Master Minds Recap: April 22, 2020

Here’s a recap of the clues on Master Minds for Wednesday, April 22, 2020 with host Brooke Burns.

Today’s episode title: “Trivia, Smarts & Cereal Mascots”
Today’s Master Minds: Ken Jennings, Muffy Marracco, Jonathan Corbblah
Today’s challengers: Robert, Erin, Rich

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) ADVERTISING: Which of these breakfast cereals’ mascots is a mammal?
(a) Froot Loops (b) Trix (c) Honey Nut Cheerios
(2) CONSTRUCTION: What architectural term refers to a series of arches that are supported by columns or other supports?
(a) dormer (b) bellcast (c) arcade
(3) ANATOMY: The fewest vertebrae can be found in which of these regions of the human spine?
(a) cervical (b) thoracic (c) lumbar
(4) HISTORY: On Christmas Day 1868, a presidential pardon was granted to anyone who had participated in which of these?
(a) Shay’s Rebellion (b) Haymarket Riot (c) Confederate Army
(5) MUSIC: Which of these instruments do you play while sitting on it?
(a) a charango (b) an antara (c) a cajon
(6) ARTISTS: Housed at the Prado, “Las Meninas” is one of the most famous works by what Spanish painter?
(a) Joan Miró (b) Diego Velázquez (c) José Clemente Orozco
(7) MYSTERIES: What Agatha Christie novel was partially inspired by the kidnapping of the Lindbergh baby?
(a) Death on the Nile (b) The A.B.C. Murders (c) Murder on the Orient Express

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Scores at end of Round 1:
Robert 400 Erin 400 Rich 500 / Ken 700 Muffy 600 Jonathan 500

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) HUMOR: What satirical newspaper and website dubs itself as ‘America’s Finest News Source’?
(2) RELIGION: The New Testament of the Bible was originally written in what language?
(3) AUTHORS: Who co-wrote “The Communist Manifesto” with Karl Marx?
(4) BIOLOGY: Alanine and lysine are examples of what simple organic compounds?
(5) TOYS: The standard six colors on a Rubik’s cube are white, red, yellow, orange, blue and what?

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Scores at end of Round 2:
Robert 600 Erin 800 Rich 300 / Ken 1700 Muffy 600 Jonathan 700

Rich 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.

Robert and Erin go first:

(500) In Turkey, a turkey is called a hindi because they believe the bird came from what country?
(600) Located in Nashville, Ryman Auditorium was home to which weekly country music showcase from 1943 to 1974?
(700) In the kids’ books, the owner of Curious George is only referred to as what?
(800) Meaning ‘little book’ in Italian, the lyrics of an opera are collectively known as what?
(900) Originally known for women’s yoga apparel, what clothing retailer was founded in 1998 by Chip Wilson?
(1000) Through his work with pea plants, what monk became known as the Father of Modern Genetics?
(1100) What group of pilots that included the legendary ‘Red Tails’ was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in 2006?
Didn’t count:
(1200) Playing a vital role in maintaining the body’s energy supply, Vitamin B2 is also known by what name?

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Scores at end of Round 3:
Robert 3300 Erin 3700

Erin 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 Erin.

(500) The first Best Song Oscar won by a Disney film went to what Jiminy Cricket tune?
(600) What vegetable is hominy made from?
(700) Before selling it to the U.S. in 1803, Napoleon acquired the Louisiana Territory from which country in 1800?
(800) The mnemonic “red touch yellow, kill a fellow” helps Southeastern U.S. hikers identify what venomous snake?
(900) What Robert Graves historical fiction novel is told from the perspective of a Roman emperor?
(1000) Who became the 21st U.S. President in 1881 after James Garfield’s assassination?
(1100) Frédéric Chopin wrote more than 50 pieces in what style, the folk music of his native Poland?
(1200) What is the most densely populated state in the U.S.?

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Ken finished with 4000 to Jonathan’s 4400 so Jonathan will join Erin in the Ultimate Trivia Challenge. If Erin 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 individually and they say their answers out loud.

(1) What 1975 movie has Guinness declared the first-ever “summer blockbuster film”?
(2) Looking like a cross with a loop on top, what is the Ancient Egyptian symbol for life?
(3) The airline ‘Qantas’ was an acronym that featured the name of what Australian state?
(4) The Battle of New Orleans took place before word arrived that which treaty had been signed?
(5) In an 1862 letter to her husband, what author wrote “I had a real funny interview with the President”?

ANSWERS: (unless otherwise indicated, both were correct)
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Jonathan got them all. Erin got 4 right so she is going home with $1,000 and there will be 3 new players tomorrow.

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