Master Minds Recap: April 6, 2023

Here’s a recap of the clues on Master Minds (Season 3) for Thursday, April 6, 2023 with host Brooke Burns.

Today’s episode title: “Trivia, Smarts & A Wave of the Hands”
Today’s Master Minds: Mark “The Beast” Labbett, LaKedra Pam, Ryan Chaffee
Today’s challengers: Natalie, David, Shanon

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) MODERN MYTHS: Initially unable to fly, who could merely “leap” up to 1/8 of a mile when he first appeared in a comic book?
(a) Iron Man (b) Superman (c) Hawkman
(2) ECOLOGY: What is the minimum annual rainfall necessary for an area to be considered a rainforest by the Rainforest Foundation?
(a) 25 inches (b) 50 inches (c) 75 inches
(3) PROHIBITION: The 18th Amendment forbade the “manufacture, sale, or” what “of intoxicating liquors”?
(a) consumption (b) transportation (c) storage
(4) FRANCE: The supposed center of Paris is marked by a bronze plaque in the concrete labeled “Point Zero” outside which landmark?
(a) Eiffel Tower (b) Arc de Triomphe (c) Notre Dame Cathedral
(5) TELEVISION: What Emmy winner plays Vegas comedy diva Deborah Vance on “Hacks”?
(a) Rachel Brosnahan (b) Jean Smart (c) Catherine O’Hara
(6) MEDICAL DEVICES: An early design for which of these medical devices featuring a hand crank?
(a) MRI (b) Hearing Aid (c) Pacemaker
(7) ANIMALS: first spotted in the Canadian arctic in 2006, a pizzly bear is a cross between a grizzly bear and a what?
(a) Panda (b) Polar bear (c) Panther

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Scores at end of Round 1:
Natalie 500 David 500 Shanon 500 / The Beast 500 LaKedra 500 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) HEALTH: In 2022, the FDA approved the first in vitro test to detect what most common form of dementia among older persons?
(2) SYMBOLS: The flag that inspired “The Star-Spangled Banner” is displayed in which institution’s Museum of American History?
(3) BOOKS: The fictional biography of “The Vampire Lestat” was a novel by what author?
(4) COCKTAILS: Orange juice and Galliano liqueur combine with what spirit to form a traditional Harvey Wallbanger cocktail?
(5) SCIENCE: In magnetism, opposite poles attract and like poles do what?

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Scores at end of Round 2:
Natalie 1300 David 1300 Shanon 1500 / The Beast 1700 LaKedra 1500 Ryan 1800

CONTESTANT TIE-BREAKER: Debuted in 1984 “Where’s the beef?” originated as a slogan for what fast food chain?
ANSWER show

Natalie buzzed in first with an incorrect response (Arby’s).

Natalie and LaKedra are eliminated.

David and Shanon advance to the next round, as do The Beast 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.

David and Shanon go first:

(500) According to legend, nobles loyal to King Arthur were known as the Knights of what?
(600) In Major League Baseball, how many bases on the field are square?
(700) Mixing red and yellow paint creates what secondary color?
(800) Located between Sweden and Russia, what country is known as the Land of 1000 Lakes?
(900) Founded in 1881, what organization now offers an app to find local blood drives and track your donations?
(1000) The novel “Fifty Shades of Grey” started off as a fan fiction of what book series?
(1100) Although founded in the U.S., what brand of trench coat alludes to the mists of the British capital?
(1200) Bird and Lime are among the top companies for what app-based rental vehicles?
(1300) What stellar name is given to a region of 15 southern U.S. states?

CORRECT ANSWERS show

Scores at end of Round 3:
David 4200 Shanon 5400

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

(500) The National Symphony Orchestra performed on July 20, 2019 for the 50th anniversary of what event?
(600) The four surviving original copies of the Magna Carta are all located in what country?
(700) What device for measuring atmospheric pressure was invented in Italy in the 17th century?
(800) What novel has the chapter titled “Marius becomes practical once more to the extent of giving Cosette his address”?
(900) Now meaning anyone against technology, what word first referred to English laborers who destroyed machines?
(1000) What type of angle is greater than 90 degrees but less than 180?
(1100) Famous for its “Court of the Lions”, what palace was built by the emirs of Granada?
(1200) What Germanic tribe with a destructive-sounding name famously sacked Rome in 755?
(1300) What Middle Eastern sandwich featured deep fried balls of ground chickpeas served in a pita?
(1400) In 2012, daredevil Nik Wallenda became the first person to cross directly over what waterfall on a high wire?

CORRECT ANSWERS show

The Beast finished with 6600 to Ryan’s 6400 so The Beast will join Shanon in the Ultimate Trivia Challenge. If Shanon beats The Beast, she 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) Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were married at which royal castle?
(2) What alternative to Christmas invented by Daniel O’Keefe was popularized by the show “Seinfeld”?
(3) Founded in 1859 with one horse-drawn wagon, what Chicago company made its first delivery of money in 1891?
(4) Living in Borneo, what large creature that sleeps in a nest is the world’s heaviest tree-dwelling animal?

ANSWERS: (unless otherwise indicated, both were correct)
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The Beast got 2 right to Shanon’s one. Shanon is going home with $1,000 and we will see 3 new challengers on Monday.

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