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Broad Ripple Brewpub Quiz

posted: Mar. 14, 2024

The winners of the March 5, 2024, quiz were Scooterboy & The Barstool Mannequins with 47 points. The winners of the Best Team Name Competition were Three Eggs And Two Beers.

Round One: Four Letter Word Movies (all the answers to these questions are four letters long)

1) What comedy film from 1985 with an ensemble cast featuring Tim Curry, Madeline Kahn and Christopher Lloyd was released in theaters with three different endings?

2) In what 1991 Steven Spielberg directed movie does Robin Williams play the hero and Dustin Hoffman play the villain?

3) What Best Picture Oscar winner from 2012 is set mostly in Iran?

4) What 2022 movie was the third written and directed by Jordan Peele?

5) Moneyball Question: The 2010 sequel to what 1982 movie was subtitled Legacy?

Round Two: Picture Round - Comic Book Character Portrayers

1) Who is this comic strip character? Who portrayed her in a 1980 movie directed by Robert Altman?

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2) Who is this comic book character? What child star portrayed him in a 1994 movie?

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3) Who is this comic strip character? What actor, who also played the villain in the 1997 movie Titanic, portrayed him in a 1996 movie?

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4) Who is this comic book character? Who portrayed her in a 1997 movie?

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5) Who is this comic book character? What actor portrayed him in a 2004 movie and its 2008 sequel?

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Round Three: March 5th - The Day In History

1) In 1770 during an incident known as the Boston Massacre, what African American patriot, for whom an historic Indianapolis public high school is named, was shot dead along with four others by British Redcoats?

2) What Polish born composer, who was born on this day in 1810, is mostly known for his compositions for piano?

3) In 1868 the impeachment trial of what US President, the first ever to be impeached, began?

4) In a speech given in 1946, Winston Churchill was the first person to use what phrase to describe the strained relationship between the Soviet Union and the West?

5) Moneyball Question: In 1963, what company patented the Hula Hoop, of which they sold over 25 million in the first four months when their version was first introduced in the 1950s?

Round Four: Alcoholic Answers (all the answers to these questions have the name of an alcoholic beverage in them)

1) A four-year period involving outbreaks of violence due to the first tax imposed on a domestically produced product in America is known as what?

2) What is the capital of Oman?

3) French Kings Louis XIV and Louis XVI were members of what ruling house?

4) What 1985 novel by John Irving was adapted into a 1999 film starring Tobey Maguire, Charlize Theron, and Michael Caine?

5) Moneyball Question: What 1999 song by the band Oasis features the obscure lyrics: "slowly walkin' down the hall, faster than a cannonball"?

Round Five: Crossword Clues

1) Car manufacturing partner of Daimler - four letters; second letter is "E"?

2) Fastest fish - eight letters; first letter is "S"?

3) Green gemstone - seven letters; third letter is "R"?

4) Space probe currently on the moon - eight letters; fifth letter is "S"?

5) Moneyball Question: Major tourist destination in the Irish county of Kerry - nine letters; fourth letter is "L"?

Round Six: American Singers of Irish Descent

1) What was the name of George Clooney's aunt, who was one of the stars of the 1954 movie White Christmas and had hits with such songs as This Ole House and Mambo Italiano?

2) County singer Faith Hill is married to what fellow country singer?

3) Singer songwriter Alecia Beth Moore goes by what colorful one-word stage name?

4) Who was the lead singer and main songwriter of the band Creedence Clearwater Revival?

5) Moneyball Question: What is singer songwriter Billie Eilish's surname?

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