Master Minds Recap: September 5, 2023

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

Today’s episode title: “Trivia, Smarts & Parade”
Today’s Master Minds: Mark “The Beast” Labbett, Muffy Marracco, Jonathan Corbblah
Today’s challengers: Steve, Tiffany, Dominic

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) TOOLS: Akin to a Roomba, the Landroid uses rotating blades and object-avoidance sensors to perform what outdoor chore?
(a) lawn mowing (b) hedge trimming (c) weed killing
(2) WHICH CAME FIRST: Huey, Dewey or Louie?
(a) Huey Lewis (b) Dewey Decimal System (c) the song “Louie Louie”?
(3) ALIASES: Who were originally named the Missouri Rockets?
(a) Kansas City Royals (b) Little River Band (c) the Rockettes
(4) FOOD ORIGINS: In what country did sauerkraut originate?
(a) Austria (b) Germany (c) China
(5) ENTERTAINMENT: Who did the Beatles want to play Gandalf in their proposed “Lord of the Rings” movie?
(a) John Lennon (b) George Harrison (c) Ringo Starr
(6) MEDIEVAL TIMES: Which of the following medieval arms was a long-range weapon once outlawed for use against Christians by the Catholic Church?
(a) Arbalest (b) Guisarme (c) Rondel
(7) FASHION: A footprint in the sand was the inspiration for the trademark anatomically-shaped sole of what shoe brand?
(a) Billabong (b) Birkstenstock (c) Timberland

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Scores at end of Round 1:
Steve 300 Tiffany 400 Dominic 500 / Beastie 400 Muffy 500 Jonathan 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) MONEY: On a paycheck, what 4-letter abbreviation refers to taxes taken out to fund Social Security and Medicare?
(2) MARINE LIFE: Of the 3 shark species that are filter feeders, which slow-moving “gentle giant” is the largest?
(3) SPORTS: In 2023, Mikaela Shiffrin was declared what sport’s winningest athlete ever?
(4) BIBLE: Who finally became “a mother of nations” when she gave birth to her son Isaac at age 90?
(5) U.S. GEOGRAPHY: Settled as Losantiville, the name of what current Ohio city was inspired by a Roman officer and the society named for him?

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Scores at end of Round 2:
Steve 700 Tiffany 1000 Dominic 500 / Beastie 1400 Muffy 1100 Jonathan 1200

Dominic and Muffy are eliminated.

Steve and Tiffany advance to the next round, as do Beastie and Jonathan.

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.

Steve and Tiffany go first:

(500) The motto of U.S. Forest Service mascot Woodsy Owl is “Give a hoot! Don’t” what?
(600) Once known as chiropody, what branch of medicine came from Greek words meaning “to heal the foot”?
(700) What NFL quarterback led the Kansas City Chiefs to Super Bowl wins in 2020 and 2023?
(800) In 1588, Francis Drake served as a commander of the force that defeated what European fleet?
(900) The coordinates of Point Nemo, the spot on the globe farthest from land, are found in the middle of which ocean?
(1000) What popular and colorful candy shares its name with a British type of bowling?
(1100) Watered-down chocolate syrup was used as blood for the famous shower scene in what Hitchcock film?
(1200) Jonathan Safran Foer’s award-winning first novel was entitled “Everything is” what?

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Scores at end of Round 3:
Steve 4800 Tiffany 1500

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

(500) How many total red and white stripes are found on the American flag?
(600) Decorated with a rhinestone charm, “Glow” is a fragrance from what celebrity?
(700) In music what’s the term for the 8-note interval between one C note and the next?
(800) What American statesman defended Aaron Burr against charges of treason?
(900) The name of what athletic event comes from the Greek words for “five” and “contest”?
(1000) The Gulf of Aden is bordered by what sea to the east?
(1100) In “The Jungle Book”, what “lone wolf” is leader of the pack that took in Mowgli?
(1200) Into her 70s, what fashion designer closed her shows by doing a cartwheel into the splits?

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Beastie finished with 5700 to Jonathan’s 1700 so Beastie will join Steve in the Ultimate Trivia Challenge. If Steve 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) Who was king of the United Kingdom when the Irish Free State was declared?
(2) What Edna St. Vincent Millay poem begins “My candle burns at both ends”?
(3) In the 48 contiguous United States, what capital lies farthest west?
(4) What American astronaut was the first man to make a second trip to space?

ANSWERS: (unless otherwise indicated, both were correct)
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Beastie got 2 right to Steve’s one. Steve is going home with $1,000 and we will see 3 new challengers tomorrow.

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