Master Minds Recap: August 28, 2023

Here’s a recap of the clues on Master Minds (Season 4) for Monday, August 28, 2023 with host Brooke Burns.

Today’s episode title: “Trivia, Smarts & Oompa Loompas”
Today’s Master Minds: Mark “The Beast” Labbett, Monica Thieu, Jonathan Corbblah
Today’s challengers: Scott, Ali, Celia

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) ANIMATION: While his character design was being developed, what Disney hero was named “Lunar Larry”?
(a) Buzz Lightyear (b) Stitch (c) WALL-E
(2) CELEBRATIONS: In the Hindu festival Kukur Tihar, what animal is worshipped and given meat because it is the messenger of the god of death?
(a) tiger (b) orangutan (c) dog
(3) HISTORY: The phrase “O.K.” was likely popularized by what 19th century President’s campaign slogan?
Chester A. Arthur (b) Martin Van Buren (c) Rutherford B. Hayes
(4) LITERATURE: “The Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing” is a tale that is attributed to which of these storytellers?
(a) The Brothers Grimm (b) Mother Goose (c) Aesop
(5) CUSTOMS: A common 18th century superstition said you should make a wish every time you lose which of these?
(a) eyelash (b) tooth (c) keys
(6) PLANTS: What flower comes in a variety called “outhouse”, from its history of shielding the view of a property’s outdoor bathroom?
(a) morning glory (b) hollyhock (c) rhododendron
(7) POP STARS: What “Locked Out of Heaven” singer performed an Elvis Presley song on “The Arsenio Hall Show” when he was 6 years old?
(a) Bruno Mars (b) Justin Timberlake (c) Usher

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Scores at end of Round 1:
Scott 300 Ali 500 Celia 600 / Beastie 200 Monica 600 Jonathan 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) MOVIES: In “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory”, what color was the Oompa Loompas’ hair?
(2) SPORTS: What woman did Billie Jean King call “the greatest singles, doubles and mixed doubles player who’s ever lived”?
(3) CARS: What European automaker is known for placing the ignition for most of its models to the left of the steering wheel?
(4) ANIMALS: Capable of stopping its heart while hibernating, the spring peeper is what family of amphibian?
(5) GEOGRAPHY: Memorials honoring the Velvet Revolution are found in Bratislava and what other capital city where the protests took place?

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Scores at end of Round 2:
Scott 900 Ali 700 Celia 1600 / Beastie 800 Monica 1200 Jonathan 1000

Ali and Beastie are eliminated.

Scott and Celia advance to the next round, as do Monica and Jonathan.

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 Celia go first:

(500) The hottest toy of the 1996 holiday season was Tickle Me what?
(600) In poetry, the haiku originated in what country?
(700) The careers of Seth Rogen, Busy Philipps and others were launched by what Judd Apatow-produced TV show about high school?
(800) Also known as “The President’s March”, “Hail, Columbia” is played when what government official enters a room?
(900) The Blue Hawaiian cocktail gets its distinctive color from the blue variety of what liqueur?
(1000) In order to secure a meeting, what world leader is said to have had herself rolled up in a carpet and delivered to another world leader?
(1100) The plot of what Oscar-winning Best Picture revolved around a game show?

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Scores at end of Round 3:
Scott 3600 Celia 2600

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

(500) What capital of Missouri is named for a U.S. President?
(600) In “Dungeons & Dragons”, what is the title given to the game’s lead referee and narrator?
(700) The first movie to win an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, “La Strada” was the fourth feature from what Italian director?
(800) Between eras of Mongol and Manchu dominance, what Chinese dynasty lasted from 1368 to 1644?
(900) What city served as the capital of both Russia’s American colony and the U.S. Alaska Territory after its purchase?
(1000) What title has been held by Shah Karim Al-Husseini since 1957?
(1100) Debuting in 1965, what Tony-winning musical is based on Don Quixote?

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Jonathan finished with 3900 to Monica’s 1200 so Jonathan will join Scott in the Ultimate Trivia Challenge. If Scott beats Jonathan, 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) Quite possibly the youngest volcano on Earth, Paricutin erupted in 1943 in what country?
(2) The first acquisition of London’s National Portrait Gallery was a painting of what person born in the 16th century?
(3) Of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, which one was burned down by a man seeking to immortalize his name?
(4) In 1974, Swedish group ABBA won the Eurovision song contest performing what eventual hit?

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