Master Minds Recap: January 7, 2021

Here’s a recap of the clues on Master Minds for Thursday, January 7, 2021 with host Brooke Burns.

Today’s episode title: “Trivia, Smarts & Circular Breathing”
Today’s Master Minds: Ken Jennings, Muffy Marracco, Jonathan Corbblah
Today’s challengers: Andrew, Duyen, Tony

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) NATURAL RESERVES: Which of the following was the first to be designated a national park by the United States?
(a) Yellowstone (b) Grand Canyon (c) Everglades
(2) TECHNOLOGY: What small device is plugged into a computer in order to use certain software?
(a) dingle (b) dangle (c) dongle
(3) WHICH CAME FIRST: Which of these “delicious” things came first?
(a) Apple computers (b) Banana Republic (c) Cherry Coke
(4) EARTH SCIENCE: What is the collective name for Earth’s outer shell, including the tectonic plates?
(a) asthenosphere (b) exosphere (c) lithosphere
(5) HEADWEAR: Which of these pieces is traditionally crafted into a semi-circle?
(a) crown (b) coronet (c) tiara
(6) FAMOUS SPEECHES: What long-winded orator spoke just prior to Abraham Lincoln’s historic Gettysburg Address?
(a) Edward Everett (b) William Seward (c) Andrew Johnson
(7) FINANCE: Alaska, Delaware, Montana, New Hampshire and Oregon are the only U.S. states without what form of tax?
(a) income tax (b) property tax (c) sales tax

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Scores at end of Round 1:
Andrew 200 Duyen 500 Tony 500 / Ken 400 Muffy 700 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) MEDIA: The slogan “All the news that’s fit to print” can be found on the masthead of what daily newspaper?
(2) FASHION: Started by two friends in Pacoima, CA, what fashion line emblazoned its brand across the rear end of their velour sweats?
(3) MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS: When making a traditional didgeridoo, what type of wood is preferred?
(4) ANCIENT MANUSCRIPTS: What manual of Chinese wisdom is sometimes called the “Book of Changes”?
(5) What Scottish philosopher was best known for his 1776 work “The Wealth of Nations”?

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Scores at end of Round 2:
Andrew 600 Duyen 500 Tony 1300 / Ken 600 Muffy 1100 Jonathan 800

Duyen 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.

Andrew and Tony go first:

(500) The creator of G.I. Joe was inspired by the success and versatility of what doll?
(600) In ancient Rome, what sleeveless unisex article of clothing was worn as underwear or streetwear?
(700) What nautical measurement is used to indicate six-foot increments?
(800) “A la Lyonnaise” is a French cooking term used to describe a dish that is served with what vegetable?
(900) Spain owns two cities in what African country across the Strait of Gibraltar?
(1000) Opened in 1952, what Agatha Christie play is the longest-running production in modern theater history?

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Scores at end of Round 3:
Andrew 600 Tony 2700

Tony 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 Tony.

(500) What band of traveling marauders originated in Scandinavia during the 8th century?
(600) Hurricanes always spin counterclockwise when they originate in which hemisphere?
(700) President Obama modeled his memoir “Dreams From My Father” on what 1952 Ralph Ellison novel?
(800) Using only squares, rectangles and simple colors, what Dutch artist created the abstract style known as neo-plasticism?
(900) What type of service vehicle did Ernest Holmes call a “wrecker” when he patented the first successful one about 1920?

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Muffy finished with 3900 to Jonathan’s 1600 so Muffy will join Tony in the Ultimate Trivia Challenge. If Tony 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) In 1693, which English astronomer published the first life expectancy table based on vital statistics?
(2) In 2019, the official rules of golf shortened the maximum time allowed to look for a lost ball to how many minutes?
(3) Taking over JFK’s seat in the house, what Massachusetts Democrat was first elected to Congress in 1952?
(4) Bernie Madoff pled guilty to defrauding his clients out of billions using what type of swindling scheme?
(5) Sweet, dry and blanc are types of what aperitif wine derived from the German for “wormwood”?

ANSWERS: (unless otherwise indicated, both were correct)
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