“Ca$h Cab” 2/1/06

G1: Kim Bentley & Ellen Williams (91st & Broadway)(BtG: 37)

R2:
#1: W/ NO army, what ecotourist destination’s known as the “Switzerland of Central America”?
Mexico (A: Costa Rica)
#2: What kind of violent windstorm does a waterspout become when it hits land?
Hurricane (A: Tornado)
#3: What famous Parisian arc lies at the western end of Champs Elysees?
Arc de Triomphe
#4: A passing NY subway can reach a level of over 110 on what scale that measures sound?
SSO
Decibel

R3:
#1: For 32 yrs. Helen Gurley Brown was editor-in-chief for what fashion magazine?
Cosmopolitan
#2: In 2004 the Ansari X Prize offered $10M to the first non-government organization to do what?
Discover an antidote for AIDS (A: To launch a man into space)

G2: Julia (66th & West End Ave.)(BtG: 40)

R2:
#1: Orig. written to signal “lights out”, what bugle song’s currently played at military funerals?
“Taps”
#2: What Dostoevsky novel was about four siblings & the murder of their father?
Crime and Punishment (A: The Brothers Karamazov)
#3: We all know Abe Lincoln was born in a log cabin, but in what U.S. state was he born?
NE (A: KY)
#4: What female vocalist stars five nights a wk. in a Vegas show called “A New Day”?
Celine Dion

R3:
#1: In what battle did George Custer fight his INFAMOUS last stand?
SSO
Little Bighorn
#2: Who sang “Tossed Salad and Scrambled Eggs” for the theme of the sitcom “FRASIER”?
Kelsey Grammer
FQ: The ship Rainbow Warrior was launched by what environmental group?
FA: Greenpeace

G3: Mike, Caleb & Josh (81st & CPW)(BtG: 32)

R2:
#1: Andrew Fastow was the former CFO of what Houston-based energy organization?
ENRON
#2: In the world of email, what’s BCC an abbrev. for?
MSO: Astin
By carbon copy (A: Blind carbon copy)
#3: In a famous scene, what Mark Twain character tricked his friends into whitewashing a fence?
Tom Sawyer
#4: What type of miniature tree means “tray gardening” in Japanese?
Bonsai

R3:
#1: What mineral, the softest on Earth, is made into power for cosmetic use?
OTHER S-O
Flour (A: Talc)
#2: The title of what Adolf Hitler autobiography meant “my struggle” in German?
Mein Kampf
FQ: What ex-Stanford provost did Forbes name “The World’s Most Powerful Woman” in 2005?
Condoleeza Rice

VB: The Grand Canyon officially became a national park during the Wilson administration, but it was set aside as a game preserve during the Presidency of what avid big-game hunter?
FA: Teddy Roosevelt ($900)