Master Minds Recap: May 22, 2020

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

Today’s episode title: “Trivia, Smarts & Roller Coasters”
Today’s Master Minds: Ken Jennings, Muffy Marracco, Jonathan Corbblah
Today’s challengers: Veronica, John, Amy

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) FASHION: What South Asian garment drapes several yards of cloth so that one end forms a skirt and the other a shoulder covering?
(a) dhoti (b) jodhpur (c) sari
(2) FLIGHT: What is the highest level of atmosphere in which commercial jets can safely fly?
(a) ionosphere (b) troposphere (c) stratosphere
(3) ANIMALS: On a reindeer, what changes back and forth over the course of every year?
(a) eye color (b) skin color (c) sleep pattern
(4) WASHINGTON, DC: The White House room in which the Emancipation proclamation was signed is now known by what name?
(a) Lincoln Bedroom (b) Map Room (c) Treaty Room
(5) THEME PARKS: At Hersheypark, rides for only the tallest visitors are designated with what candy?
(a) Hershey Kiss (b) Jolly Rancher (c) Twizzler
(6) EDUCATION: Chartered before the American Revolution, which is one of the nine colonial colleges?
(a) Penn State (b) University of Virginia (c) Rutgers
(7) ISLANDS: Which archipelago nation was named for a 16th-century king?
(a) Japan (b) Philippines (c) The Bahamas

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Scores at end of Round 1:
Veronica 400 John 300 Amy 300 / Ken 500 Muffy 500 Jonathan 200

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) COOKING: What method of egg preparation entails cracking it open and cooking it undisturbed in simmering water?
(2) ARCHITECTURE: Most of the buildings designed by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudi are located in what Spanish city?
(3) SPORTS: What country did the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team defeat to win the 2019 World Cup?
(4) HEALTH: Central, obstructive and complex are 3 types of what mainly nocturnal disorder?
(5) TOWERS: What famous renovated landmark now includes the Loupe, the world’s first revolving glass floor?

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Scores at end of Round 2:
Veronica 800 John -500 Amy 300 / Ken 900 Muffy 700 Jonathan 400

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.

Veronica and Amy go first:

(500) Since 1903, what crayon company has expanded from eight colors to 120?
(600) In the government agency known as the ‘NTSB’, what does the ‘T’ stand for?
(700) What instrument is played with the tumba resting on your foot while holding the dandi in your left hand?
(800) Because it’s easy to mistake for a precious metal, iron pyrite is known as what?
(900) Bareback, saddle bronc and bull riding are ‘roughstock events’ in what sport run by the PRCA?
(1000) What social media site was co-founded by the husband of Serena Williams?
(1100) Who became the first U.S. president to be featured on circulating coins?

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Scores at end of Round 3:
Veronica 1700 Amy 2200

Amy 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 Amy.

(500) The burning sensation encountered when eating hot peppers is the result of what naturally occurring chemical?
(600) What overture by Gioachino Rossini is best remembered by many Americans as the theme music for “The Lone Ranger”?
(700) About 2% of modern-day Eurasians’ DNA can be traced to what group of archaic human cousins?
(800) In boxing and martial arts, what weight class takes its name from a “small but feisty” type of Indonesian chicken?
(900) Dori, Beorn and William Huggins are all characters from what seminal 1937 fantasy novel?
(1000) Which nutritious nut-like seed is named for the largest country in South America?
(1100) Characterized by high emotions and societal revolt, what German literary movement translates to ‘storm and stress’?
(1200) What is the Algonquin word for infant?
(1300) Named for a U.S. President, what New York street was a former center of the advertising industry?

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Ken finished with 6700 to Muffy’s 3000 so Ken will join Amy in the Ultimate Trivia Challenge. If Amy 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) What Irish milliner designed the ‘Fascinator’ hats for Prince William’s royal wedding?
(2) What is the only U.S. state with two panhandles?
(3) Which month is named for the god of war?
(4) “Coming of Age in Samoa” detailed the findings of what anthropologist who specialized in human development?
(5) In December 2011, a unique confluence of events caused Norway to essentially run out of what basic dairy item?

ANSWERS: (unless otherwise indicated, both were correct)
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Amy got zero right to Ken’s 3. Amy is going home with $1,000 and there will be 3 new players on Monday.

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