues musician?
• Louis Armstrong
• B.B. King
• Muddy Waters

4. Which New York City street was originally a native American trail called Wickquasgeck?
• Broadway
• Wall Street
• Madison Avenue

CORRECT ANSWERS show

Scores at end of Round 1: Madeline 150 Niraj 050 Michael 150

In Round 2, Michael picked ZOOLOGY and not Angels. 100 points for each correct answer. Raj was this round’s trivia expert to beat for double points.

1. Which of these creatures has the most keen sense of hearing?
• Moth
• Bat
• Owl

2. What can most accurately help you tell the age of a male giraffe?
• length of its neck
• color of its spots
• size of its tongue

3. Which animal can see light in the ultraviolet spectrum, allowing them to detect color humans cannot?
• Reindeer
• Koala
• Hippopotamus

CORRECT ANSWERS: show

Scores at end of Round 2: Madeline 150 Niraj 350 Michael 250

In Round 3, Niraj chose MASCOTS AND LOGOS and not The 1960s. 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. Arianna is this round’s expert.

1: What company’s logo symbolizes Vulcan, the mythological blacksmith to the gods?
• American Express
• Arm & Hammer
• Goodyear

2: Which brand’s mascot has the name Horatio?
• Cracker Jack
• Gorton’s
• Cap’n Crunch

3: First used in 1366, which brand’s logo is considered to be the oldest one still in use?
• Stella Artois
• Guinness
• Pilsner Urquell

CORRECT ANSWERS show

Scores at end of Round 3: Madeline 950 Niraj 1550 Michael 450

Niraj 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 Raj. 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 USDA, in terms of total production, what is the largest crop grown in America?
• Corn
• Soybeans
• Barley

2: What is the name of the cyclops who tries to eat Odysseus in “The Odyssey”?
• Polyphemus
• Okeanos
• Monoclonius

3: A jardiniere is a decorative stand where one is meant to place what?
• A piece of art
• A plant
• A serving tray

4: If you’re enjoying yourself at the Copacabana Beach, what city are you in?
• Havana
• Tampa Bay
• Rio de Janeiro

5: Which was the last naturally occurring element to be discovered?
• Radium
• Francium
• Samarium

ANSWERS: show

Niraj lost that round to Raj and just won the $1,000. Back to square one with three new players tomorrow.

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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