Master Minds Recap: January 8, 2021

Here’s a recap of the clues on Master Minds for Friday, January 8, 2021 with host Brooke Burns.

Today’s episode title: “Trivia, Smarts & Independence”
Today’s Master Minds: Ken Jennings, Muffy Marracco, Jonathan Corbblah
Today’s challengers: Anthony, Kelly, Jason

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) GREAT BRITAIN: Which constituent country of the U.K. held an unsuccessful vote for independence in 2014?
(a) Northern Ireland (b) Scotland (c) Wales
(2) PASTIMES: You can “shoot the moon” in which of these popular card games?
(a) Hearts (b) Gin Rummy (c) Cribbage
(3) ROCK & ROLL: In Elvis Presley’s hit song, where was “Heartbreak Hotel” located?
(a) Lonely Street (b) Lonesome Lane (c) Blues Boulevard
(4) TELEVISION: What city that was the setting for “Mork and Mindy” has been nicknamed “Berkeley of the Rockies”?
(a) Aspen (b) Missoula (c) Boulder
(5) WHICH CAME FIRST: Which book came first — earth, wind or fire?
(a) The Good Earth (b) The Wind in the Willows (c) Firestarter
(6) LOGOS: A lighthouse appears on the seal of which U.S. Cabinet Department?
(a) Transportation (b) Interior (c) Commerce
(7) FOOD & DRINK: Which flowers are most frequently used in the beer-making process to impart bitter flavor and act as a preservative?
(a) gladiolus (b) carnations (c) hops

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Scores at end of Round 1:
Anthony 300 Kelly 400 Jason 500 / Ken 500 Muffy 700 Jonathan 400

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) AMERICANA: Though not as legendary, William Dawes and Samuel Prescott accompanied whom on his famous ride?
(2) VEGGIES: Long, dark and green, what popular squash has an Italian name meaning “little gourd”?
(3) ANCIENT HISTORY: In 380 A.D., the Edict of Thessalonica declared the official religion of the Roman Empire was what?
(4) BIG BUSINESS: For decades, what company has been the runaway retail sales leader in America?
(5) CHAMPIONS: What country’s flag was raised for the Men’s 100M and 200M Gold Medalist at the Beijing, London, and Rio Olympic Games?

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Scores at end of Round 2:
Anthony -100 Kelly 800 Jason 500 / Ken 900 Muffy 700 Jonathan 1200

Anthony and Muffy 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.

Kelly and Jason go first:

(500) According to the EPA, what lead-based car component is the world’s most recycled product?
(600) In the original “Monopoly” board game, a Chance card may direct a player to “take a ride” on which railroad?
(700) Earning it the nickname “crumb catcher”, what waist sash for a tuxedo should be worn with the pleats facing upward?
(800) What book by William Golding involves a brutal struggle for power between characters Ralph and Jack?
(900) Antonio Canova is known for his statue of Perseus holding the severed head of what snake-haired Greek monster?
(1000) Meaning “three virtues” in Japanese, what kind of knife is designed for chopping, dicing and mincing?
(1100) The Bolsheviks seized power in Russia during the 1917 Revolution named for what month?

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Scores at end of Round 3:
Kelly 2800 Jason 2300

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

(500) Debuting in 1928, what is the nickname of 25th century sci-fi hero Anthony Rogers?
(600) What was the collective name for the German soldiers serving as mercenaries for England in the American Revolution?
(700) In 1953, Lesney Products began making what line of toys, named for the small packages that contained them?
(800) Popeyes Fried Chicken is named in honor of the main character from what Oscar-winning Best Picture?
(900) Found west of Jordan with a surface level dropping more than 3 feet per year, what sinking sea is difficult to sink in?
(1000) Time, Life and Sports Illustrated were introduced by what publishing magnate?
(1100) In all his books combined, Arthur Conan Doyle has Sherlock Holmes say “Elementary, my dear Watson” how many times?

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Ken finished with 1900 to Jonathan’s 5100 so Jonathan will join Kelly in the Ultimate Trivia Challenge. If Kelly beats Jonathan, she 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) What is the only country in the U.N. General Assembly whose common English name ends with the letter H?
(2) While all gas-filled tube signs are referred to as “neon lights”, a true 100% neon gas light glows what color?
(3) In its early pages, what feminist manifesto by Simone de Beauvoir asked “What is a woman?”
(4) Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution established the income tax?

ANSWERS: (unless otherwise indicated, both were correct)
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By Question 4, Kelly had none right and Jonathan had 2 right, so the game was over. Kelly is going home with $1,000 and there will be 3 new players tomorrow.

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