Master Minds Recap: May 20, 2020

Here’s a recap of the clues on Master Minds for Wednesday, May 20, 2020 with host Brooke Burns.

Today’s episode title: “Trivia, Smarts & Soap Operas”
Today’s Master Minds: Arianna Haut, Muffy Marracco, Jonathan Corbblah
Today’s challengers: Morgan, Kristen, April

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) VEGAS: Opened in 1993, the Luxor Hotel is constructed in what unique shape?
(a) hexagon (b) cylinder (c) pyramid
(2) WORDS: When spelled out in English, which is the only number whose letters are in alphabetical order?
(a) 20 (b) 30 (c) 40
(3) ANIMATION: Which of Donald Duck’s nephews typically wears the color red?
(a) Huey (b) Dewey (c) Louie
(4) COMPETITION: Finland holds an annual world championship for which event?
(a) glass breaking (b) wife carrying (c) moon tanning
(5) REGIONS: Which of these U.S. census divisions is made up of more U.S. states?
(a) Pacific (b) Mountain (c) Middle Atlantic
(6) TELEVISION: Starting on radio in 1937, what longest-running soap opera in history told the story of the Bauer family?
(a) Guiding Light (b) Days of Our Lives (c) General Hospital
(7) WINE: Which of the following types of wine is named for a region in France?
(a) Chablis (b) Chardonnay (c) Shiraz

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Scores at end of Round 1:
Morgan 600 Kristen 300 April 400 / Arianna 400 Muffy 500 Jonathan 600

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) SONGS: Around since the 16th century, what toy often incorporates the tune from “Pop Goes the Weasel”?
(2) HISTORY: Often referring to the U.S. before 1862, what Latin word literally means ‘before the war’?
(3) MUSIC: What melodic percussion instrument that originated in Trinidad was traditionally fashioned from metal oil containers?
(4) BOTANY: Often mistaken for a cactus, what plant is important for its use in producing sweeteners and tequila?
(5) THEATER: Debuting in 1964, what musical features Tevye, a poor dairyman in the village of Anatevka?

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Scores at end of Round 2:
Morgan 1000 Kristen 300 April 1200 / Arianna 400 Muffy 700 Jonathan 1600

Kristen and Arianna 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.

Morgan and April go first:

(500) Two-thirds of the world’s supply of what long-grain rice variety is produced in India?
(600) Someone with the habit of somniloquy does what in their sleep?
(700) Based on the Zohar, followers of what Jewish mysticism wear a red string for protection against the evil eye?
(800) What type of harmonized singing without musical accompaniment is Italian for ‘in the church style’?
(900) The national currencies of Colombia, Argentina, and the Philippines all share what name?
(1000) Pale skin is a symptom of what hemoglobin-deficient condition?
(1100) What Egyptian god of the dead and mummification has the head of a jackal?
(1200) Popularizing the detective genre, a sacred diamond is the title object of what 1868 Wilkie Collins novel?

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Scores at end of Round 3:
Morgan 5100 April 2700

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

(500) According to data from the website IMDB, what NYC greenspace is the most filmed location in the world?
(600) “Health Kup” was the original name for what brand of disposable paper products?
(700) Gabby Douglas made Olympic history as the first woman of color to win the individual Gold Medal in what sport?
(800) Who led Carthaginian forces over the Alps to attack Rome in 200s BC?
(900) ‘Weaving the ring’ and ‘boxing the gnat’ are moves in what official dance of multiple U.S. states?
(1000) In the Trojan War, what nearly invincible Greek mythological hero was killed by Paris via an arrow to his heel?
(1100) In 1924, what Missouri native discovered that there were more galaxies than just the Milky Way?
(1200) “Fear and Trembling” and “Either/Or” are works by what 19th century Danish philosopher?

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Muffy finished with 4600 to Jonathan’s 4500 so Muffy will join Morgan in the Ultimate Trivia Challenge. If Morgan beats Muffy, he will win another $10,000 and return for a third time. 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 newspaper publisher and former congressman acquired the New York World in 1883?
(2) What is the only real device created exclusively for cleaning that has been inducted into the Robot Hall of Fame?
(3) First described by physicist Thomas Young, what visual malady usually occurs because of an irregular shaped cornea?
(4) “Macbeth” primarily uses what poetic meter, identified in part by lines of 10 syllables with alternating stress?
(5) Named for a famous wine region, what French preparation is made by adding brown sauce to a red wine reduction?

ANSWERS: (unless otherwise indicated, both were correct)
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Morgan and Muffy were tied at 3 right apiece so Morgan got to play the Ultimate Trivia Question. He does not have to beat Muffy on this one. He just has to get it right.

For $10,000: ULTIMATE TRIVIA QUESTION: What U.S. landmark stands 630 feet tall and 630 feet wide

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Morgan got it right! He’s up to $20,000 now and will be back tomorrow. Will he be the first to win $30,000 and be crowned a Master Mind?

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