GSN: Cash Cab Clues (S6, Ep6)

Here is some extra trivia from a Cash Cab episode that aired on 7/26/25 on the Game Show Network. An asterisk will mark the clues that the passengers missed with their wrong answers, if any, in parentheses.

These links go to the recaps of the Jeopardy! games airing today on GSN:
S39 E17 10/4/2022, S39 E18 10/5/2022 & S39 E19 10/6/2022

First Fare: Shannon & Jason
$50 ROUND:
1. A haven for hardcore Trekkies, the Canadian town of Vulcan logically honored what actor with his own parade in 2010?
2. Meaning “goddess of the sky”, Sagarmatha is the Nepalese name for what towering Himalayan mountain?
3. Written by John Heywood, a 1546 book of proverbs spread the notion that the moon is made of what colorful dairy product?
4. Introduced to the Summer Olympics in 2000, what spring-loaded sport was originally known as rebound tumbling?
$100 ROUND:
1. According to an Oxford English Dictionary entry, what Viennese ballroom dance was once considered riotous and indecent?
2. Allowing fashion models to give good face, the zygomatic bones are more commonly known as what?
3. The limbless larvae of a frog, what synonym for “tadpole” is derived from Middle English words meaning “middle” & “head”?
RED LIGHT CHALLENGE: According to the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, 9 nations have established nuclear weapons programs as of 2010. Name 7 of these 9 nations.
4. Lending its name to America’s first national park, what river was dubbed “Roche Jaune” by French-Canadian trappers?
$200 ROUND:
1. Meaning “musical instrument” in Hebrew, what traditional Jewish music has its roots in devotional synagogue music
2. According to legend, what colorful synonym for “aristocrat” alludes to the visible veins of pale Spanish nobility?
3. As seen on TV, CLR is a popular brand of household cleaner. What 3 staining agents are represented in the name “CLR”?

ANSWERS: show

WON: $1,400 / declined double or nothing

Second Fare: Emma, Caroline, Joan, Dave
$50 ROUND:
1. Born Nathan Birnbaum, what iconic comedian smoked and estimated 300,000 cigars in his 100-year-long life?
2. Easier than algebra, the oldest and most elementary branch of mathematics is called what?
3. According to PETA, what famous annual race to Nome, Alaska, is far too “ruff” on the dogs?
4. Introduced by DuPont in 1938, what synthetic fabric was once given the provisional and erroneous name “No-Run”?
$100 ROUND:
1. After a high-flying bid for media attention, what alliterative name was given to 6-year-old Falcon Heene in 2009?
2. Thanks to its 1947 constitution, what Asian nation has formally given up its ability to declare war?
3. Named after 2 types of gears, what steering system in cars converts rotational motion into linear motion?
4. Similar to an ante, what bet in a game of Texas Hold’em must be placed before any cards are seen?
ANSWERS: show

WON: $0

Third Fare: Sean, Neeta, Noreen, Shane
$50 ROUND:
1. For athletes who get a kick out of geometry, the surface of what ball usually consists of 12 pentagons and 20 hexagons?
2. Performing a miracle on the Hudson, what U.S. Airways pilot made a splash in 2009 due to an emergency water landing?
3. Tired of comparisons to poultry, the National Pork Board announced plans in 2010 to retire what well-known slogan?
4. Complaining of itching & blisters, Captain John Smith coined the name of what aggravating North American plant in 1609?
$100 ROUND:
1. A staple of Scandinavian vendors, what alcoholic spirit’s name comes from a Latin phrase meaning “water of life”
2. In a famous series of viral videos, the Gregory Brothers manipulate the voices of pundits and politicos using what pitch corrections software?
3. Referring to the balanced distribution of body parts, what biological characteristic is classified as radial or bilateral?

ANSWERS: show

They won $600 by correctly answering the Double or Nothing Video Clue:
Famously spared during World War II, this old-school Japanese city is home to 1,600 Buddhist temples, 5 geisha districts, & the headquarters of Nintendo. What is the name of this former imperial capital?