Master Minds Recap: February 22, 2021

Here’s a recap of the clues on Master Minds for Monday, February 22, 2021 with host Brooke Burns.

Today’s episode title: “Trivia, Smarts & Coffee Beans”
Today’s Master Minds: Ken Jennings, Muffy Marracco, Jonathan Corbblah
Today’s challengers: Kelly, Armand, Chris

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) BOATING: Where would you be on a ship if you were at the stern?
(a) at the front (b) atop the mast (c) at the rear
(2) CHILDREN’S LIT: The first documented use of the word “nerd” appeared in a book about a zoo by what children’s author?
(a) Dr. Seuss (b) Roald Dahl (c) Shel Silverstein
(3) DRINKS: What does it usually indicate if you open a container of coffee beans and they are oily?
(a) it’s a dark roast (b) they were picked early (c) they are high quality
(4) EXECUTIVE BRANCH: Which of these Federal government positions has existed since before the U.S. became a country?
(a) Attorney General (b) Postmaster General (c) Surgeon General
(5) POP STARS: Of the following, Beyonce has released the most what?
(a) studio albums (b) first edition perfumes (c) sparkling wines
(6) CELEBRATIONS: A huge replica of a marshmallow Peep is dropped every New Year’s Eve in which former PA steel town?
(a) Bethlehem (b) Scranton (c) Lancaster
(7) SCRIPTURE: In the Bible, Deuteronomy was a series of speeches given by what person?
(a) Abraham (b) Moses (c) King David

CORRECT ANSWERS show

Scores at end of Round 1:
Kelly 400 Armand 600 Chris 500 / Ken 600 Muffy 600 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) CUISINE: Passionate about its food, Chicago has used a highway sign to warn against putting what condiment on hot dogs?
(2) RELIGION: What is the English name for the widely-celebrated Jewish holiday “Pesach”?
(3) ANATOMY: What section of the human eye contains distinct colors like blue and brown?
(4) CELEBRITY: Of actress Elizabeth Taylor’s seven husbands which one did she marry twice?
(5) HEALTH: Loose calcium crystals in the inner ear may result in what condition that causes dizziness and imbalance?

CORRECT ANSWERS show

Scores at end of Round 2:
Kelly 600 Armand 1000 Chris 1100 / Ken 1200 Muffy 800 Jonathan 800

MASTER MIND TIE-BREAKER: The acronym “UNICEF” is based on its original name, United Nations International Children’s what Fund?

ANSWER show

Muffy was first to answer correctly. Kelly and Jonathan 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.

Armand and Chris go first:

(500) Girl Scouts that are in the 2nd and 3rd grade share their name with what dessert?
(600) Before shifting focus to photo sharing, what social media site began as check-in app called Burbn?
(700) The organization Veterans of Foreign Wars dates back to 1899 after U.S. servicemen returned from what conflict?
(800) Known as Hercules Northern Pillar, what limestone monolith is found at the southern tip of Iberia?
(900) “The simplest explanation tends to be the correct one” is part of the basic concept behind whose “Razor”?
(1000) What children’s book by Margery Williams is alternately called “How Toys Become Real”?
(1100) Established in 1764 by an Empress, what museum has over three million items in its collections?

CORRECT ANSWERS show

Scores at end of Round 3:
Armand 4700 Chris 3000

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

(500) Since Koreans lack the gene responsible for underarm odor, what product is said to be hard to find in Seoul?
(600) In wedding gowns, what fabric comes in varieties such as Brussels and Chantilly?
(700) For 13 years, Will Lee played Mr. Hooper on what television series?
(800) Swahili for “freedom”, Uhuru is the highest point of which freestanding mountain?
(900) Carl Sagan coined what three-word phrase to describe a picture of Earth taken from the Voyager 1 spacecraft?
(1000) What musical instrument takes its name from the composer of the “Stars and Stripes Forever” march?
(1100) What play by Oscar Wilde carries the subtitle “A Trivial Comedy for Serious People”?
(1200) What is the only U.S. state name that begins with two vowels?
(1300) Harvard University uses what deep shade of red as the name for its athletics and school newspaper?

CORRECT ANSWERS show

Ken finished with 5900 to Muffy’s 4200 so Ken will join Armand in the Ultimate Trivia Challenge. If Armand beats Ken, 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) What is the only NFL team to complete a perfect season?
(2) How many members of the U.S. Senate make up a quorum?
(3) Having a uniquely-structured core, what’s the densest planet in the solar system?
(4) In South America, which country is home to the most native Spanish speakers?
(5) Who was the first popularly elected president of Russia?

ANSWERS: (unless otherwise indicated, both were correct)
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Armand and Ken were tied at 2 right apiece so Armand got to play the Ultimate Trivia Question. He does not have to beat Ken on this one. He just has to get it right.

For $10,000: ULTIMATE TRIVIA QUESTION: With more than 260,000 of them, which country has the most islands?

ANSWER: show

Armand’s response of the Philippines was wrong so he went home with $1,000 and there will be 3 new players tomorrow.

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