Shouldn’t keep talking about places I have been, but am doing this little exercise sitting at Cascada de Baja in Cabo San Lucas. What better excuse to ask a few puzzlers about the land south of the Border?
- In the song “South of the Border,” what told the cowboy that he “should not stay south of the border”?
- What “mania” possessed the Los Angeles Dodgers in the early 1980s?
- Who played Pancho Villa in the 1934 movie “Viva Villa”?
- Mel Blanc played a Mexican character on the Jack Benny radio show in a hilarious, oft- repeated bit. What was this character’s very un-Mexican name?
- What was the name of the astronaut played by Bill Dana on the Steve Allen TV show?
- Who was hailed as the liberator of Mexico from French rule in the 1800’s?
December Answers
- “Dr. No”
- Ursula Andress
- Oddjob
- George Lazenby
- Timothy Dalton
- Barry Nelson
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The first person to email or mail, no calls please, the correct answers to all of the above questions will win a $25 gift certificate for Restaurante Forli in downtown Alamo, compliments of Ben Fernandez! Entries must be received by Jan 20, 2013. In the event of a tie, the winner will be drawn at random. Please email your answers to info@aliveeastbay.com, or mail to ALIVE East Bay, 3200 A Danville Blvd., Ste. 204, Alamo, CA 94507. Employees and family members of employees of ALIVE East Bay are not eligible. Restaurant may be changed without notice.
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