Foreign Sounding Texas Places
Faith & begorrah! A 2005 state bill proclaimed this town the official Irish capital of Texas.
Dublin.
A surcoat in medieval times was a loose tunic worn over this type of protection.
What is armor?
I can't decide between chocolate, vanilla & strawberry ice cream; wait, I'll have all three in a brick called this.
Neapolitan
A bank employee paying out money at the counter & a common name for a university in West Philly.
Teller & Penn
Kevin Kline was the gadget-loving 1860s government agent Artemus Gordon in this film based on a TV show
Wild Wild West
Bogata in the Red River County is named for the capital of this country.
Colombia.
In ancient Rome a balteus was a shoulder "belt" formed from the twisted folds of one of these garments
What is a toga?
Jonathan Swift wrote, "He was a bold man that first" ate these; let's be bold and enjoy them on the half shell.
What are oysters?
A flour/water mixture used to stick papers together (don't eat it, kids!) and an edit of a film in progress.
Paste & cut
Sam Packinpah. Lots of blood. This 1969 Western.
The Wild Bunch
A mile east of the Rio Grande, this hamlet shares its name with a French area whos beaches became famous in 1944.
Normandy.
In the 1920s, a jacket with large pockets and a rolled collar was popularized by this aviator (looking for the person's name)
Charles Lindbergh
Mozzarella, tomatoes & basil are in this simple salad that gets its name from an Italian island.
What is a caprese salad?
A Duracell item & one of the A's in the Marine's AAV-7 vehicle
An Elvis-obsessed Nicolas Cage takes up with Laura Dern in this 1990 David Lynch film.
Wild at Heart
A land divided by Jordan, Egypt & Israel, or the seat of Anderson County, TX.
Palestine
Beastly term for a scarf of feathers or fur, but usually not scales.
What is a boa?
For a quick version of this French sauce, mix together mayo, minced garlic, a little salt, and lemon juice
What is aioli?
A plant that grows & climbs around a support & the place that gets a "Hooray for" it in a song.
Vine & Hollywood.
Meryl Streep needed a lot more than one degree of separation from Kevin Bacon on the water in this movie.
The River Wild.
There's one in southern Italy, one in Florida & one in Texas near the Ark. border, "an old town with new horizons".
Naples.
18th c. riding boots decorated with tassels shared this name with German mercenaries hired by the Brits.
Hessians
A Spanish word for a sloop gives us the name of this appetizer, a crisp corn tortilla "boat" filled with beef and cheese.
What is a chalupa? Also, what is a sloop.
The first names of former California governor Brown & Nebraska senator Sasse are less than delicious when paired.
Jerry & Ben
Hushpuppy deals with some prehistoric creatures called aurochs in this 2012 drama set in the delta.
Beast of the Southern Wild.