Master Minds Recap: June 2, 2020

Here’s a recap of the clues on Master Minds for Tuesday, June 2, 2020 with host Brooke Burns.

Today’s episode title: “Trivia, Smarts & the Bering Sea”
Today’s Master Minds: Ken Jennings, Muffy Marracco, Jonathan Corbblah
Today’s challengers: Charles, Ceilidh, Michael

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) GEOGRAPHY: Which city is part of a proposed 51st state named “New Columbia”?
(a) San Juan (b) Washington, D.C. (c) Saint Croix
(2) LANGUAGE: The modern Hawaiian alphabet is comprised of how many letters?
(a) 12 (b) 15 (c) 21
(3) TIME: What was the seventh month of the original Ancient Roman calendar?
(a) July (b) September (c) November
(4) MEDIA: The Radio Television Digital News Association recognizes excellence in journalism with awards named for whom?
(a) Edward R. Murrow (b) Tom Brokaw (c) Walter Cronkite
(5) CINEMA: What classic movie was filmed at the Hotel Del Coronado in 1958?
(a) The Parent Trap (b) Some Like It Hot (c) Touch of Evil
(6) STYLE: Muccia is the first name of which fashion brand’s lead designer and co-C.E.O.
(a) Balenciaga (b) Gucci (c) Prada
(7) LITERATURE: Set in the Bering Sea, the story of Kotick, “The White Seal”, is contained in what 1894 collection of short stories?
(a) Around the World in 80 Days (b) Captains Courageous (c) The Jungle Book

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Scores at end of Round 1:
Charles 500 Ceilidh 500 Michael 400 / Ken 600 Muffy 700 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) BIRDS: What country called in its army to stop thousands of emus from attacking the crops — and failed?
(2) ART: Jacques-Louis David’s 1787 painting depicts “The Death of” which Greek philosopher about to drink hemlock?
(3) BALLADS: What composer wrote the music for the Academy Award-winning song “Moon River”?
(4) INVENTIONS: When its 1967 patent was filed, what computer accessory was called an “X-Y position indicator for a display system”?
(5) BOOKS: Dolores Haze is the full name of what 1955 literary title character?

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Scores at end of Round 2:
Charles 700 Ceilidh 900 Michael 200 / Ken 1400 Muffy 900 Jonathan 700

Michael 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.

Charles and Ceilidh go first:

(500) In Japan, you can pray for good health by folding a thousand paper cranes using what artform?
(600) Developed during puberty, the laryngeal prominence is a lump of cartilage better known by what alliterative name?
(700) Since 1942, which university has been producing and selling “Husker Cheese”?
(800) ‘Jumbo shrimp’ is an example of what literary device or phrase, where contradictory terms are placed together?
(900) Which novel by Toni Morrison shares a title with a book from the Old Testament?
(1000) Located in Louisville, what racetrack is the home of the Kentucky Derby?
(1100) Who is the only U.S. president elected to more than two terms in office?
(1200) With a name meaning ‘person of the forest’, what is the only type of great ape native to Asia?

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Scores at end of Round 3:
Charles 4600 Ceilidh 2900

Charles 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 Charles.

(500) In Charles Dickens’ novel “A Tale of Two Cities”, what are the two main cities?
(600) The stocks of such companies as Microsoft, Apple, and Visa are referred to by what colorful poker term?
(700) During the War of 1812, which First Lady saved a portrait of George Washington while the White House burned?
(800) What traditionally prescribed time for black tie events is also the name of a formal clothing line?
(900) What dam is currently the world’s largest power station, in terms of capacity?
(1000) Mary Ludwig Hays is most often credited with being the inspiration for what heroine of the American Revolutionary War?
(1100) What milky white liquid is the chief source of natural rubber?
(1200) The first in his country to have over 50 million Twitter followers, who was elected Prime Minister of India in 2014?

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Ken finished with 5300 to Muffy’s 3000 so Ken will join Charles in the Ultimate Trivia Challenge. If Charles beats Ken, his winnings will rise to $20,000 and he will be back tomorrow. 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) Duke Kahanamoku’s statue in Waikiki honors him as the modern-day father of which sport?
(2) The Camp David Accords led to the signing of a 1979 peace treaty between Israel and which other country?
(3) What early bicycle was named for its resemblance to two British coins, one much larger than the other?
(4) Of the group of women’s colleges known as the Seven Sisters, four are in what state?
(5) In the 12th century which Muslim military leader became the first Sultan of Egypt?

ANSWERS: (unless otherwise indicated, both were correct)
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Charles and Ken were tied at 4 right apiece so Charles got to play the Ultimate Trivia Question. He does not have to beat Ken on this one. He just has to get it right.

For $10,000: ULTIMATE TRIVIA QUESTION: Known for producing Lipitor, what pharmaceutical company began as a fine-chemical business in Brooklyn, NY

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Charles got it right! He has now won $20,000 and will return tomorrow for his last game, win or lose. We hope it’s win!

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