Master Minds Recap: April 7, 2023

Here’s a recap of the clues on Master Minds (Season 3) for Friday, April 7, 2023. This is a rerun of the game that originally aired on January 18, 2023.

Today’s episode title: “Trivia, Smarts & Strawberry Fields Forever”
Today’s Master Minds: Mark “The Beast” Labbett, LaKedra Pam, Ryan Chaffee
Today’s challengers: Samantha, Scott, Andrea

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) TELEVISION: “Hamlet” and “Much Ado About Nothing” have been translated into which “Star Trek” language?
(a) Klingon (b) Romulan (c) Vulcan
(2) CALENDAR: In honor of John Hancock’s birthday, which day is celebrated each year on January 23rd?
(a) National Banking Day (b) National Smuggling Day (c) National Handwriting Day
(3) LANDMARKS: For its first 16 years, which of these served as a functioning lighthouse?
(a) Sydney Opera House (b) Statue of Liberty (c) Leaning Tower of Pisa
(4) MOVIES: Chris Hemsworth’s uncle partially inspired what movie title character?
(a) Tootsie (b) Uncle Buck (c) Crocodile Dundee
(5) MAMMALS: The animal that produces the milk with the highest known fat content is a species of what?
(a) seal (b) cat (c) pachyderm
(6) HISTORY: Involving the British Empire and Zanzibar, the shortest war in recorded history lasted the better part of what?
(a) minute (b) hour (c) day
(7) ANATOMY: What is made of the hardest substance in the human body?
(a) cranium (b) femur (c) tooth