New Mexico Trivia

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As always, we've got three rounds of 10 questions. Each, if you're new, welcome aboard. You can listen to this podcast in any order. You like, don't we duties the next show at the end of each episode. If you need rules or scorecards, visit dorky Geeky nerdy.com that covers the basics. So let's get started the dorky round. Number one, born in New Mexico in 1973 what actor starred in, How I Met Your Mother, A Series of Unfortunate Events. And as the title character, in Doogie Howser MD, Neil Patrick Harris. Number two, born with the name, Henry McCarty. What outlaw and subject of the two Young Guns movies died at Fort Sumner in 1881. William Bonney AKA Billy the Kid. Number three, what state borders, New Mexico to the West. Arizona. Number four. What New Mexico Town became famous for reported UFO crash in 1947? Roswell. Number 5. What TV series set? New Mexico. Ran from 2008 to 2013 and starred Bryan Cranston as Walter White. Breaking Bad. Never six what founder of Amazon was born in New Mexico, in 1964. Jeff Bezos. Number seven. What 2011 Marvel movie was set in New Mexico, Thor. Number 8, much to the Chagrin of Wiley. Coyote, what is the state bird of New Mexico? The roadrunner. Number 9. What National Park located in Southeastern? New Mexico is home to over 119 caves. Carlsbad Caverns National Park. Number 10, what? 2017 movie? The 10th X-Men film was shot in various locations, around New Mexico. Logan. The geeky round number one. What is the capital of New Mexico? Santa Fe Number two, what 1952 movie set in the New Mexico, territory star, Gary Cooper and won four Academy Awards. High Noon. Number three. What is the state's nickname? The land of enchantment. Number four, spell Albuquerque. A all bu Q. UE r q. UE Number five. The first what occurred in New Mexico on July 16th 1945 at 5:50 a.m. The first man-made atomic explosion. number 6, every October Albuquerque plays host to a festival for what type of aircraft Hot air balloons. Number 7, what was the backup Landing site for the space shuttle located in New Mexico. White Sands. It was only ever used once in 1982 for the third shuttle mission. Number 8, the 11 minute 23 seconds song. Albuquerque was released in 1999 by what artist. Weird. Al Yankovic. Number 9. What ethnicity makes up 74 percent of the population of New Mexico. Hispanic. Number 10, New Mexico, stood in for Afghanistan in what 2016? Tina Fey movie. Whiskey Tango, Foxtrot. The nerdy round number one, born in New Mexico in 1887, what hotel magnates Empire is still around to this day? That would be paris's great-grandfather Conrad Hilton. Number two, born in Roswell who became the highest paid actress at the time in 1996 when she starred in Striptease. Demi Moore. Number three. What Native American leader was born in New Mexico. In 1829 would fight with the Mexican and American military's but would also ride in President Theodore Roosevelt's inaugural parade and attend the 1904 World's Fair. Geronimo. Number four. What animator born in Melrose? New Mexico was the creator of and initial voice actor, for Tom and Jerry. William Hanna. Yep, the guy who co-founded Hanna Barbera? Number 5. How many states border New Mexico? Five. Number 6. What is the second largest city in New Mexico? Las Cruces. Number 7. What scouting High Adventure Base is located in New Mexico. Philmont Ranch. It's the largest such facility run by the Boy Scouts. Number 8, the notch in the southwest corner of New Mexico was added to the US with what 1854 land acquisition. The Gadsden purchase. It also added the southern quarter of Arizona. Number 9. What New Mexico City gets its name from a 1950s radio show. Truth or Consequences. Number 10. What? Two Mexican states border New Mexico. Sonora and chihuahua and that's it for New Mexico. Trivia once bonus facts, New Mexico is the fifth largest state by Lynn Massey. It's just slightly larger than its neighbor, Arizona, it's 36 in population. So when you mix the size with the population, it ranks 45th in population density, it became a state, January 6 1912. Making it the 47th state at 13,000 feet. Wheeler Peak is the highest point in the state. Only 64 percent of the state's residents, speak English. Only, the rest are bilingual, speak Spanish, or one of the Native American languages, like Navajo living in Colorado and having family. In Arizona means, I've driven through New Mexico, a lot, it's a beautiful state and I hope to be able to get down to Carlsbad Caverns at some point New Mexicans. Let me know what else I need to see when I'm there. A quick bit of business before getting to next week's teaser. Some people have reached out via the Q&A, feature on Spotify. A thank you. I love hearing from you, but be I have no way to respond back to you. It doesn't give me your contact info nor a way to respond. So if you're asking a question or expecting a response from me, please use dorky cleaner. D.com Facebook, Twitter, or even read it. If you want to keep sending me notes via Spotify. Please feel free to do so just know it's a one-way Street that's out of the way. Here's a clue for what you'll hear next week. What state gets its name from the French interpretation of a Native American word for men or Warriors We only have four states left. So, these should be getting a little easier. See you back here next Wednesday. This has been episode 208 of the dorky geeky. Nerdy trivia podcast. The music has been by Jason Shaw and audio knoteks.com. This podcast was written produced and hosted by me Brian Rowland's. Come say hi to me at the voices in my head.com, you can check out some of the audio books. I've narrated including my latest project, twenty thousand kilos Under the Sea, a modern retelling of the Jules Verne classic adventure. ER, it's a blast. Thanks for listening. Thanks for listening.