Master Minds Recap: April 23, 2020

Here’s a recap of the clues on Master Minds for Thursday, April 23, 2020 with host Brooke Burns.

Today’s episode title: “Trivia, Smarts & Electric Guitars”
Today’s Master Minds: Ken Jennings, Muffy Marracco, Jonathan Corbblah
Today’s challengers: Jason, Teagan, Benjamin

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) DESTINATIONS: Located on the south end of The Strip, an iconic sign uses what adjective to welcome you to Las Vegas?
(a) fabulous (b) glamorous (c) wondrous
(2) PEDIATRICS: You would most likely find a fontanel on which part of a baby?
(a) head (b) back (c) navel
(3) WEATHER: Known by female names until 1979, the first male name given to a U.S. hurricane was what?
(a) Andy (b) Bob (c) Carl
(4) SPEECHES: The majority of U.S. State of the Union addresses have occured in which month?
(a) January (b) March (c) February
(5) THE 1900s: Which came first?
(a) Rock Hudson (b) paper towels (c) Scissor Jack
(6) ACTIVITIES: Originating in Japan, the international sport of yukigassen involves throwing what at opponents?
(a) frisbees (b) boomerangs (c) snowballs
(7) INSTRUMENTS: What pioneering electric guitar designer had a glass eye and was partially deaf?
(a) Orville Gibson (b) Leo Fender (c) Les Paul

CORRECT ANSWERS show

Scores at end of Round 1:
Jason 500 Teagan 300 Benjamin 400 / Ken 300 Muffy 300 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) CURRENCY: Who was the first president depicted on the face of a circulating U.S. coin?
(2) CLOTHING: Moleskin, a heavy cloth often used to make pants, is made from what type of fabric?
(3) TRANSPORTATION: What elongated promotional vehicle was created by Carl Mayer in 1936?
(4) LEADERS: According to his birth certificate, what was Malcolm X’s real last name?
(5) TRADITIONS: What legume is eaten for good luck on New Year’s Day in southern dishes such as ‘Hoppin’ John’?

CORRECT ANSWERS show

Scores at end of Round 2:
Jason 1500 Teagan 100 Benjamin 400 / Ken 700 Muffy 300 Jonathan 400

Teagan 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.

Jason and Benjamin go first:

(500) What type of triangle has three 60 degrees angles?
(600) A cruciverbalist is a person who is skilled at what type of puzzle?
(700) What does the M.D. stand for after a physician’s name?
(800) Hattie McDaniel became the first African American to win a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role in what film?
(900) What is the female form of the word tsar?
(1000) In 1969 the Department of Defense connected four universities via computer network, creating what internet predecessor?
(1100) What colorful ingredient in yellow curry is also used as a fabric dye?
(1200) As of 2019, how many total schools are members of the Big Ten Conference?

CORRECT ANSWERS show

Scores at end of Round 3:
Jason 3800 Benjamin 2800

Jason 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 Jason.

(500) Officially retired as of 2018, who is the only woman to win an IndyCar championship event?
(600) Michelangelo’s “Creation of Adam” is prominently featured inside what building?
(700) At an auction, what term is used to indicate the final sale price of an object?
(800) In 1879, Thomas Burberry invented what waterproof fabric he used in his trench coat design?
(900) Toni Morrison won the Pulitzer Prize for which novel?
(1000) As it rolled across the Martian surface, the Curiosity Rover wheels left what initials in Morse Code?
(1100) Jeane Kirkpatrick, Susan Rice and Kelly Craft have all held which government position?
(1200) A lot of leftover Thanksgiving turkey led to what C.A. Swanson & Sons food innovation?

CORRECT ANSWERS show

Ken finished with 5400 to Jonathan’s 1800 so Ken will join Jason in the Ultimate Trivia Challenge. If Jason 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 individually and they say their answers out loud.

(1) What is the total number of electors in the U.S. Electoral College?
(2) The actual name of your ‘funny bone’, which unprotected nerve runs from your neck down to your hand?
(3) Who is the title character of William Gibson’s play, “The Miracle Worker”?
(4) Which European leader famously crossed the Rubicon River in 49 B.C.?
(5) Mount Pinatubo is a stratovolcano located on what largest island of the Philippines?

ANSWERS: (unless otherwise indicated, both were correct)
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Jason is going home with $1,000 and there will be 3 new players tomorrow.

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