GSN: Best Ever Trivia Show Recap (8-14-19)

Here’s a summary of the clues on The Best Ever Trivia Show for Wednesday, August 14, 2019 with host Sherri Shepherd. Today’s episode title is “You Bet I Know.”

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:
Ken Jennings, Muffy Marracco and Jonathan Corbblah

Today’s contestants:
Nicole, Laura and Mark

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

1. Which mythological creature is known for its dangerously beautiful singing voice?
• Siren
• Harpy
• Nymph

2. A signature song for Whitney Houston, “I Will Always Love You” was written and first performed by what country music artist?
• Loretta Lynn
• Dolly Parton
• Tammy Wynette

3. If you’re singing a song that has been transposed, what has been changed?
• Volume
• Tempo
• Key

4. A member of the “Magnificent Seven” at the 1996 Summer Olympics, which U.S. gymnast sang in the Broadway revival of “Grease”?
• Dominique Dawes
• Kerri Strug
• Amanda Borden

CORRECT ANSWERS show

Scores at end of Round 1: Nicole 150 Laura 150 Mark 150

In Round 2, Laura picked BAKING and not Volcanoes. 100 points for each correct answer. Muffy was this round’s trivia expert to beat for double points.

1. What was the heat source in the original “Easy-Bake Oven”?
• Wire heating elements
• Ceramic heating elements
• Incandescent light bulbs

2. Which popular cookie was first created by Ruth Graves Wakefield in the 1930s?
• Gingerbread
• Oatmeal
• Toll House

3. Which Italian dessert’s name translates to “twice baked”?
• Biscotti
• Cannoli
• Panna cotta

CORRECT ANSWERS: show

Scores at end of Round 2: Nicole 450 Laura 350 Mark 450

In Round 3, Mark chose AFRICA and not Presidential Pets. 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. Ken is this round’s expert.

1: Discovered in the Nile Delta, the Rosetta Stone features a decree inscribed in Egyptian hieroglyphs and which other language?
• Latin
• Greek
• Arabic

2: Which of these African countries does the equator pass through?
• Zimbabwe
• South Africa
• Somalia

3: Often referred to as “beer,” the alcoholic beverage made by the Raha Company in Tanzania is brewed from what product?
• Cocoa
• Bananas
• Yams

Scores at end of Round 3: Nicole 1050 Laura 750 Mark 1050

TIEBREAKER: (Fastest correct answer wins)
Which “Game of Thrones” house is led by the “Mother of Dragons”
• Targaryen
• Baratheon
• Lannister

CORRECT ANSWERS show

Nicole locked in first with the correct response. She 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. She 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: What is the name of the village where author Washington Irving is buried?
• Salem
• Sleepy Hollow
• Castle Rock

2: What is the largest constellation in the night sky?
• Cancer
• Ursa Major
• Hydra

3: Which of these is traditionally a red wine?
• Colombard
• Albanella
• Malbec

4: What was included in the design of the 2006 quarter commemorating Nebraska?
• A bear
• A sunflower
• A covered wagon

5: Which of these was named after the late Senator Richard B. Russell in 1972?
• An Antitrust Act
• A code of Senate conduct
• A Senate office building

ANSWERS: show

Aw, shucks! Nicole lost the round to Jonathan and just won the $1,000.

They beat the experts – List of contestants who won the last round

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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