Monday, October 29, 2007

Answers to last week's Secret Theme rounds

Ray's:

The theme was Mexican states. Names of states follow each answer.
1) What's the largest city in the Spanish administrative region of Castille & Leon? Leon / Nuevo Leon
2) In what 2003 comedy movie did Christopher Walken play mob boss Salvatore Maggio? Kangaroo Jack / Quintana Roo
3) In what 2004 big-budget film did Viggo Mortensen play Frank Hopkins? Hidalgo; read about the Hopkins hoax here / Hidalgo
4) What specific common brand name product is associated with Avery Island, Louisiana?
Tabasco sauce / Tabasco
5) Which US state derives its name from a fictional land described in the 1510 book The Exploits of Esplandian? California / Baja California Sur and Baja California Norte
6) What well-reviewed 1992 film, based upon a best-selling novel from a few years earlier, starred Marco Leonardi and Lumi Cavazos as a couple? Like Water for Chocolate; a Mexican movie, incidentally / Aguascalientes

7) What was the 1981 film known in Australia as Mad Max 2 released as in the United States? The Road Warrior / Guerrero, which is Spanish for "Warrior"

8) What North American desert is also called the Gila Desert? Sonoran Desert / Sonora
9) What's been Dodge's SUV model since 1998? Durango / Durango
10) What breed of dog is Sharon Osbourne's pooch Mimi? Chihuahua / Chihuahua

Frank's:


The theme was common poker variants.

1) What major boxing bout, known by a catchy moniker, took place October 1, 1975? Thrilla in Manila / Manila

2) If you're playing Monopoly and holding a yellow card, what sort of card are you holding? Community Chest / Community card variants
3) What Prussian, and later German, military decoration was awarded 1813-1945? Iron Cross / Iron Cross
4) What's the oldest university in the English-speaking world? Oxford / Oxford
5) The Battle of Palmito Hill was the last battle of the American Civil War (May 12-13, 1865, after Lee's surrender). In which state did it occur? Texas / Texas Hold 'Em
6) What Mark DeCarlo-hosted syndicated dating game show ran nationally 1991-93? Studs / Stud

7) Of the 5 D-Day landing beaches at Normandy, only two had codenames which were names of places. Which two? Omaha, Utah / Omaha Hold 'Em, Utah (a.k.a. "Cincinnati")
8) What Australian sporting goods and activewear company, founded in 1973, is named after the Aussie English word for a stagnant pool of water? Billabong / Billabong
9) What major US city gained the nickname "Hog Butcher for the World" owing to the opening line of a 1916 poem written about it? Chicago / High and Low Chicago
10) What 2000 crime movie featured Dennis Hopper and Ice-T? Luck of the Draw / Draw

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