Master Minds Recap: April 5, 2023

Here’s a recap of the clues on Master Minds (Season 3) for Wednesday, April 5, 2023 with host Brooke Burns.

Today’s episode title: “Trivia, Smarts & Sourdough”
Today’s Master Minds: Mark “The Beast” Labbett, Arianna Haut, Cliff Galiher
Today’s challengers: Jonathan, Peggy, Adam

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) SPACE: Burrowing under the surface, the digging probe on NASA’s Mars Insight Lander was named for what animal?
(a) rabbit (b) mole (c) dachshund
(2) HEALTH: Sharing many similarities with Atkins, the Keto diet is often described as low-carb, high-what?
(a) fat (b) sugar (c) starch
(3) HISTORY: Roughly equal to $5.25 today, what was the first Federal minimum wage when it was signed into law in 1938?
(a) 25 cents an hour (b) 50 cents an hour (c) $1.00 an hour
(4) PEOPLE: The inventor of the Lear Jet went on to design the Vapordyne, a car that would run on what type of power?
(a) nuclear (b) electric (c) steam
(5) MOVIES: Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss leapt off a building close to 20 times while filming a stunt for what sequel?
(a) John Wick: Chapter 3- Parabellum (b) Spider-Man: No Way Home (c) The Matrix Resurrections
(6) ADDRESSES: The bullion depository at Fort Knox is located at the intersection of Bullion Boulevard & what?
(a) Gold Vault Road (b) Gilded Avenue (c) 24 Karat Court
(7) ENTREPRENEURS: Oprah founded what production company in 1986?
(a) Groucho (b) Harpo (c) Chico

CORRECT ANSWERS show

Scores at end of Round 1:
Jonathan 700 Peggy 700 Adam 400 / The Beast 700 Arianna 700 Cliff 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) RELIGION: Known for their red robes, “Princes of the Catholic Church” who elect the Pope have what title?
(2) BUSINESS: Tracing its roots to a graphite company Dixon Ticonderoga is known for making what kind of yellow writing implements?
(3) PHRASES: The name of what literary device refers to hounds being misled and lured away from a trail with the smell of fish?
(4) DRINKS: A “7-and-7” cocktail is a mixture of 7-Up and what type of spirit?
(5) SHIPWRECKS: The oldest intact shipwreck ever discovered is a 2400-year-old Greek vessel in which body of water off the Bulgarian coast?

CORRECT ANSWERS show

Scores at end of Round 2:
Jonathan 1500 Peggy 1100 Adam 1000 / The Beast 1700 Arianna 1900 Cliff 1800

Adam and The Beast are eliminated.

Jonathan and Peggy advance to the next round, as do Arianna and Cliff.

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.

Jonathan and Peggy go first:

(500) Most letters in the alphabet rhyme with what vowel?
(600) Under French copyright law, it’s illegal to publish nighttime images of what Paris tower?
(700) In what decade did man set foot on the moon for the last time?
(800) “The New Colossus” by Emma Lazarus reads, “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled” what?
(900) Produced by plants, what sugary substance attracts pollinators such as birds and bees?
(1000) What Bruno Mars/Anderson Paak duo started work on their debut album in 2020 as a way to keep busy in the year’s downtime?
(1100) Also called a larva, what encapsulates itself in a cocoon to transform into a butterfly?

CORRECT ANSWERS show

Scores at end of Round 3:
Jonathan 4600 Peggy 1700

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

(500) In tennis, what is the common name for matches that feature teams comprised of one man and one woman?
(600) The Amazon logo has a smile-like arrow that leads from the letter “A” at the front of “Amazon” to what other letter?
(700) What metal strip on a belt goes through the hole and rests on the buckle?
(800) Originally known as Neue Haas Grotesk, which common typeface made its debut in 1957?
(900) In 2022, the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II celebrated exactly how many years on the throne?
(1000) Originally made under the Franco-American brand, “SpaghettiOs” are now sold under what parent company’s name?
(1100) What Daniel Keyes classic as a novella won a Hugo Award and then, upon its expansion into a novel, won a Nebula Award.
(1200) What dating app was originally called Match Box?

CORRECT ANSWERS show

Arianna finished with 4500 to Cliff’s 5300 so Cliff will join Jonathan in the Ultimate Trivia Challenge. If Jonathan beats Cliff, he will win $10,000 and return on the next show. Any player who makes it through 2 shows wins $20,000 and 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) Celebrities who want to hold an informal social media Q&A will transmit the invitation “AMA”, which stands for what?
(2) What branch of medicine treats conditions of the brain and nervous system?
(3) From the French for “gossip”, what high-kicking dance is often performed to Jacques Offenbach’s “Galop Infernal”?
(4) For 2,000 dollars, the Zillion Dollar Lobster Frittata at Le Parker Meridien is made with 10 ounces of caviar & 6 what?

ANSWERS: (unless otherwise indicated, both were correct)
show

Cliff and Jonathan tied with 3 right reponses so Jonathan gets to play the Ultimate Trivia Question. He does not have to beat Cliff on this one. He just has to get it right.

For $10,000: ULTIMATE TRIVIA QUESTION: What Oscar-winning actress was born Illiana Lydia Petrovna Mironova?

ANSWER: show

Jonathan thought it was Lady Gaga so he is going home with $1,000 and we will see 3 new challengers tomorrow.

---

---

Want to be a contestant on Master Minds? APPLY HERE

Master Minds airs daily on Game Show Network. Check your local listings for times.

See the pool of trivia experts participating in Master Minds

Jeopardy! Calendar: What to Expect – see this page for weekly updates on Jeopardy! and other recaps