Master Minds Recap: March 22, 2023

Here’s a recap of the clues on Master Minds (Season 3) for Wednesday, March 22, 2023 with host Brooke Burns.

Today’s episode title: “Trivia, Smarts & the Hokey Pokey”
Today’s Master Minds: Mark “The Beast” Labbett, Muffy Marracco, Ryan Chaffee
Today’s challengers: Matthew Molly David

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) FASHION: An elegant look from another era, the “retrosexual” in men’s fashion was inspired by what TV anti-hero?
(a) Walter White (b) Don Draper (c) Archie Bunker
(2) PEOPLE: Showing a passion for teaching since the age of 14, William McGuffey made elementary schoolbooks known as what?
(a) Thinkers (b) Readers (c) Classers
(3) TRAVEL: Causing more confusion at the DMV, what federally compliant driver’s license might you need to board a domestic flight?
(a) real ID (b) true ID (c) actual ID
(4) ANIMALS: Of the following, which solid dry material are geckos unable to stick to?
(a) Teflon (b) slate (c) glass
(5) SCULPTURE: Most of the 10 largest statues in the world depict figures from what religion?
(a) Christianity (b) Judaism (c) Buddhism
(6) TECHNOLOGY: In 1981, what company offered an early navigation system in its cars called the “Electro Gyro-Cator”?
(a) Honda (b) Toyota (c) Ford
(7) MOVIES: Until revisions to the 4th draft of “Star Wars”, the last name of what main character was “Starkiller”?
(a) Han Solo (b) Luke Skywalker (c) Chewbacca

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Scores at end of Round 1:
Matthew 600 Molly 400 David 600 / The Beast 300 Muffy 600 Ryan 700

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) SPACE: A lander named for Carl Sagan and a rover named for Sojourner Truth made up the NASA “Pathfinder” sent to what planet?
(2) FOOD: Introduced in the early 1980s, what rhyming brand of Stouffer’s frozen meals were marketed as “under 300 calories”?
(3) SPORTS: Played in 40 countries with nearly 600 teams, the real-life sport of Quidditch rebranded itself as what?
(4) GEOGRAPHY: What imaginary line of longitude sits roughly opposite the prime meridian at 180 degrees?
(5) GAMES: What is the highest possible hand in baccarat?

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Scores at end of Round 2:
Matthew 1400 Molly 1800 David 1200 / The Beast 1300 Muffy 1000 Ryan 1100

Molly and Muffy are eliminated.

Matthew and David 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.

Matthew and David go first:

(500) “I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country” were the last words of what 21-year-old American patriot?
(600) Created in Philadelphia, what jazz/hip- hop jam group is the house band for “The Tonight Show” starring Jimmy Fallon?
(700) What type of pasta gets its name from the Italian for “little worms”?
(800) Introduced in 1984, what company manufactures the Ninja line of motorcycles?
(900) In Suzanne Collins young adult book series, Prim Everdeen is the younger sister of what main character?
(1000) Considering them a symbol of American imperialism, Kim Jong-Il banned what type of pants in North Korea?
(1100) Aziz Ansari became the first Asian-American to win a Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Comedy Series for what show?
(1200) Rising 1267 feet above the Belle Fourche River, what Wyoming rock formation was the first U.S. national monument?
(1300) The organization called Interpol is actually a blending of what two words?

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Scores at end of Round 3:
Matthew 3600 David 7100

David 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 David.

(500) A summer retreat for Rockefellers, Vanderbilts and Morgans, Bar Harbor is located in what state?
(600) Providing storage for weapons grade nuclear waste, the Salado formation in New Mexico is made of what edible mineral?
(700) What brand of German herbal liquor features a stag’s head with a glowing cross at its logo?
(800) At age 19, Steve Jobs famously dropped out of what prestigious liberal arts college in Portland, Oregon?
(900) In 1924, James Ramsay McDonald became the first U.K. prime minister from what party?
(1000) Invented in 1931, what generator creates a flow of direct-current static electricity for use in scientific experiments?
(1100) With the strongest venom of its kind, the Deathstalker is a variety of what desert arachnid?
(1200) Grapnels and kedges are variations of what device used in boating?
(1300) Published in 1981, “Red Dragon” was the first book to feature what serial killer?

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The Beast finished with 6000 to Ryan’s 3300 so The Beast will join David in the Ultimate Trivia Challenge. If David beats The Beast, 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) Sanskrit for “great hero”, Mahavira was regarded as the founder of what religion?
(2) Not that it matters but which branch of philosophy came from the Latin word for “nothing”?
(3) Adopted in 1886, which international agreement provides basic copyright protections for creative artists?
(4) In its native language, what world-famous artwork is known as “Il Cenacolo”?

ANSWERS: (unless otherwise indicated, both were correct)
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The Beast and David tied with one right response each so David gets to play the Ultimate Trivia Question. He does not have to beat The Beast on this one. He just has to get it right.

For $10,000: ULTIMATE TRIVIA QUESTION: Published in 1891, what British novel was subtitled “A Pure Woman Faithfully Presented”?

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David thought it was Jane Eyre so he is going home with $1,000 and we will see 3 new challengers tomorrow.

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