GSN: Best Ever Trivia Show Recap (8-26-19)

Here’s a summary of the clues on The Best Ever Trivia Show for Monday, August 26, 2019 with host Sherri Shepherd. Today’s episode title is “Queen for a Day.”

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 and Raj Dhuwalia

Today’s contestants:
Adam, Gabrielle and Jimmy
Adam is a returning champ, having won $10,000 last Friday

In Round 1, Adam chose DESERTS instead of Cyber Security and he chose expert Ryan. 4 questions, 50 points for each correct answer and double if Ryan gets it wrong.

1. When threatened, desert-dwelling camels will do what as a defense mechanism?
• Pass gas
• Spit
• Screech

2. What mineral known as “white gold” was extensively mined at California’s Death Valley?
• Nickel
• Platinum
• Borax

3. What is the largest desert in the U.S.?
• Mojave
• Sonoran
• Great Basin

4. One of the driest deserts on earth, the Atacama, is located in which country?
• Chile
• Libya
• Mongolia

CORRECT ANSWERS show

Scores at end of Round 1: Adam 100 Gabrielle 100 Jimmy 100

In Round 2, Gabrielle picked QUEENS and not Cyber Security. 100 points for each correct answer. Arianna was this round’s trivia expert to beat for double points.

1. What queen sponsored the first voyage of Italian explorer Christopher Columbus to the New World?
• Queen Josephine
• Queen Sofia
• Queen Isabella

2. Based on medieval law, Queen Elizabeth II stills claims ownership of which creatures found along the river Thames?
• Mute swans
• Male deer
• Box turtles

3. In France, which of these became a popular nickname for the unpopular Marie Antoinette?
• Her Ignorancy
• The Virgin Queen
• Madame Deficit

CORRECT ANSWERS: show

Scores at end of Round 2: Adam 200 Gabrielle 400 Jimmy 400

In Round 3, Jimmy chose AUTOMOBILE PARTS and not Languages. 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. Raj is this round’s expert.

1: The three-point seat belt was invented by which car company in 1959?
• Buick
• Volvo
• Toyota

2: Beginning in model year 1975, what were all new cars sold in the U.S. required to have?
• Side-view mirrors
• Parking brakes
• Catalytic converters

3: A transfer case is typically only found on cars with which of these features?
• Anti-lock brakes
• All-wheel drive
• Power steering

CORRECT ANSWERS show

Scores at end of Round 3: Adam 1400 Gabrielle 1000 Jimmy 1600

Jimmy 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: What city is home to the global headquarters of the Versace fashion house?
• Florence
• Milan
• Rome

2: A volcano that has not erupted in 10,000 years is given what classification?
• Dormant
• Inactive
• Extinct

3: Which of these pairs is an example of a heteronym?
• Tare and tear
• Tear and tear
• Rate and tear

4: According to Guinness, the largest pyramid by volume is located in what country?
• Egypt
• Mexico
• Guatemala

5: Which actor has received the most Academy Award nominations?
• Marlon Brando
• Jack Nicholson
• Gene Hackman

ANSWERS: show

Jimmy lost the round to Raj 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 a 3:00 p.m. and then at 1:00 a.m.)

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