GSN: Cash Cab Clues (S6, Ep7)

Here is some extra trivia from a Cash Cab episode that aired on 7/27/25 on the Game Show Network. An asterisk will mark the clues that the passengers missed with their wrong answers, if any, in parentheses.

First Fare: Joan & Susan
Double Dollar Amounts
$100 ROUND:
1. In a sad coincidence, the doomed Deepwater Horizon oil rig sank on the 40th anniversary of what April eco-holiday?
2. Though the recipe comes from Austria, what sweet pastry Is named for a Scandinavian country 500 miles to the north?
3. In 1998, Senator Harry Reid proposed removing what former Director’s name from FBI headquarters?
4. The largest animal on Earth, what variety of whale
experiences growth spurts of up to 200 lbs per day?
$200 ROUND:
1. With over 300 million tiny sacs called alveoli, what human organ has a surface area of about half a tennis court?
2. According to a GAO report, what celebrated missile system took out only 9% of incoming scuds in the 1991 Gulf War?
3. Despite his wealth, what monarch of Monaco demanded a $2 million dowry before marrying actress Grace Kelly?
4. Named for the first 6 letters in the top row, what standard keyboard layout has been criticized for favoring the left hand?

ANSWERS: show

Second Fare: Amy, Jim
$50 ROUND:
1. According to a 2010 Thompson Reuters survey, only 1% of Americans can name all 9 members of what institution?
2. In 2008, a top dog named Uno became the first beagle
to win what title at the Westminster Kennel Club competition
3. Located in Northern Italy what city lends its name to a well-known lunch meat as well as a famed ragout?
4. Nicknamed “The Loneliest Road in America”, Nevada’s Highway 50 closely follows the route of what 1860s equine mail service
$100 ROUND:
1. Often seen at the end of computer viruses, the “.exe” file suffix is short for what?
2. Familiar to fans of Tommy Tutone, what phone number did a Jersey deejay sell on eBay for more than $180,000?
3. In 2009, author Seth Grahame-Smith created a best seller by mashing up zombie fiction and what Jane Austen novel?
4. Before summiting Everest in 2010, 13-year-old Jordan Romero warmed up by climbing what Tanzanian peak?
$200 ROUND:
1. Like “l’chaim” in Hebrew or “salute” in Italian, what is the common Japanese word for cheers?
2. Powered by a turbine, what car component uses compressed exhaust to boost the engine’s power?
3. Developed by DuPont, what synthetic brand of rubber
is used to make iPod sleeves and Scuba wetsuits?
4. Abbreviated capital P.G., what Christian movement is based on the idea that God rewards believers with material wealth?

ANSWERS: show

Third Fare: Jen, Karen, Jessica, Josh
$50 ROUND:
1. Special editions of what classic toy have included Luke Frywalker, Spider Spud, and Opti-mash Prime?
2. Consisting of 2 letters, what shirt size abbreviation also represents the number 40 in Roman numerals?
3. To entice investors in 1927, Philo T. Farnsworth transmitted An image of a dollar sign in a private demonstration of what famed invention?
4. Ronald Reagan was the Great Communicator. What dam-building president was known as the Great Engineer
$100 ROUND:
1. In a 2010 article, the New York Times notes that Facebook has turned what common noun into a verb?
2. To avoid stepping on stingers, residents of the Southwest use black lights to search for what glow-in-the-dark arachnids?
RED LIGHT CHALLENGE: Of Ski Magazine’s top resorts for 2010, 7 in the top 15 are in Colorado. Name 4 of the 7 Rocky Mountains destinations.
3. Composed by John Philips Sousa in 1896, what ode to the American flag is the official National March of the United States?
4. According to Guns Magazine, America’s most popular police pistol is made by what Austrian Firearms Company?
$200 ROUND:
1. A neighbor of Saint Martin, what exclusive Caribbean island is named for the little brother of Christopher Columbus

ANSWERS: show