GSN: Best Ever Trivia Show Recap (8-27-19)

Here’s a summary of the clues on The Best Ever Trivia Show for Tuesday, August 27, 2019 with host Sherri Shepherd. Today’s episode title is “One for the History Books.”

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:
Jonathan Corbblah, David Schuchinski and Muffy Marracco

Today’s contestants:
Bryant, Brandon and Debra

In Round 1, Bryant chose WOMEN IN HISTORY instead of Eight-Legged Creatures and he chose expert Jonathan. 4 questions, 50 points for each correct answer and double if Jonathan gets it wrong.

1. A gilded bronze statue of what historical figure stands in front of the French Market in New Orleans?
• Queen Elizabeth
• Mary, Queen of Scots
• Joan of Arc

2. Which Hollywood actress discovered the wireless technology that would later be used to create bluetooth devices?
• Marlene Dietrich
• Rita Hayworth
• Hedy Lamarr

3. The Greek poet Sappho was called “The Tenth Muse” by what philosopher born almost 200 years after her?
• Plato
• Aristotle
• Pythagoras

4. The first African-American woman to receive a patent, Sarah E. Goode created what invention?
• A folding bed
• A carnival ride
• A vacuum cleaner

CORRECT ANSWERS show

Scores at end of Round 1: Bryant 050 Brandon 150 Debra 150

In Round 2, Brandon picked TENNIS and not Eight-Legged Creatures. 100 points for each correct answer. Muffy was this round’s trivia expert to beat for double points.

1. Which of these tennis tournaments is part of the grand slam?
• Miami Open
• U.S. Open
• Indian Wells Masters

2. When were yellow tennis balls first allowed in tournament play?
• 1955
• 1968
• 1972

3. In 2014, who broke Venus Williams’ record for the fastest serve in Women’s Tennis?
• Sabine Lisicki
• Serena Williams
• Maria Sharapova

CORRECT ANSWERS: show

Scores at end of Round 2: Bryant 250 Brandon 250 Debra 250

In Round 3, Debra chose NUTS and not Careers. 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. David is this round’s expert.

1: George Washington Carver experimented with peanuts as a way to add what important nutrient to depleted soil?
• Nitrogen
• Oxygen
• Iron

2: Which nut is also known as a filbert?
• Hazelnut
• Pistachio
• Brazil nut

3: Which type of nut is best harvested after falling to the ground, rather than being picked from the tree?
• Pine nut
• Peanut
• Macadamia nut

CORRECT ANSWERS show

Scores at end of Round 3: Bryant 250 Brandon 650 Debra 1450

That was a perfect round for Debra. 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 Muffy. 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: In Charles Dickens “A Christmas Carol,” Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by four spirits including whose ghost?
• Bob Cratchit
• Tiny Tim
• Jacob Marley

2: When Banana Republic first opened, what style of clothing did it sell?
• Grunge
• Safari
• Baby

3: Which computer was the first to beat a reigning chess champion?
• Watson
• Deep Blue
• Deep Thought

4: Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest peak, rises over 19,000 feet above which nation?
• Zimbabwe
• Botswana
• Tanzania

ANSWERS: show

Debra ran out of luck by the 4th question and lost the round to Muffy. She stills wins $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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