Master Minds Recap: February 24, 2021

Here’s a recap of the clues on Master Minds for Wednesday, February 24, 2021 with host Brooke Burns.

Today’s episode title: “Trivia, Smarts & Fortune Tellers”
Today’s Master Minds: Ken Jennings, Muffy Marracco, Jonathan Corbblah
Today’s challengers: Returning champ Paul, Dana, Erik

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) ASTROLOGY: Aquarius is which type of zodiac sign?
(a) air (b) fire (c) water
(2) GARMENTS: Getting an explosive reaction when first released, what fashion item was named for a nuclear weapons test?
(a) thong (b) hot pants (c) bikini?
(3) HISTORY: In a famous hunt gone wrong, Napoleon was forced to flee after being attacked by a horde of what animals?
(a) rabbits (b) deer (c) rats
(4) MYSTIC ARTS: A practitioner of tasseomancy tells your fortune by reading your what?
(a) palm (b) tea leaves (c) tarot card
(5) SCIENCE: Approximately how fast is the Earth spinning around its axis at the Equator?
(a) 1,000 mph (b) 10,000 mph (c) 25,000 mph
(6) MEAT: Which cut of pork is taken from an area closest to the head?
(a) Boston butt (b) spare ribs (c) center loin?
(7) MONSTERS: Among these movie monsters, who is a lycanthrope?
(a) the Mummy (b) The Werewolf (c) Frankenstein?

CORRECT ANSWERS show

Scores at end of Round 1:
Paul 600 Dana 400 Erik 500 / Ken 500 Muffy 500 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) ADVERTISING: Receiving its first trademark before Coca-Cola, what classic undergarment brand features an apple and grapes in its logo?
(2) MUSIC: Who is the only Beatle walking barefoot on the cover of the 1969 album “Abbey Road”?
(3) DAIRY: Manchego, Pecorino and Roncal are cheese made from the milk of what animal?
(4) POETRY: In Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven”, who was the narrator’s lost love?
(5) GOVERNMENT: Donald Rumsfeld has served as both the youngest and oldest secretary of which U.S. Cabinet Department?

CORRECT ANSWERS show

Scores at end of Round 2:
Paul 1400 Dana 400 Erik 900 / Ken 500 Muffy 1300 Jonathan 400

Dana 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.

Paul and Erik go first:

(500) At the height of 19th century fashion, corsets were worn to achieve a figure resembling what timepiece?
(600) What bodily fluid is secreted from the lacrimal gland?
(700) At a wedding reception, single women traditionally gather behind the bride for the tossing of the what?
(800) French for “braised” or “smothered”, what Cajun dish consists of a fish or meat stew served over rice?
(900) The Rocky Mountains extend from Canada to what southwestern U.S. state?
(1000) For his film “Boyz in the Hood”, who became the first African-American nominated for a Best Director Oscar?
(1100) Formed when lava & water mix together, what type of stone is comonly used as an exfoliant?
(1200) During what military conflict did the United States last formally declare war?

CORRECT ANSWERS show

Scores at end of Round 3:
Paul 5400 Erik 3700

Paul 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 Paul.

(500) The Marquess of Queensberry Rules were written to govern what sport?
(600) What descriptive part of speech often ends with the letters “-ly”?
(700) Brontophobia is the abnormal fear of what weather phenomenon?
(800) Brocade and damask are fabrics woven on what type of loom?
(900) Known as the Patsy T. Mink Equal Opportunity in Education Act, what law impacts gender fairness in school sports?
(1000) “Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead” is the famous command spoken by wht Civil War naval hero?
(1100) What accessories worn between the ankle and knee were boosted in popularity with the movie “Flashdance”?
(1200) What linguistic password used in the Book of Judges now refers to any way of speaking that sets your group apart?
(1300) Among the four forces of flight, which force works in opposition to thrust?

CORRECT ANSWERS show

Ken finished with 5600 to Muffy’s 3500 so Ken will join Paul in the Ultimate Trivia Challenge. If Paul beats Ken, he will return on the next show for a shot at a third win. 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) Associated with Latin-American authors, what literature style incorporates mythic elements into straightforward fiction?
(2) What famous boat was rammed by the Japanese destroyer Amagiri on August 2, 1943?
(3) Created when two competitors merged in 1920, which Connecticut company is known for its postage meters and equipment?
(4) What hair-like structure meaning “whip” is used to propel microorganisms in liquid?
(5) What cereal from the avena sativa plant is used in skin products for its anti-itch properties?

ANSWERS: (unless otherwise indicated, both were correct)
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Paul got 3 right to Ken’s 4. Paul is going home with a 2-day total of $11,000 and there will be 3 new players tomorrow.

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