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Broad Ripple Brewpub Quiz

posted: Nov. 21, 2024

The winners of the November 5th quiz were Stupor Tuesday with 38 points. The winners of the Best Team Name Competition were We Will Win Tonight If Billy Has The Courage To Do The Right Thing.

Round One: Movie Actors Playing Real People

1) Jason Robards in a movie from 1976 and Tom hanks in a movie from 2017 both played what famous newspaper editor?

2) What British actress played Queen Victoria in the 1997 movie Mrs. Brown and the 2017 movie Victoria & Abdul?

3) Cate Blanchett played what musician in the 2007 movie I'm Not There that Timothy Chalamet is to play in a movie due to be released later this year?

4) Woody Harrelson played what real-life person in a 1996 movie, who himself played a real-life judge in the movie, that he was sentenced to prison time by?

5) Moneyball Question: In the 2006 movie Factory Girl, what member of Andy Warhol's circle is played by Sienna Miller?

Round Two: Picture Round: Famous Paintings

1) What is the missing word in the following title of this 1948 painting: Christina's _____? Who was the artist who created it?

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2) What is the missing word in the following title of this 1871 painting: Arrangement In _____ And Black No. 1? Who was the artist who created it?

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3) What is the missing word in the following title of this 1633 painting: Storm On The Sea Of _____? Who was the artist who created it?

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4) What is the missing word in the following title of this 1872 painting: _____, Sunrise? Who was the artist who created it?

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5) What is the missing word in the following title of this 1510 painting: The Garden Of _____ Delights? Who was the artist who created it?

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Round Three: November 5th - The Day In History

1) An event known as what, that took place in 1605, is commemorated with bonfires every year on this day?

2) In 1913, what British actress was born who would go on to win two Best Actress Academy Awards for playing women from the American deep South?

3) In 1968, who was elected Vice President

4) In 2007, what smartphone did Google launch?

5) Moneyball Question: In 1992, what NFL wide receiver was born, who, in 2014 made a catch while playing for the New York Giants that is often considered to be the greatest in NFL history?

Round Four: G is for Geography

1) Located in the United States, what is the largest saltwater lake in the Western hemisphere?

2) What river rises in the Himalayas and flows into the Bay of Bengal?

3) Las Palmas, the capital city of a group of islands that includes Lanzarote and Tenerife, is located on what island?

4) What name can be given to a small and usually flooded seaside cave?

5) Moneyball Question: What African country's capital is Libreville?

Round Five: Breads

1) What braided Jewish bread is usually served on Saturdays for the Sabbath?

2) What sweet Italian bread that contains candied orange, raisin and other fruit is most often baked for Christmas and New Year?

3) What English style bread most closely resembles an English muffin?

4) Barmbrack, an Irish sweet bread made with raisins and sultanas, is traditionally baked with different objects inside meaning different things to those who get them, for serving at what holiday, known in Irish as Samhain?

5) Moneyball Question: What thin pancake from southern India is made from ground beans and rice?

Round Six: Music on SNL

1) On the most recent episode of SNL, who performed her song Pink Pony Club?

2) In 1977, suddenly launching into his song Radio Radio, which he was expressly asked not to perform, got what recording artist banned from the show for many years?

3) In 1978, Devo did a memorable cover of what song by The Rolling Stones?

4) What singer infamously demonstrated that she was lip-synching in 2004 when the wrong track was played causing her to stop performing?

5) Moneyball Question: In 1996 what politically charged group attempted to protest that episode's host, billionaire turned politician, Steve Forbes, by hanging upside down American flags from their equipment while performing Bulls On Parade?

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