Master Minds Recap: January 31, 2023

Here’s a recap of the clues on Master Minds (Season 3) for Tuesday, January 31, 2023 with host Brooke Burns.

Today’s episode title: “Trivia, Smarts & Whistling”
Today’s Master Minds: Mark “The Beast” Labbett, Muffy Marracco, Jonathan Corbblah
Today’s challengers: Angie, Edward, Kelly

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(1) MUPPETRY: Jim Henson originally made Kermit the Frog from his mother’s old felt coat and used what type of ball for the eyes?
(a) ping-pong balls (b) cotton balls (c) wiffle ball
(2) BUILDINGS: If you get close enough, you might notice that the primary exterior of the White House is which kind of rock?
(a) limestone (b) sandstone (c) marble
(3) WHICH CAME FIRST?: Oscar, Meyers or Weiner?
(a) The Academy Awards (b) Seth Meyers (c) Coney Island Hot Dog
(4) ASTRONOMY: NASA states that, due to ethyl formate, a cloud near the center of the Milky Way tastes similar to what fruit?
(a) raspberry (b) lemon (c) mango
(5) PARADES: In the 1970s, actress Michelle Pfeiffer appeared in Disney’s Electrical Parade as what blonde character?
(a) Cinderella (b) Alice in Wonderland (c) Sleeping Beauty
(6) HISTORY: In an effort to help his relection, Lincoln pushed for what state to be admitted to the Union in 1864?
(a) California (b) Nevada (c) Utah
(7) AUTHORS: Which of these pen names was used by Dr. Seuss?
(a) Rosetta Stone (b) Bryce Canyon (c) Hudson River

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Scores at end of Round 1:
Angie 100 Edward 300 Kelly 400 / The Beast 500 Muffy 400 Jonathan 300

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) WEDDINGS: As opposed to the maid of honor, a married woman acting as the principal attendant of the bride is called what?
(2) SLANG: In dating, to deceive someone by creating a false social media profile invokes the name of what underwater creature?
(3) LEISURE: What popular puzzle game that give players 6 guesses to figure it out was purchased by the New York Times in 2022?
(4) CUISINE: Also called yum cha, what Chinese dining experience consists of eating many small plates of food and drinking tea?
(5) POETRY: Who became famous after her death in 1886. when her sister Lavinia discovered and published her nearly 1800 poems?

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Scores at end of Round 2:
Angie 1300 Edward 1300 Kelly 1600 / The Beast 1700 Muffy 1600 Jonathan 1300

CONTESTANT TIE-BREAKER: What purple gemstone is the modern birthstone for the month of February?
ANSWER show

Edward buzzed in with the correct response so Angie and Jonathan are eliminated.

Edward and Kelly advance to the next round, as do The Beast and Muffy.

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.

(500) The Golden Gate Bridge connects Marin County with what California city?
(600) James McNeill Whistler’s most iconic painting features a portrait of which of his parents?
(700) Introduced in 1947, Humpty Dumpty was the first version of what game to come with button- controlled flippers?
(800) What ruler of Castile unified Spain by marrying Ferdinand II of Aragon?
(900) Which largest pet supply store chain in the U.S. has a red bouncing ball in its logo?
(1000) The primary ingredient in traditional soba noodles is what grain-like seed?
(1100) Introduced by Paul Poiret, what Middle East-inspired pants style is baggy at the waist and fitted at the ankle?
(1200) The novel “The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay” earned which author the Pulitzer Prize in 2001?

CORRECT ANSWERS show

Scores at end of Round 3:
Edward 2200 Kelly 5200

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

(500) An 1826 “Riot” at West Point was named for what Christmas drink after rowdy cadets disobeyed a no alcohol order?
(600) Popularized by the Clash, what fashion style included mohawks and safety pin earrings?
(700) The probability of rolling a twelve on two standard six sided dice is one in how many?
(800) Mocked for having a “sea onion” head, what Athenian statesman is always wearing a helmet in his statues?
(900) In terms of letters in its name, which is the longest month?
(1000) Due to its short, colorful beak, what seafaring bird is sometimes called the “clown of the ocean”?
(1100) Edward Tudor and Tom Canty are, respectively, the title characters in what Mark Twain novel?
(1200) A driving hazard, transparent ice that forms over a roadway is known by what “colorful” name?
(1300) Marian Anderson was the first African American to perform in a leading role with which New York City opera house?

CORRECT ANSWERS show

The Beast finished with 6800 to Muffy’s 4600 so The Beast will join Kelly in the Ultimate Trivia Challenge. If Kelly 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) Misty May-Treanor & Kerri Walsh Jennings won Olympic Gold in what sport?
(2) Texts in what two languages were translated into English to create the King James Bible?
(3) Chiefly sung by Glinda & her roommate, what ballad closed the first act of the musical “Wicked”?
(4) Discovered in Guatemala, Tikal is a set of ruins from what Mesoamerican culture?

ANSWERS: (unless otherwise indicated, both were correct)
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The Beast and Kelly tied at 1 right each so Kelly got to play the Ultimate Trivia Question. She does not have to beat The Beast on this one. She just has to get it right.

For $10,000: ULTIMATE TRIVIA QUESTION: In 1917, the United States purchased the U.S. Virgin Islands from what Scandinavian country?

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Kelly got it right so she wins $10,000. Kelly will return tomorrow to try to win another $10,000 and a potential spot on the other side of the stage.

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