Weakest Link Rounds 3-4 (10/19/2020)

Here are the clues from Round 3 of “Weakest Link” (10/19/2020) with host Jane Lynch. We are now down to 6 players from 8. The player voted the weakest link gets eliminated at the end of each round until only 2 are left standing.

There’s $17,000 in the bank and the range is now $1,000 to $75,000.

$1000 (Rachel) What snack brand claims its cookies are baked by magical elves inside a hollow tree?

$2500 (Mark) In home renovation, what do the letters “DIY” stand for?

$5000 (Abel) Sailing or snow skiing: What are you doing if someone compliments your cute little dinghy? BANK

$1000 (Mary) The style of heel on your screen is named for what medieval Italian weapon?

$2500 (Mateen) What comedian has interviewed Brad Pitt, Charlize Theron, and Barack Obama while sitting “Between Two Ferns”? BANK

$1000 (Meredith) What was the second movie directed by James Cameron that broke the box office record as the highest-grossing film worldwide? WRONG

ANSWERS: show

$1000 (Rachel) The referee shouts the words “en-garde” at the start of every match in what Olympic sport?

$2500 (Mark) What hip-hop group formed in the ’90s includes members Raekwon and Method Man? WRONG

$1000 (Abel) Since 1992, author R.L. Stine has sold over 350 million copies of what children’s horror book series?

$2500 (Mary) What “A” word is the traditional Chinese practice of inserting small needles in the skin to relieve pain? BANK

$1000 (Mateen) The portrait on your screen currently appears on what denomination of U.S. paper money? BANK

$1000 (Meredith) On what fashion competition reality show did Heidi Klum say “One day you’re in, and the next day you’re out”?

$2500 (Rachel) In 2016, what world boxing champ was elected to a seat in the Senate of the Philippines? WRONG

$1000 (Mark) What’s the name of the 15-ton bell that sits at the top of the Elizabeth Tower in London? BANK

ANSWERS: show

Jane Lynch Quotes:
• Well, Team, out of a possible $75,000, you banked a yawn-worthY $12,000. That brings your total bank to $29,000.
• Who swims in the shallow end of gene pool?
• Whose IQ test came back negative?

Mark and Rachel tied with 3 votes each. As the Strongest Link in this round, Mary stuck with her original vote and that made Rachel the Weakest Link

ROUND 4: 5 players left. There’s $29,000 in the bank and in this round, the range is now $2,500 to $100,000.

$2500 (Mary) By definition, an athlete who wins the MVP award is the “Most Valuable…” what?

$5000 (Mateen) What Kellogg’s breakfast cereal is pictured on your screen? BANK

$7500 (Meredith) A physician wanting to check out your “lub-dub” wants to hear the sound coming from what organ? WRONG

$2500 (Mark) What “J” word is the ridiculous word for denim-colored stretch pants that entered the Oxford English Dictionary in 2015?

$5000 (Abel) Representative Ilhan Omar of Minnesota is the first U.S. congressperson born in what African nation? WRONG

$2500 (Mary) What color are the stars on the current U.S. flag? WRONG

ANSWERS: show

$2500 (Mateen) What bowl of marinated raw fish and rice gets its name from the Hawaiian word for “cut crosswise”?

$5000 (Meredith) The actor on your screen played what character in the “Star Wars” movies? WRONG

$2500 (Mark) What two-word term popularized by Yale law professor Amy Chua describes a strict female parent? WRONG

$2500 (Abel) If you have a dozen eggs and break half of them, how many eggs are left intact?

$5000 (Mary) What classic literary character has a drink and changes into the murderous Mr. Hyde? BANK

$2500 (Mateen) Eat it or beat it: What should you do if somebody at a party hands you a darbuka?

ANSWERS: show

Jane Lynch Quotes:
• Well, Team, out of a possible $100,000, you banked a not-even-close $7,500. That brings your total bank to $36,500. Not bad. Not good. Like a Coldplay song.
• Who’s ready for their nap?
• Whose mental infrastructure has crumbled?

4 votes out of 5 made Meredith the Weakest Link. (You guessed it: Meredith cast the fifth vote! She voted for Mateen, the round’s Strongest Link).