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Broad Ripple Brewpub Quiz
posted: Jan. 09, 2025
The winners of the December 17th quiz were Everybody Must Get Droned with 40 points. The winners of the Best Team Name Competition were Everybody Must Get Droned.
Round One: Christmas Movies of the 2000s
1) What is the surname of husband and wife, Luther and Nora, played by Tim Allen and Jamie Lee Curtis, in a movie from 2004?
2) In the 2017 movie The Man Who Invented Christmas, who is the "man" of the title?
3) David Harbour, best known for playing Police Chief Hopper in Stranger Things, stars as Santa Claus in what action comedy from 2022?
4) Which of the following is NOT a title of a movie released by The Hallmark Channel in 2024: 'Tis The Season To Be Irish, A Christmas Cookie Catastrophe, A Holly Jolly Princess or Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story?
5) Moneyball Question: What British actor, who came to prominence by playing a famous literary character on television, provides the voice for The Grinch in the animated 2018 movie Dr. Seuss' The Grinch?
Round Two: Picture Round: Movie Santas
1) Who is this actor who played Santa Claus in the 2018 movie The Christmas Chronicles? What actress was well-cast to play his wife, Mrs. Claus?
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2) Who is this actor playing Santa Claus in a 2007 movie? What is the movie's title?
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3) Who is this actor playing Santa Claus in a 2024 movie? He does a tie-in for the movie in one of his commercials for what insurance company that he's been a spokesperson for since 2010?
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4) Who is this actor who starred as Kris Kringle in a 1947 movie, which was remade in 1994? Who plays the part played by Natalie Wood in the 1947 movie in the 1994 version?
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5) Who is this actor who starred as Kris Kringle in a 1994 remake of the 1947 movie? What actress plays the part in the 1947 version, played by Elizabeth Perkins in the 1994 remake?
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Round Three: December 17th and the 12 Days of Christmas in History
1) On December 17th 497 BC, what festival was first held in Ancient Rome, a festival whose core elements appear in modern day Christmas celebrations, such as feasting, and gift giving?
2) On December 26th 1966, Dr. Maulana Karenga celebrated the first Kwanzaa. Kwanzaa, meaning "first fruits", comes from what language?
3) On December 27th 1900, what famous prohibitionist was briefly jailed for smashing up a bar in a hotel in Wichita, Kansas?
4) On December 31st 1759, Arthur Guinness signed an improbably long lease for a property at St. James's Gate in Dublin, Ireland, and started brewing his famous stout. How long is the lease for?
5) Moneyball Question: On January 6th 1759, George Washington married his wife Martha, whose surname at the time was Custis, due to her first marriage to Daniel Custis. What was her maiden name?
Round Four: Christmas Fill in the Blanks
1) Original French title of the Christmas carol O Holy Night: _____, Chrétiens?
2) Type of tree erected each year at 30 Rockefeller Center in New York City: Norway ____?
3) 1816 story by E. T. A. Hoffman that inspired a Christmas ballet: The Nutcracker And The _____ King?
4) Common names for plants whose scientific names are Ilex and Hedera: _____ And _____?
5) Moneyball Question: The name for a traditional British Christmas treat, which would seem to Americans to be a misnomer: Mince _____ Pie?
Round Five: Christmas Day Sports Happenings
1) Katie Hnida, playing for the University of New Mexico in the 2002 Las Vegas Bowl, became the first woman to play in a Division I-A College football game. What position did she play?
2) In 1971, Stan Gilbertson, playing for the California Golden Seals, was the last person to score on Christmas Day in what professional sport?
3) This year will be how many years since the Indiana Pacers have played a game on Christmas Day, a time span that if an anniversary, would be marked by a traditional gift of china?
4) In 2008 Phil Jackson registered his 1000th win as a coach when the Lakers beat the Celtics. Known for his calm demeanor on the sideline, what is Phil Jackson's nickname?
5) Moneyball Question: In 2020, the New Orleans Saints' Alvin Kamara tied a single-game NFL scoring record first set by Ernie Nevers in 1929. In what statistic was that record?
Round Six: Music from Christmas TV Specials
1) The 1941 song The Little Drummer Boy, which inspired a 1968 Christmas Special, was first recorded by what singing group whose story was told in a classic 1965 movie?
2) The song Merry Christmas After All from the 1999 Christmas Special Olive, The Other Reindeer, is performed by the band, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy with lead vocals provided by whom?
3) The 1950 song Frosty The Snowman, which inspired the Christmas Special from 1969, was covered by what female vocal group on a 1963 recording that was produced by Phil Spector?
4) The iconic piece of music written and performed by jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi for the 1965 Christmas Special A Charlie Brown Christmas, is named for what two characters that we see walking together when the music is first heard?
5) Moneyball Question: In the 1964 Christmas special Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer, after introducing the character of Yukon Cornelius, Sam The Snowman sings what song about how the pursuit of wealth is not the most important thing?
alan@broadripplegazette.com
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