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“Ca$h Cab” 7/15/20

G1: Zoe & Aviva (sisters)(11th & 2nd)(BtG: 24)

R1:
#1: What cable network began broadcasting movies in Oct. ’09 starting aptly enough w/ “The Perfect Storm”?
The Weather Channel
#2: Judging speed, weight distribution & item arrangement the National Grocers Association holds an annual competition in what supermarket-related activity?
Bagging
#3: What popular dating site uses the slogan “Mazel tov for finding love”?
Jdate
#4: What style of tight cropped pant was named off an island off the coast of Italy?
Capri

R2:
#1: Cheeseheads are the fans of what NFL team?
Packers
#2: Inspired by the Hardy Boys Stella Strong & Diana Dare were proposed names for what iconic children’s book sleuth?
Nancy Drew
RLC: Back in ’65 MATTEL introduced The Farmer Says See ‘N Say which feat. 12 noisy animals- name nine.
Cow, pig, sheep, horse, rooster, dog, catX (Missed: Turkey, frog, coyote, duck & bird)
#3: What company has officially filed the design on its Scotch tape packaging w/ the Scottish Register of Tartans?
3M
#4: Acc. to YouTube what Queen song was the 1st music video made prior to 1990 to reach 1B views?
“We Will Rock You” (A: “Bohemian Rhapsody”)

R3:
#1: What dark rye bread was named in part for a German word meaning “to break wind”?
Pumpernickel
#2 (Jim Cramer): “Using the stock symbol RSH what tech retailer shares reached $78 during the ’90s Internet bubble but fell to 24¢ by 2015?”
RadioShack
FQ: What biochemical known as “the love hormone” plays a role in the bonding between a mom & a child?
Oxytocin

G2: Laura, Heather & Kris (Balthazar on Spring & Broadway)(BtG: 19)

R1:
#1: What Mexican dish was named after its inventor Ignacio who cooked up some cheese-coated tostadas as a last-minute snack for guests in 1943?
Nachos
#2: Just like the offspring of kangaroos, wallabies & other marsupials this baby wombat’s called what?
Joey
#3: What combative children’s card game can gamblers play at some Vegas casinos?
War
#4: A tittle is a fancy word for the small dot used in what two lowercase letters in the English alphabet?
I & J

R2:
#1: An app titled “Little Monsters” calls itself a place for all fans of what pop star?
Lady Gaga
#2: A failed attempt to use college football to end the Cold War the Glasnost Bowl was a game scheduled to be played in 1989 in what capital city?
Moscow
#3: Often prescribed to treat ADHD what drug was reportedly named for its inventor’s wife Rita who used it to improve her tennis game?
Ritalin
#4: The leaf of what tree’s feat. in the coat of arms of Cannes?
Palm

R3:
#1: What science’s defined by Merriam-Webster as the study of family ancestral lines?
Genealogy
FQ (Dr. Terry Dubrow): What ’80s Panamanian dictator was saddled w/ the unfortunate childhood nickname “Pineapple Face”?
Noriega

VB: Hindus have their own festival of lights, a 5-day celebration of good’s triumph over evil. Named for these types of clay lamps what’s this annual holiday?
Diwali ($2K)

G3: Jonathan & John (Amsterdam & 112th)(BtG: 32)

R1:
#1: What TV science guy was reportedly rejected four times from NASA’s astronaut program?
Bill Nye
#2: What dance move that Cam Newton did (who’s now a Patriot after being a Panther for a while) is actually illegal in Saudi Arabia due to its perceived connection to drug culture?
Dab
#3: Found inside its flagship 5th Ave. location the Blue Box Cafe serves breakfast to shoppers at what high-end jewelry store?
Tiffany’s
#4: What single-player card game was orig. added to Microsoft Windows to teach new users how to drag & drop items w/ a mouse?
Solitaire

R2:
#1: Served on small plates & delicious w/ a glass of sangria what type of quick bites translates to “cover” or “lid” in Spanish?
Tapas
#2: Are You There, Vodka? It’s Me, Chelsea played on the title of what author’s 1970 classic Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret?
SMS
Judy Blume
#3 (Stephanie Ruhle): “Playfully referred to as ‘The Notorious AOC’ what is this woman’s name?”
OTHER S-O: Paris
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
#4: What country’s newest constitution approved in Budapest in 2011 was said to be the 1st to be drafted on an Apple iPad?
India

R3:
#1: What would be the answer if you asked Google Assistant “Hey Google, what wireless speaker company based in Santa Barbara has a name that’s a palindrome”?
Alexa (A: SONOS)
FQ: What President’s inaugural parade feat. 50 custom Ford Thunderbird convertibles?
Reagan (A: JFK)

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