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Broad Ripple Brewpub Quiz

posted: Feb. 03, 2022

Questions from a past Brewpub Quiz. This quiz was won by I Wish The Dollar Store Sold Gas with 19 points. The winners of the Best Team Name Competition were Rosa Parks And Recreation.

Birthday

1) What two U.S. Presidents died on July 4th, 1826, the United States' fiftieth birthday?

2) What two sisters wrote the song Happy Birthday to You?

3) I'll Have Another, the recent winner of both the Kentucky Derby and The Preakness celebrated his third birthday on what date earlier this year?

4) To whom is Stevie Wonder's song Happy Birthday dedicated?

The following 20 questions were created by Jon Stewart and Kellie Mears, for which we thank them.

First Things

1) What is Mitt Romney's first name?

2) Who was the first Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court?

3) Jalen, Jimmy, Ray, Chris and Juwan comprised what 1990's supergroup?

4) L. Ron Hubbard was the founder of Scientology -- what does the L stand for?

Kellie's Dream Questions

1) Whose alter-ego is Sasha Fierce?

2) Who played Chandler Bing's father on the hit show Friends?

3) In the movie Pretty Woman, in what hotel did Julia Robert's and Richard Gere's characters carry on their affair?

4) Michael Jordan wore four different numbers during his post collegiate basketball career -- what were those four numbers?

Indiana Crime History

1) This notorious bank robber, arguably Indiana's most famous criminal native son, is buried in Crown Hill Cemetery -- who is he?

2) In 1992, Boxer Mike Tyson was convicted of a rape that occurred the previous year in what landmark Indianapolis hotel?

3) In 1925 this Indianapolis resident and Grand Dragon of the KKK, who had acquired so much political clout that he famously stated "I am the law in Indiana", finally fell from grace after he was convicted of murdering his secretary -- what was his name?

4) In 1977, this Indianapolis woman was the victim of the most lucrative residential burglary in U.S. history, the thieves making off with at least $3 million in cash and perhaps as much as $6 million -- who was this northside grocery store heiress?

Miscellaneous Rock & Roll Trivia

1) What famous singer/songwriter was born Steveland Morris?

2) What supergroup was comprised of former members of The Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, and The Hollies?

3) Who drowned in his swimming pool on July 3, 1969, possibly a victim of murder?

4) What legendary Rock Promoter was born Wolfgang Grajonca in Berlin, Germany, in 1931?

Political Scandals

1) Before the Watergate scandal of the seventies, the Teapot Dome scandal was considered the greatest and most sensational scandal in the history of American politics -- what president's administration was tainted by the Teapot Dome?

2) In 1988 Ronald Reagan's Attorney General resigned in the wake of the Wedtech scandal -- what was his name?

3) What was the name of the woman who recorded her telephone conversations with her co-worker Monica Lewinsky, which included discussions about the infamous blue dress?

4) In the Watergate scandal, how many times did the group of men known collectively as Nixon's Plumbers successfully break into the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee?

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