Master Minds Recap: March 9, 2023

Here’s a recap of the clues on Master Minds (Season 3) for Thursday, March 9, 2023 with host Brooke Burns.

Today’s episode title: “Trivia, Smarts & Stranger Things”
Today’s Master Minds: Mark “The Beast” Labbett, Muffy Marracco, Ryan Chaffee
Today’s challengers: Dirk, Serena, Devon

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) MUSIC: What’s the only color mentioned in “The Star-Spangled Banner”?
(a) red (b) white (c) blue
(2) GEOGRAPHY: Which nation shares a border with 9 European countries?
(a) France (b) Germany (c) Italy
(3) ANIMALS: Living near hydrothermal vents, the scalyfoot sea snail is the only creature known to build an exoskeleton out of what?
(a) calcium (b) silica (c) iron
(4) HISTORY: Which ruler had a wife named Cleopatra, a daughter named Cleopatra and a son named Alexander the Great?
(a) Philip of Macedonia (b) Darius the Great (c) Ptolemy I
(5) ATHLETICS: Which of the following sports typically has rules stating it must be played right-handed?
(a) bowling (b) ice hockey (c) polo
(6) TRANSPORTATION: The U.S. Postal Service once used what to deliver letters at 600 mph to a Florida navy base?
(a) bullet train (b) hydrofoil (c) cruise missile
(7) ANIMATION: Fearing that boys wouldn’t watch a movie with a girl’s name in the title, Disney called its Rapunzel movie what?
(a) “Brave” (b) “Tangled” (c) “Frozen”

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Scores at end of Round 1:
Dirk 500 Serena 400 Devon 500 / The Beast 600 Muffy 400 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) TABLETOP FUN: Which classic board game replaced its houses and hotels with forts and hideouts for a special “Stranger Things” edition??
(2) NOTEWORTHY DAY: What co-founder and consulting editor of Ms. Magazine was credited with creating “Take Our Daughters to Work Day”?
(3) WORDS: What legal term for a wrongful act litigated in civil court is a homophone for a rich dessert?
(4) INVENTIONS: After seeing a cocktail shaker full of bubbling liquid on a stove top a British accountant created what fad item?
(5) EXPLORATION: Along with Robert Peary, explorer Matthew Henson was credited as the first to reach what point on Earth?

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Scores at end of Round 2:
Dirk 900 Serena 600 Devon 1500 / The Beast 1800 Muffy 1600 Ryan 1900

Serena and Muffy are eliminated.

Dirk and Devon 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.

Dirk and Devon go first:

(500) Since 1974, what fast food mascot has been the namesake of charities that help families with sick children?
(600) Unearthing a franchise. Alicia Vikander took over the role of what adventurer previously played by Angelina Jolie?
(700) Draining into the South China Sea, the mouth of the Mekong River is in what country?
(800) The card game Uno is based on what other game with a number in its name?
(900) What abolitionist led the 1859 raid on the Federal arsenal at Harper’s Ferry?
(1000) Not patrolling the oceans, what flagship for Greenpeace is currently in its third incarnation?
(1100) What Netflix miniseries stars Julia Garner as a woman trying to convince New York’s elite she’s a German heiress?

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Scores at end of Round 3:
Dirk 2300 Devon 2800

Devon 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 Devon.

(500) In the Marvel Universe, Vin Diesel plays a tree-like humanoid who says what line of dialog over and over and over?
(600) What measurement refers to how cold it actually feels on your skin when blowing air is factored in?
(700) The white and blue checkered logo of what auto-maker is representative of the state colors of Bavaria?
(800) What tennis tournament’s 2021 final had two previously unknown teenagers, Leylah Fernandez and Emma Raducanu?
(900) Begun in 1948, what Sioux leader’s memorial in the Black Hills remains unfinished?
(1000) Described as a master criminal and mystery cat, who is the villain of the stage musical “Cats”?
(1100) Golda Meir was the first female prime minister of what country?
(1200) “The Siberian Dilemma” is the 9th book in a series by Martin Cruz Smith that began with what novel?

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The Beast finished with 4300 to Ryan’s 5000 so Ryan will join Devon in the Ultimate Trivia Challenge. If Devon beats Ryan, 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) The effect of mishearing a poem or song lyric as a similar-sounding phrase is known by what term?
(2) What actress has never won a Primetime Emmy Award despite 17 nominations?
(3) For the 2016 Christmas season, Domino’s in what country unsuccessfully launched a reindeer delivery service?
(4) Who was the only astronaut to fly aboard all 3 of America’s first space programs — Mercury, Gemini and Apollo?

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

For $10,000: ULTIMATE TRIVIA QUESTION: What U.S. city name is believed to be derived from a native word meaning “meeting place” or “good land”?

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Devon thought it was Philadelphia (the City of Brotherly Love) so he is going home with $1,000 and we will see 3 new challengers tomorrow.

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