Master Minds Recap: October 5, 2023

Here’s a recap of the clues on Master Minds (Season 4) for Thursday, October 5, 2023 with host Brooke Burns.

Today’s episode title: “Trivia, Smarts & Fairy Mouse”
Today’s Master Minds: Mark “The Beast” Labbett, Monica Thieu, Ryan Chaffee
Today’s challengers: Eric, Brian, Tiffany

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: Based on these musicians’ last names, which one sounds like he makes wagons rather than music?
(a) Steven Tyler (b) Alice Cooper (c) Rufus Wainwright
(2) GEOGRAPHY: Which of these Scandinavian countries has a land border with only one other country on the European mainland?
(a) Denmark (b) Finland (c) Sweden
(3) CUSTOMS: In man Spanish-speaking countries, what type of creature brings gifts to little children when they put their baby teeth under the pillow?
(a) a cat (b) a mouse (c) a chicken
(4) FASHION: Because of his hatred of suspenders, Mark Twain invented and patented a type of garment fastener that later became a what?
(a) bra clasp (b) button (c) belt
(5) MOVIES: Which of these entertainers was considered for the role of James Bond in “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service”?
(a) Jeremy Irons (b) Dick Van Dyke (c) Ben Kingsley
(6) HISTORY: In an 1865 skirmish with a Brazilian ship, a Uruguayan ship ran out of heavy ammo and shot what from their cannons instead?
(a) watermelons (b) nuts (c) blocks of cheese
(7) MEDICINE: An ophthamologist is a doctor who specializes in medical care for which sensory organ?
(a) ear (b) eye (c) tongue

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Scores at end of Round 1:
Eric 200 Brian 400 Tiffany 400 / Beastie 500 Monica 200 Ryan 600

Round 2: There are usually 5 subjects and questions. No multiple choice. Today, they did not show the clue in the “Alcohol” Category. Correct answers are worth 200 points for the first 3. 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) SCIENCE: Used to effectively treat wounds for over 180 years, what chemical is represented with a single “I” on the periodic table?
(2) AWARDS: At age 98, what producer known for “Good Times” and “Maude” became the oldest person to ever win an Emmy?
(3) LITERATURE: In “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”, the mariner’s ship is stuck in ice near what continent?
(4) EDUCATION: The only person with a college degree in enigmatology–the study of puzzles–is what crossword editor of the New York Times?

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Scores at end of Round 2:
Eric 1000 Brian 1200 Tiffany 600 / Beastie 900 Monica 800 Ryan 1200

Tiffany and Beastie are eliminated.

Eric and Brian 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.

Eric and Brian go first:

(500) In the popular children’s song by Verna Hills, on what vehicle do the wipers “go swish, swish, swish”?
(600) The adage “Life is like a box of chocolates” is spoken in what classic Tom Hanks movie?
(700) A U.S. winter olympics site, Lake Placid is located in what mountain range?
(800) What was the first name of the civil rights activist wife of Martin Luther King Jr.?
(900) In Texas, students wear flower pins with long ribbons known as “mums” to what school dance event?
(1000) Noteworthy as the precursor to the U.S. Constitution, how many Articles of Confederation were there?
(1100) Who was the first black woman crowned Miss America?
(1200) What O.Henry story tells of two men realizing the boy they’ve kidnapped is more trouble than he’s worth?

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Scores at end of Round 3:
Eric 3400 Brian 2800

Eric 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 Eric.

(500) Performing its signature sound bit, what web service provider marked its 20th birthday with a world yodeling record?
(600) “My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nachos” is a mnemonic device for remembering the names of what?
(700) What Milton Bradley game of physical skill was originally called “Pretzel” because it “ties you up in knots”?
(800) What environmental region of southeast Europe is characterized by flat, treeless grasslands?
(900) A rare cartridge of what classic Nintendo game starring Link once sold at auction for $870,000?
(1000) Da Vinci’s drawing of ideal human proportion was named for Vitruvius, an ancient Roman with what artistic occupation?
(1100) What lawyer and former Mississippi state legislator wrote the best-selling novel “The Boys from Biloxi”?

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Ryan finished with 4300 to Beastie’s 2300 so Ryan will join Eric in the Ultimate Trivia Challenge. If Eric 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) What Grammy-winning singer was also the first Latina to win an Oscar for Best Original Song
(2) Sharing its name with an older model Toyota sedan, what is the proper term for a male hawk
(3) At age 104, what Brazilian architect’s International Cultural Centre opened in Aviles, Spain
(4) A short poem by Ogden Nash, “Candy is dandy, but liquor is quicker” is titled what?

ANSWERS: (unless otherwise indicated, both were correct)
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Ryan and Eric didn’t get a single right answer. Eric still gets to play the Ultimate Trivia Question by himself. He does not have to beat Ryan on this one. He just has to get it right.

For $10,000: ULTIMATE TRIVIA QUESTION: The basis for the International Date Line, the 180th meridian passes through Russia and what other country?

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Eric guessed Greenland so he is going home with $1,000 and we will see 3 new challengers on Monday.

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