Let's play a game..... (New Mexico, Mexico, ally)

[aliasfinn]

James Clerk Maxwell ?

[UNC4Me]

Originally Posted by aliasfinn

James Clerk Maxwell ?

No

[aliasfinn]

Tenzing Norgay ?

[UNC4Me]

Originally Posted by aliasfinn

Tenzing Norgay ?

YES!!

Glad nobody asked specifically if the mountain range was on another planet. Answering "used to be" would have given it away. Poor little Pluto.

[aliasfinn]

I would have never have guessed it if Sungrins didn't put me on the right track with his guess.


This next one should be an easy one.
Clue; This man was involved in a conspiracy and almost 40 years later his nephew was involved in another conspiracy that was really out of this world.

[SunGrins]

First a political conspiracy of the 20th century?

[aliasfinn]

20th century but not political, maybe politics played a role in the first one to some degree.

[aliasfinn]

Originally Posted by aliasfinn

20th century but not political, maybe politics played a role in the first one to some degree.

Now that I think of it, I guess politics played a role in both conspiracies.

[SunGrins]

These were US conspiracies?

[aliasfinn]

Originally Posted by SunGrins

These were US conspiracies?

Yes, they were close to home for you.