Master Minds Recap: May 7, 2020

Here’s a recap of the clues on Master Minds for Thurs, May 7, 2020 with host Brooke Burns.

Today’s episode title: “Trivia, Smarts & Bora Bora”
Today’s Master Minds: Ken Jennings, Muffy Marracco, Jonathan Corbblah
Today’s challengers: Joe, Chelsea, 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) ISLANDS: If you’re eating mahi-mahi on Bora Bora, in which ‘ocean ocean’ would you be?
(a) Pacific (b) Indian (c) Caribbean
(2) PUBLICATIONS: Edited by “the usual gang of idiots”, which magazine had Alfred E. Neuman as a mascot?
(a) Cracked (b) Mad (c) National Lampoon
(3) WEB: The band Severe Tire Damage is credited with doing what for the first time on the internet, in 1993?
(a) selling digital music (b) live streaming (c) sending spam
(4) QUANDARIES: Which came first?
(a) chickenpox vaccine (b) Ken doll (c) Egg McMuffin
(5) WEATHER: The winds in the jet stream consistently blow in which direction?
(a) north to west (b) east to west (c) west to east
(6) ANIMALS: What is the proper term for a baby porcupine?
(a) pup (b) kit (c) porcupette
(7) VEHICLES: The last new U.S. car to come standard with a cassette deck was a 2010 model of which auto brand?
(a) Chevrolet (b) BMW (c) Lexus

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Scores at end of Round 1:
Joe 400 Chelsea 400 Heather 300 / Ken 400 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) ORGANIZATIONS: Starting at age 5, what is the junior program of the Boy Scouts of America?
(2) ADVICE: In 1922, whose book, “Etiquette in Society, in Business, in Politics and at Home”, made her the last word in manners?
(3) LAW: Because of an apparent resemblance to President Xi Jinping, which iconic animated character was censored in China?
(4) FOOD: What variety of pasta shares its name with the Italian word for ‘butterflies’?
(5) BRANDS: Specifically chosen so that it would stand out in a sugar bowl, what color is a packet of Sweet ‘n Low?

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Scores at end of Round 2:
Joe 600 Chelsea 800 Heather 500 / Ken 400 Muffy 1300 Jonathan 900

Heather and Ken 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.

Joe and Chelsea go first:

(500) Who wore a gown so tight she had to be sewn into it before singing “Happy Birthday” to President John F. Kennedy?
(600) A hybrid of Asian and American implements, what utensil did Panda Express debut in 2016?
(700) What creature from Greek mythology is featured in the brand emblem for Versace?
(800) Which Alaskan dogsled competition is known as the “Last Great Race on Earth”?
(900) Often found in pumpkin pie, what spice is derived from the same fruit as mace?
(1000) “The Motorcycle Diaries” is a memoir from what revolutionary figure?
(1100) Siddhartha Gautama was the founder of what religion?

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Scores at end of Round 3:
Joe 3000 Chelsea 2700

Joe 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 Joe.

(500) Jasmine, arborio and carnaroli are all varieties of what food staple?
(600) Brahmins are the highest-ranking group in which Hindu social system?
(700) What Latin word literally means “word for word”?
(800) What popular Florence museum is home to the iconic Titian painting “Venus of Urbino”?
(900) Alexander Hamilton and his son Philip were both killed while involved in what antiquated activity?
(1000) What is the total number of dots on a standard pair of six-sided dice?
(1100) What is the term for the topmost layer of tropical rainforests like the Amazon?
(1200) Richard Branson, Jay Leno and Tom Cruise all achieved extreme success despite having what learning disorder?

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Jonathan finished with 3700 to Muffy’s 3200 so Jonathan will join Joe in the Ultimate Trivia Challenge. If Joe beats Jonathan, he will win another $10,000 and 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) Often assumed to be a species of antelope, what is the fastest land animal in North America, reaching speeds of 55 mph?
(2) On a standard QWERTY keyboard, what letter is to the immediate left of the “B”?
(3) The story of Samson occurs in which book of the Old Testament?
(4) Which Grand Slam-winning tennis player was the first African-American golfer on the LPGA tour?
(5) The name of what element comes from a Greek word for “hidden”?

ANSWERS: (unless otherwise indicated, both were correct)
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