Master Minds Recap: January 15, 2021

Here’s a recap of the clues on Master Minds for Friday, January 15, 2021 with host Brooke Burns.

Today’s episode title: “Trivia, Smarts & The Pony Express”
Today’s Master Minds: Ken Jennings, Muffy Marracco, Jonathan Corbblah
Today’s challengers: Kelvin, Mark, Julie

The show’s format pits 3 contestants against each other and 3 Master Minds against each other. There are 3 rounds and the contestant with the highest score wins $1,000 and faces off in the Ultimate Trivia Challenge against the winning Master Mind. If the contestant beats the Master Mind, the prize money goes up to $10,000.

Round 1: Here are the 7 categories and questions. 100 points for each correct answer.

(1) CONSTRUCTION: The workers who built the pyramids in Giza were paid with what beverage?
(a) water (b) wine (c) beer
(2) MUSIC: Other than his Lifetime Achievement Award, Elvis won his three Grammys in what genre?
(a) rock and roll (b) country (c) gospel
(3) WHICH CAME FIRST: Which of these firsts came first?
(a) First Amendment (b) First Boer War (c) First Noel
(4) NICKNAMES: Also a fruit, the word “tangerine” refers to some people from a city in which African nation?
(a) Algeria (b) Egypt (c) Morocco
(5) THE OLD WEST: According to his autobiography, which of these figures delivered mail as part of the Pony Express?
(a) William Cody (b) Wyatt Earp (c) Bill Hickok
(6) LUXURY CARS: What is the official name of the distinctive hood ornament on a Rolls-Royce?
(a) Spirit of Ecstasy (b) Silver Muse (c) Goddess of Luxury
(7) ANATOMY: Which body part would you find connected to the maxilla?
(a) toe (b) tooth (c) tibia

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Scores at end of Round 1:
Kelvin 200 Mark 100 Julie 600 / Ken 500 Muffy 500 Jonathan 600

Round 2: There are 5 subjects and questions. No multiple choice. Only the first player on each team to buzz in gets to answer. Correct answers are worth 200 points for the first 4. The last question is worth 400 points. Wrong answers are penalized by the value of the question. At the end of the round, the person with the lowest score on each team is eliminated.

(1) WORDS: What television network shares its name with old movie theatres where shows cost five cents?
(2) RECIPES: What type of meat product is traditionally added to a quiche to make a “Quiche Lorraine”?
(3) MUSICIANS: Often associated with the Tijuana Brass, what American jazz artist also co-owned A&M Records?
(4) GEOGRAPHY: Known for its unique “box canyon” formations, the Negev Desert covers over 4700 square miles in what country?
(5) THEATER: Although based on the Scopes monkey trials, it is believed that what play was written as a response to McCarthyism?

CORRECT ANSWERS show

Scores at end of Round 2:
Kelvin 200 Mark 700 Julie 1200 / Ken 700 Muffy 1300 Jonathan 800

Kelvin and Ken are eliminated.

Round 3: Each team faces off in a rapid-fire 1-minute trivia battle. The first question is worth 500 points and each additional question goes up an additional 100 points. The winners go on to the last round.

Mark and Julie go first:

(500) What state has gumbo as its official cuisine and crawfish as its official crustacean?
(600) Landscape architect Thomas Church designed one of the first swimming pools with what anatomical shape?
(700) The line “Love means not ever having to say you’re sorry” comes from what 1970 novel?
(800) In 1915, English doctor Charles Myers coined what term for the condition now called post-traumatic stress disorder?
(900) Combining Arabic scales with staccato picking, Dick Dale became known as the “King” of what kind of guitar?
(1000) In the Bible, what son of David succeeds him as king of the Israelites?
(1100) What brand of men’s underwear was named for its founder Bradley, Voorhees and Day?

CORRECT ANSWERS show

Scores at end of Round 3:
Mark 3900 Julie 2800

Mark wins $1,000 and advances to the Ultimate Trivia Challenge. But first, Muffy and Jonathan will battle it out for a minute to see who joins Mark.

(500) In the opening of the Gettysburg Address, “four score and seven” is equal to what number?
(600) Home to rare pink dolphins, the Orinoco is a major river on what continent?
(700) Colloquially, “gung hay fat choi” is a Cantonese greeting for what annual holiday?
(800) What type of vehicles did the Scottish government name “Luke Snowalker”, “Gritty Gritty Bang Bang” and “Freezy Rider”?
(900) What super short shorts became a short-lived fad in the 1970s when they were popularized by British designer Mary Quant?
(1000) Causing dilation of blood vessels, what compound is released from the human body during an allergic reaction?
(1100) A “turkey” is a desirable scoring term in what sport dating back to ancient Egypt?
(1200) Discovered about 30 years prior, the bust of what Egyptian queen was hidden in a salt mine during WWII?

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Muffy finished with 5100 to Jonathan’s 3000 so Muffy will join Mark in the Ultimate Trivia Challenge. If Mark beats Muffy, he will return on the next show. Any player who makes it through 3 shows and wins $30,000, gets to join the Master Minds expert team.

Ultimate Trivia Challenge: The questions are presented to the players at the same time and they write their answers down.

(1) While still writing it, what author was so broke that he sold the movie rights to “The Godfather” for about $12,000?
(2) What are the smallest of the air tubes in the lung?
(3) As President of France, Emmanuel Macron is also co-prince of what small state?
(4) Which Spanish cubist painter was once questioned in court about the whereabouts of the “Mona Lisa” when it was stolen?

ANSWERS: (unless otherwise indicated, both were correct)
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By the fourth question, Mark had one right to Muffy’s 3. Mark is going home with $1,000 and there will be 3 new players on Monday.

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