Master Minds Recap: September 25, 2023

Here’s a recap of the clues on Master Minds (Season 4) for Monday, September 25, 2023 with host Brooke Burns.

Today’s episode title: “Trivia, Smarts & Boneshakers”
Today’s Master Minds: Mark “The Beast” Labbett, Muffy Marracco, Ryan Chaffee
Today’s challengers: JP, Bob, James

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) DESIGNS: Not to be confused with the Mercedes-Benz logo, the peace symbol has how many lines touching the lower half of the circle?
(a) two (b) three (c) five
(2) WHICH CAME FIRST: I, Luvs or Lucy?
(a) TV show “I Dream of Jeannie” (b) Luvs diapers brand (c) Lucy Van Pelt from “Peanuts”
(3) MUSIC: On which Beatles song did George Harrison first play the sitar?
(a) Help! (b) Love You To (c) Norwegian Wood
(4) ANIMALS: Sharing a common ancestor that lived 55 million years ago, what animal is the closet relative of the hippopotamus?
(a) whale (b) warthog (c) rhinoceros
(5) TRANSPORTATION: Early versions of what vehicle were called “boneshakers”?
(a) Apollo space capsules (b) ambulances (c) bicycles
(6) STATE SYMBOLS: The only U.S. state with an official appetizer, Rhode Island has honored what food with this unique status?
(a) calamari (b) Portuguese sausage (c) pizza strips
(7) TECHNOLOGY: Named for a god of strength in Greek mythology, who is the main character in the long-running video game series “God of War”?
(a) Deimos (b) Kratos (c) Thanatos

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Scores at end of Round 1:
JP 400 Bob 400 James 300 / Beastie 600 Muffy 700 Ryan 400

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) TV: In Latin America, what early ’90s American sitcom about a teen prodigy has been referred to as “El Doctorcito”?
(2) RACING: The iditarod’s distance is traditionally listed as 1,049 miles with the 49 representing what?
(3) LANDMARKS: Designed by Christopher Wren, which London building was the site of a 20th-century royal wedding?
(4) RELIGION: The canopy under which a bride and groom stand during a Jewish wedding ceremony is known as what?
(5) BEVERAGES: What beer company headquartered in Tokyo gets its name from Japan’s fifth largest city, where it was founded?

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Scores at end of Round 2:
JP 1200 Bob 1400 James 500 / Beastie 1200 Muffy 1700 Ryan 1600

James and Beastie are eliminated.

JP and Bob advance to the next round, as do Muffy 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.

JP and Bob go first:

(500) Ursa Major and Ursa Minor are constellations that make up big and small versions of what animal?
(600) A cult classic, what 1975 musical film features Dr. Frank-N-Furter, Riff Raff and Magenta?
(700) What novel begins, “All children, except one, grow up”?
(800) In a model kitchen during an American exhibit in Moscow, Richard Nixon famously “debated” what Soviet leader?
(900) In 2022, TBS announced that what Samantha Bee late night show would end after its 7th season?
(1000) The quote “Dr. Livingston, I presume” was allegedly spoken by whom?
(1100) What citrus that is often mistaken for a type of orange shares its name with a Chinese language?

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Scores at end of Round 3:
JP 3400 Bob 3900

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

(500) Of the three ingredients in a BLT sandwich, how many are produce?
(600) What “disappearing photo” app was originally called Picaboo?
(700) Upon surrendering, what Nez Perce leader famously declared, “I will fight no more forever”?
(800) What type of snake comes in species such a ball and Burmese?
(900) Victor Vasarely is considered one of the fathers of what art movement that focused on optical illusions?
(1000) in 1961, what ABC television show originated the phrase “the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat”?
(1100) With over 17,000 islands, what archipelago is the largest country in Southeast Asia?
(1200) Mustard gas contains no actual mustard, but is instead a compound named for what main element?
(1300) Held on New Year’s Day, the Mummers Parade is an annual tradition in what U.S. city?
(1400) Prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi co-wrote what top-selling true crime book about Charles Manson

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Ryan finished with 6700 to Muffy’s 6100 so Ryan will join Bob in the Ultimate Trivia Challenge. If Bob 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 “starchy-sounding” nickname was given to United States soldiers during World War I
(2) In Arabic, Abu Dhabi literally means “father of” what swift animal?
(3) A famous work of pre-Raphaelite painter John Everett Millais depicts the tragic death of what character from “Hamlet”?
(4) An organization that sets standards in the beverage industry is known as “the Court of” what master wine experts?

ANSWERS: (unless otherwise indicated, both were correct)
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Ryan and Bob tied with 2 right responses so Bob 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 Western European country accounts for around 50% of the world’s production of Cork?

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

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