Master Minds Recap: November 14, 2023

Here’s a recap of the clues on Master Minds (Season 4) for Tuesday, November 14, 2023 with host Brooke Burns

Today’s episode title: “Trivia, Smarts & Cardio”
Today’s Master Minds: Mark “The Beast” Labbett, Amanda Graver, Ryan Chaffee
Today’s challengers: Elaine, Mark, Sabrina (returning champ)

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) SPORTS: 15 years after his predecessor did it, what Super Bowl-winning quarterback left the Packers for the New York Jets?
(a) Aaron Rodgers (b) Tom Brady (c) Drew Brees
(2) ANIMALS: Due to their natural flora, a dog’s paws can smell like corn chips, a condition so common it has become known as what?
(a) Frito feet (b) Pringle paws (c) Taki toes
(3) TECH: Similar to a virus, what kind of program with an animal name makes copies of itself onto a computer or a network?
(a) centipede (b) worm (c) warthog
(4) MOVIES: Before appearing in “The Mummy” film franchise, what Chinese martial arts star performed Kung Fu as a boy for President Nixon?
(a) Sonny Chiba (b) Jackie Chan (c) Jet Li
(5) HISTORY: A tiny uninhabited island north of Baffin Bay was split between two nations, giving Canada a land border with what country?
(a) Lithuania (b) Denmark (c) Spain
(6) ARCHITECTURE: Fittingly “The Work of Frank Lloyd Wright” was the only exhibition held in a temporary building where what museum now stands?
(a) Guggenheim (b) Getty Center (c) Smithsonian
(7) CULTURES: Citing it was a gift from God, the Maasai nomads of East Africa believe all the world’s what belong to them?
(a) cattle (b) land (c) water

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Scores at end of Round 1:
Elaine 600 Mark 600 Sabrina 600 / Beastie 700 Amanda 600 Ryan 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) FOOD: McDonald’s Filet-O-Fish sandwich was created to help get more business during what day of the week?
(2) HEALTH: In a cardio workout, “double unders” are an advanced exercise using what piece of equipment?
(3) ENVIRONMENT: According to mining.com, what alloy or iron and carbon is the most recycled metal in the world?
(4) TV: Who is the only cast member to win four Emmys on “Game of Thrones”?
(5) RELIGION: In the Quran, what archangel told Muhammad that he was to be the messenger of God?

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Scores at end of Round 2:
Elaine 1400 Mark 800 Sabrina 600 / Beastie 1700 Amanda 1000 Ryan 1600

Sabrina and Amanda are eliminated.

Elaine and Mark advance to the next round, as do Beastie 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.

Elaine and Mark go first:

(500) Often called “sir”, Patricia Reichardt is the full name of what “Peanuts” character?
(600) In 1968, the Architectural Barriers Act created a Federal standard for what type of parking spaces?
(700) Kennedy Center honoree L.L. Cool J played a former Navy Seal on the Los Angeles entry of what long-running CBS franchise?
(800) After the Vice President, what elected official is next in line of succession to assume the presidency?
(900) What founder of the New York Tribune popularized the phrase “Go West, young man?”
(1000) What international scholarship program was created by a 1946 act of Congress sponsored by an Arkansas senator?
(1100) Rob Reiner’s directorial feature film debut was what mockumentary about a fictional English heavy metal band?

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Scores at end of Round 3:
Elaine 2100 Mark 5700

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

(500) What foam that helps keep hair in place is also the name of a fluffy dessert with whipped cream as a base?
(600) On an iPhone, a crescent moon in the status bar indicates what 3-word mode has been turned on?
(700) Topping the Billboard Hot 100 longer than any other single by a solo artist is what Harry Styles song?
(800) Ruling for 72 years, who became King of France at four years old during the Thirty Years War?
(900) According to Greek mythology, in what sort of vehicle did Charon transport the souls of the dead?
(1000) in Indian cuisine, What type of food is a key ingredient of your dish if it has paneer in its name?
(1100) Mysterious half-mythic character Keyser Söze is central to what 1995 crime film?
(1200) Broadway’s Alvin Theater changed its name to honor what playwright after its successful run of “Brighton Beach Memoirs”?

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Beastie finished with 5600 to Ryan’s 4500 so Beastie will join Mark in the Ultimate Trivia Challenge. If Mark beats Beastie, 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 axilla is the scientific name for what part of the human body?
(2) Nelson Mandela was jointly awarded a Nobel Peace Prize with what former South African president for their work ending apartheid?
(3) “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” is one of three Shakespeare plays to have its main setting in what city?

ANSWERS: (unless otherwise indicated, both were correct)
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Beastie got 3 right to none right for Mark by the third question so the game was over. Mark is going home with $1,000 and we will see 3 new challengers tomorrow.

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