Master Minds Recap: May 18, 2020

Here’s a recap of the clues on Master Minds for Monday, May 17, 2020 with host Brooke Burns.

Today’s episode title: “Trivia, Smarts & National Parks”
Today’s Master Minds: Ken Jennings, Muffy Marracco, Jonathan Corbblah
Today’s challengers: David, John, Heather

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) RELIGION: In the King James Bible, what are the first words of the Old Testament?
(a) Let there be light (b) God created man (c) In the beginning
(2) WASHINGTON, D.C.: Presidential inaugurations are typically held at which location?
(a) the Capitol Building (b) the White House (c) the Pentagon
(3) FASHION: In 1586, the first fashion magazine was published in what country?
(a) France (b) Germany (c) England
(4) THE LAW: If each of these registered protections were granted today, which would last the longest without being renewed?
(a) copyright (b) patent (c) trademark
(5) BABIES: On average, most babies get their first tooth at about what age?
(a) 8 weeks (b) 12 weeks (c) 16 weeks
(6) TROPHIES: For over 100 years, the America’s Cup has been awarded in which of these sports?
(a) yacht racing (b) bicycle racing (c) horse racing
(7) WOMEN’S LIT: In the novel “Little Women”, which of the March sisters is the oldest?
(a) Jo (b) Meg (c) Amy

CORRECT ANSWERS show

Scores at end of Round 1:
David 500 John 400 Heather 300 / Ken 500 Muffy 500 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) NATIONAL PARKS: If you want to see all of Yellowstone National Park, how many states will you have to visit?
(2) COOKING: If you crack an egg into a small dish and cook it in a water bath, you are doing what affectionate-sounding preparation?
(3) BILLIONAIRES: According to Forbes, who is the world’s wealthiest African-American woman?
(4) HOLIDAYS: Every Christmas Eve, what U.S.-based defense organization tracks Santa’s sleigh using military radar?
(5) WORDS: Like ‘pair’ and ‘pear’, what term refers to words that sound the same but have different spellings?

CORRECT ANSWERS show

Scores at end of Round 2:
David 500 John 400 Heather 700 / Ken 1100 Muffy 900 Jonathan 700

John 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.

David and Heather go first:

(500) According to Sigmund Freud, which part of our psyche responds to basic urges, needs and desires?
(600) What is the main alcoholic ingredient in a traditional Tom Collins?
(700) At an Ohio grocery store in 1974, what product became the first to have a UPC barcode scanned?
(800) Now known for electronics and video games, what company began in the 1800s making playing cards?
(900) Used in carvings, alabaster is a form of what soft white mineral also used to make drywall?
(1000) A period of 14 days shares its name with what best-selling video game series?

CORRECT ANSWERS show

Scores at end of Round 3:
David 1100 Heather 3200

Heather 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 Heather.

(500) What Chinese dialect is the world’s most widely spoken native language?
(600) Pablo Casals earned a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award as a performer of what instrument?
(700) On October 16, 1995, who organized and led the Million Man March?
(800) The Bering Strait separates Russia from what country?
(900) Often used for bedspreads, what tufted fabric gets its name from the French word for caterpillar?
(1000) What U.S. inventor’s Brownie camera helped make photography accessible to the public?
(1100) If a U.S. coin has a ‘W’ on it, in what New York city was it minted?
(1200) In 1928, a young Ann Turner Cook became the first person to appear as the face of what brand?
(1300) Used to refer to the address of an internet site, what does ‘url’ stand for?

CORRECT ANSWERS show

Ken finished with 5800 to Muffy’s 4300 so Ken will join Heather in the Ultimate Trivia Challenge. If Heather beats Ken, 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) In Tennessee Williams’ play, what mythical creature in Laura’s “Glass Menagerie” is broken?
(2) If you are a xylologist, what type of material are you an expert on?
(3) Who became the first African-American principal dancer in the history of the American Ballet Theatre?
(4) At 1700 miles, the Murray-Darling is the longest river system in what country?
(5) Also used in processing leather, what acidic substances give tea and wine their astringency?

ANSWERS: (unless otherwise indicated, both were correct)show

Heather got 2 right to Ken’s 4. Heather is going home with $1,000 and there will be 3 new players tomorrow.

Master Minds airs daily on Game Show Network. Check your local listings for times. (Here in the Central Time Zone it comes on at 3:00 p.m.)

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