Master Minds Recap: April 11, 2023

Here’s a recap of the clues on Master Minds (Season 3) for Tuesday, April 11, 2023 with host Brooke Burns.

Today’s episode title: “Trivia, Smarts & Alexander Hamilton”
Today’s Master Minds: Mark “The Beast” Labbett, Muffy Marracco, Ryan Chaffee
Today’s challengers: Scott, Brandon, Sandy

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) EVENTS: During Hungary’s Buso Festival held just before Lent, people wear elaborate costumes and masks to scare away what?
(a) locusts (b) winter (c) evil spirits
(2) MUSIC: In 2021, Nicki Minaj became the first female rapper with a solo song to reach 1 billion views on YouTube. For what tune?
(a) Anaconda (b) Python (c) Garter Snake
(3) BUSINESS: Based on retail sales, what is the largest supermarket chain in the U.S.?
(a) Kroger (b) Trader Joe’s (c) Whole Foods Market
(4) FITNESS: The Greek words for beauty and strength inspired the name for what workout regimen?
(a) aerobics (b) calisthenics (c) gymnastics
(5) HISTORY: Nominated by George Washington months after taking office, who became America’s first Cabinet member?
(a) Henry Knox (b) Thomas Jefferson (c) Alexander Hamilton
(6) SCIENCE: According to the Human Genome Project, how many genes do humans have??
(a) About 2,500 (b) About 25,000 (c) About 25 million
(7) TV: Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys took the covert stuff seriously as they began secretly dating while making what show?
(a) Seal Team (b) FBI (c) the Americans

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Scores at end of Round 1:
Scott 600 Brandon 500 Sandy 500 /The Beast 500 Muffy 700 Ryan 600

Round 2: There are 5 subjects and questions. No multiple choice. Correct answers are worth 200 points for the first 4. The last question is worth 400 points. At the end of the round, the person with the lowest score on each team is eliminated.

(1) GEOGRAPHY: Perfect to hide a monster, what Scottish lake holds more water than all the lakes and rivers in England combined?
(2) BEVERAGES: Moet and Chandon suggest that the salty crunchiness of French fries best complements the bubbles of what drink?
(3) GAMES: Similar to Texas Hold ‘Em, players receive four cards in what poker variation that shares its name with a Nebraska city?
(4) LANDMARKS: potentially costing billions of dollars if it were built today, the Palace of Versailles was constructed by which king?
(5) ACTORS: legendary singer Barbara Streisand is the stepmother of what actor who plays Marvel supervillain Thanos?

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Scores at end of Round 2:
Scott 1600 Brandon 1500 Sandy 1300 /The Beast 1700 Muffy 1900 Ryan 1800

Sandy and The Beast are eliminated.

Scott and Brandon advance to the next round, as do Muffy and Ryan.

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.

Scott and Brandon go first:

(500) Before it was renamed by the British, New York was called what under Dutch governor Peter Stuyvesant?
(600) In motor vehicles, what punctuation mark appears in a dashboard warning light that indicates low tire pressure?
(700) Before she was “In Love With the Boy”, what future wife of Garth Brooks was a guide at the Country Music Hall of Fame?
(800) What Diana Gabaldon historical fiction series follows Claire as she time travels to 1740s Scotland.
(900) Tylenol is a major name brand for what type of pain relief drug?

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Scores at end of Round 3:
Scott 2200 Brandon 1500

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

(500) A courtyard that was possibly the site of an old palace inspired what name for London’s Metropolitan police headquarters?
(600) What is the value of the lowest Roman numeral that contains an X?
(700) Shakespeare’s plays are typically divided between the genres of comedy, tragedy and what?
(800) Only the second video game system to be honored, what handheld device was inducted into the Toy Hall of Fame in 2009?
(900) Who was India’s first Prime Minister after the country gained independence from Britain in 1947?
(1000) K-Kids and Key Club are part of what community organization dedicated to improving the lives of children?
(1100) In the Quentin Tarantino film “Django Unchained”, what actress from the TV series “Scandal” plays Broomhilda von Shaft?
(1200) While living in Tangier, Morocco, what author wrote “Naked Lunch”?

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Muffy finished with 6600 to Ryan’s 3300 so Muffy will join Scott in the Ultimate Trivia Challenge. If Scott beats Muffy, he will win $10,000 and return on the next show. Any player who makes it through 2 shows and wins $20,000, gets to join the Master Minds expert team.

Ultimate Trivia Challenge: The questions are presented to the players at the same time and they write their answers down.

(1) Aside from Jackie Robinson’s 42, what jersey has been retired more than any other – 11 times – in MLB history?
(2) Opened in 1846 in Bristol, CT, what is the oldest still-operating amusement park in the U.S.?
(3) Who became the first female African head of state when she was voted President of Liberia
(4) Which Ivy League school was named in honor of an English earl

ANSWERS: (unless otherwise indicated, both were correct)
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Muffy got one right to Scott’s zero. Scott is going home with $1,000 and we will see 3 new challengers tomorrow.

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