GSN: Best Ever Trivia Show (6-11-19)

Here’s a recap of the clues on The Best Ever Trivia Show for Tuesday, June 11, 2019 with host Sherri Shepherd. This episode’s title is A Sweet Song.

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:
Raj Dhuwalia, Ken Jennings and Arianna Haut

Today’s contestants:
Tim, William & Karla

In Round 1, Tim chose Stringed Instruments instead of Bovines and he chose expert Ken. 4 questions, 50 points for each correct answer and double if Ken gets it wrong.

1. What stringed instrument appears on the logo for Guinness beer?
• Harp
• Lute
• Fiddle

2. Which epic film soundtrack’s orchestration included a section of 24 balalaikas?
• Cleopatra
• Lawrence of Arabia
• Dr. Zhivago

3. Hawaiians adopted the ukulele from the machete introduced by musicians from what country?
• Portugal
• Italy
• Spain

4. Made in 1679 by Antonio Stradivari what instrument is the sabionari?
• Bouzouki
• Guitar
• Upright bass

CORRECT ANSWERS show

Scores at end of Round 1: Tim 100 – William 150 – Karla 150

In Round 2, William got to choose and he went with Bovines, and not Fictional Characters. (Thinking the trivia experts are light on cow facts, maybe?) Correct answers are worth 100 points. Arianna is this round’s trivia expert to beat for double points.

1. What’s the technical term for a female bovine that has never had a calf?
• Heifer
• Holstein
• Hinder

2. Which of these is true about cows?
• They are red-green color blind
• They have no sense of smell
• They sleep through the night standing up?

3. Introduced into the Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame in 1999, who was known as the “World’s Most Dangerous Bull”?
• Gnarly
• Bodacious
• Righteous

CORRECT ANSWERS: show

Scores at end of Round 2: Tim 300 – William 350 – Karla 350

In Round 3, Karla chose the 1970s and not In the Cards. The twist in this 2-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: Released in the early ’70s the “Type 1 diskette” was better known by what name?
• Cassette tape
• Floppy disk
• Laser disc

2: Delivered on February 2, 1977 President Carter’s fireside chat on energy would become known as what?
• The Tin Man Speech
• The Moral Equivalent of War Speech
• The Cardigan Sweater Speech

3. On April 17, 1970 what important event in space history took place?
• Apollo 13 landed safely back on earth
• Apollo 12 landed on the moon
• Mariner 9 orbited Mars for the first time

CORRECT ANSWERS show

Scores at end of Round 3: Tim 1100 – William 750 – Karla 1500

Karla 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 Arianna. 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 Trivia Show Ever’s expert team.

Ultimate Trivia Challenge:

1: Which of these places is defined as an archipelago?
• Greenland
• Galapagos Islands
• Sri Lanka

2: According to traditional sushi etiquette which item is the “palate cleanser,” to be eaten between bites?
• Soy sauce
• Ginger
• Wasabi

3. What does your body contain more of?
• Red blood cells
• Nerve cells
• Microorganisms

4: In 1874 merchant William Blackstone built his wife a birthday present that was an early version of which appliance?
• Toaster
• Washing machine
• Vacuum

5: In a group of 23 random people what are the odds someone will have the same birthday as someone else
• 50%
• 23%
• 17%

ANSWERS: show

Karla lost that round to Arianna and just won the $1,000.

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 again at 1:00 a.m.)

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