Master Minds Recap: February 12, 2021

Here’s a recap of the clues on Master Minds for Friday, February 12, 2021 with host Brooke Burns.

Today’s episode title: “Trivia, Smarts & Secret Societies”
Today’s Master Minds: LaKedra Pam, Muffy Marracco, Arianna Haut
Today’s challengers: Amylynn, Thomas, David

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) LITERATURE: “The Prior of Sion” and “Opus Dei” are secret societies featured in which novel by Dan Brown?
(a) Angels & Demons (b) The Da Vinci Code (c) Inferno
(2) WORLD LEADERS: What title goes to the head of government in Austria
(a) President (b) Premier (c) Chancellor
(3) WHICH CAME FIRST: tall, dark or Hanson?
(a) tallest U.S. building (b) dark matter confirmed (c) Hanson’s “MMMbop”
(4) WORDS: According to the State Department, which of these languages is closest to English and requires the least time to learn?
(a) French (b) German (c) Greek
(5) FOOD: What is layered in between tiers of coffee buttercream when making an opera cake?
(a) almond sponge cake (b) puff pastry (c) rum-soaked chocolate torte
(6) ANATOMY: In what part of the body would you find the cardiac sphincter?
(a) esophagus (b) aorta (c) windpipe
(7) GEOGRAPHY: Measuring a distance of 1,740 miles, the Euphrates merges with what other river in southern Iraq?
(a) Nile (b) Tigris (c) Jordan

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Scores at end of Round 1:
Amylynn 300 Thomas 200 David 300 / LaKedra 500 Muffy 300 Arianna 300

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) HOLIDAYS: The earliest date that Easter can fall on is the 22nd of what month?
(2) SWIMMING: What stroke evolved from the breaststroke in the 1930s before being officially recognized as a separate stroke in 1952?
(3) ENTERTAINMENT: Modern self-balancing transports are called “hoverboards” thanks to a term popularized by what movie series?
(4) HEALTH: What hormone is also known as epinephrine?
(5) GEOGRAPHY: Home to freshwater-tolerant sharks, the largest lake in Central America is in what country?

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Scores at end of Round 2:
Amylynn 700 Thomas 400 David 100 / LaKedra 700 Muffy 300 Arianna 500

David 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.

Amylynn and Thomas go first:

(500) What 1975 Bruce Springsteen song contains the lyric “We gotta get out while we’re young”?
(600) Hard-boiled yolks are made into a spicy paste and stuffed into hard-boiled egg whites in what “sinful” dish?
(700) The Continental Army encamped for six months at Valley Forge in what state?
(800) What Beat writer was Truman Capote critiquing when he said, “That’s not wrting, that’s typing”?
(900) An ad campaign for what over-the-counter medicine featured its name sung to the tune of the “Dragnet” theme song?
(1000) Reed Hastings once said that paying Blockbuster a $40 late fee for “Apollo 13” inspired him to start what company?
(1100) Usually topped with croutons and grated cheese, a Caesar salad is traditionally made with what type of lettuce?

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Scores at end of Round 3:
Amylynn 3400 Thomas 400

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

(500) When it was first found, a supposedly hairy-chested crab near Antarctica was nicknamed “the Hoff” after what actor?
(600) Two-thirds of the border between Mexico and the U.S. is made up of the Rio Grande and what other river?
(700) What fast food chain sells a burger called the “Baconator”?
(800) Removed by Kaiser Wilhelm in 1890, who masterminded the unification of Germany and became its first Chancellor?
(900) The “3-Step System” is a signature of what beauty brand known for their scientific approach to skincare?
(1000) Lise Meitner is sometimes called “the Mother of the Atom Bomb” for her work in discovering what process?
(1100) Inspired by a Beatles song, what name was given to the human ancestor skeleton found in 1974 by Donald Johanson?

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LaKedra finished with 3800 to Arianna’s 2100 so LaKedra will join Amylynn in the Ultimate Trivia Challenge. If Amylynn beats LaKedra, 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 three U.S. states have names that are four letters long?
(2) In the 16th century “War of the Three Henrys”, which French House succeeded to the throne?
(3) While playing piano with the Barons of Rhythm, what jazz orchestra leader got his “noble” nickname?
(4) After New York Mayor Fiorello Laguardia ordered burlesque dancers to cover up, what style of underwear debuted in 1939?
(5) What Supreme Court Chief Justice did John Roberts succeed?

ANSWERS: (unless otherwise indicated, both were correct)
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It took all 5 clues for one or the other to get ahead and when it happened, Lakedra beat Amylynn 2-1. Amylynn is going home with $1,000 and there will be 3 new players on Monday.

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