Master Minds Recap: June 22, 2020

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

Today’s episode title: “Trivia, Smarts & Baked Goods”
Today’s Master Minds: Ken Jennings, Muffy Marracco, Jonathan Corbblah
Today’s challengers: Luis, Nikki, Stephen

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) AUTOS: A version of what-now-common car part was marketed as the ‘cop-spotter’?
(a) headlight (b) rearview mirror (c) sunroof
(2) ANATOMY: Triangular in shape, the scapula is another name for which part of the body?
(a) heel bone (b) hip joint (c) shoulder blade
(3) MUSIC: “The Four Seasons” violin concertos were written by which classical composer?
(a) Beethoven (b) Strauss (c) Vivaldi
(4) PLANETS: Relative to earth, approximately how large is Jupiter’s ‘Great Red Spot’ storm system?
(a) half as large (b) twice as large (c) 10 times as large
(5) ESPIONAGE: In the 1960s, the CIA attempted to use cats to spy on the Soviet Union under what project name?
(a) Acoustic Kitty (b) Recon Cat (c) Sonic Feline
(6) BUSINESS: The three dots on the Domino’s logo represent the pizza makers’ three original what?
(a) toppings (b) locations (c) owners
(7) GEOGRAPHY: What are the only two South American countries that don’t border Brazil?
(a) Bolivia & Suriname (b) Chile & Ecuador (c) Paraguay & Uruguay

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Scores at end of Round 1:
Luis 200 Nikki 400 Stephen 500 / Ken 500 Muffy 600 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) MATH: Answering with a Roman numeral, what is the sum of L plus L?
(2) FASHION: Known for his signature ‘Boss of the Plains’ design, who is often credited as the inventor of the modern cowboy hat?
(3) LAW: The U.S. made it illegal to fly faster than the speed of sound to protect people from the effects of what phenomenon?
(4) FITNESS: Developed by Billy Blanks in 1975, what exercise routine incorporates aerobics and karate?
(5) TRAVEL: Known for its thrill-seeking tourist industry, what country first offered commercially-licensed bungee jumping?

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Scores at end of Round 2:
Luis 200 Nikki -200 Stephen 700 / Ken 700 Muffy 1400 Jonathan 700

Master Mind Tie Breaker: What military rank is held by the title character in the comic strip “Beetle Bailey”

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Jonathan buzzed in first with the correct response so Luis 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.

Luis and Stephen go first:

(500) Originating in Australia, what sheepskin boots first gained a foothold in the U.S. with southern California surfers?
(600) John Legend is an EGOT– meaning he has won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a what?
(700) What athletic and acrobatic street discipline takes its name from the French term for a type of obstacle course?
(800) Cherry tree conservationists initially protested the construction of what project that was dedicated by FDR in 1943?
(900) What Latin American dish is simply seasoned raw fish that is denatured using citrus juice?
(1000) Which lyricist of “West Side Story” was once an assistant to Oscar Hammerstein?

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Scores at end of Round 3:
Luis 200 Stephen 2200

Stephen 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 Stephen.

(500) ‘Born’ March 9, 1959, what American icon is otherwise known as Barbara Millicent Roberts?
(600) Guatemala, Kuwait and Panama all have capitals whose names end in what word?
(700) A single strand of spaghetti is called a what?
(800) Adopted in 2017, “Democracy dies in darkness” is the alliterative slogan for what major newspaper?
(900) What 1969 autobiographical account details the trials and travels of Henri Charrière?
(1000) The Smithsonian’s new Fossil Hall has what carnivorous dinosaur as its centerpiece?
(1100) What is the main root of most trees, from which other roots branch?
(1200) Other than Tennessee, what is the only other state to border eight other states?

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Muffy finished with 2400 to Jonathan’s 3300 so Jonathan will join Stephen in the Ultimate Trivia Challenge. If Stephen beats Jonathan, he 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) Young green tea leaves ground into powder form are known as what?
(2) What are the two official languages of the Olympic Games?
(3) Often credited with inventing red carpet fashion, who is Italy’s most successful designer?
(4) Famous for her large-scale paintings of natural forms and flowers, who is considered the Mother of American Modernism?
(5) Also known as the Zastava Koral, what car was the fastest-selling first-year European import in U.S. history?

ANSWERS: (unless otherwise indicated, both were correct)
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