Broad Ripple Brewpub Quiz
posted: Jan. 23, 2025

Round One: Year in Review: Movies
1) In the movie Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, released in August, Catherine O'Hara again plays Delia and Winona Ryder again plays her step-daughter Lydia, characters from the 1988 original. Who plays the part of Lydia's daughter Astrid?
2) Who wrote, directed and co-stars in the comedy film A Real Pain, released in November?
3) Composers Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear are the first all-female songwriting team to write songs for a Disney movie, which they did for what movie released in November?
4) Monica Barbaro plays what real-life person in the movie A Complete Unknown, released in December?
5) Moneyball Question: Released in October, the movie Conclave takes place in what country?
Round Two: Picture Round - Year in Review: New TV
1) What is the title of the television show this still comes from? When a miniseries based on the same novel that this show is based on aired in 1980, who was the star?
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2) What is the title of the television show this still comes from? Who plays the title character?
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3) What is the title of the television show this still comes from? Who won three Prime Time Emmys for writing, producing and starring in the series?
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4) What is the title of the television show this still comes from? What is this character's birth name?
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5) What is the title of the television show this still comes from? Who wrote the 1955 novel this show is based on?
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Round Three: Year in Review: Events
1) In January Japan became the fifth country to land an object on the moon. The Soviet Union, the United States of America and China have all done it. What is the other country to have achieved this feat?
2) In March, a container ship crashed into the Francis Scott Key bridge causing major damage and six fatalities. In what city is the bridge located?
3) What event occurred across fifteen states on a Monday afternoon in April?
4) In October the Nobel Prize for Physics was awarded to John Hopfield and Geofrey Hinton and half the prize for Chemistry went to Demis Hassabis and John Jumper. What technology did all the scientists use to further their work?
5) Moneyball Question: In January, missing bolts caused a door plug to fall off a Boeing 737. The plane was part of what airlines fleet?
Round Four: Year in Review: People
1) Who became the first Irish born actor to win the Academy Award for Best Actor in March?
2) As the head of the now ruling Labor Party following an election, who became the new Prime Minister of the UK in July?
3) What singer made a surprise appearance during the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics, singing from the top of the Eiffel Tower?
4) Prior to becoming the head coach of IU men's football in November, Curt Cignetti was the head coach of what other college?
5) Moneyball Question: What is the real name of the Hawk Tuah Girl whose appearance on a YouTube video in July brought her fame and notoriety?
Round Five: Year in Review: Sports
1) What men's tennis player won three of the four grand slam singles titles in 2024?
2) The United States took home the most medals from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, but tied with what other country for most Gold medals with forty?
3) What NHL team from the Atlantic division, and located in the southern part of the United States, won their first Stanley Cup when they beat The Edmonton Oilers four games to three?
4) What team did the Indiana Pacers beat to reach the Eastern Conference finals for the first time since 2014?
5) Moneyball Question: In game one of the World Series, Freddy Freeman hit a walk-off home run for the Los Angeles Dodgers, who would go on to beat the New York Yankees four games to one. What about the hit made it a first in World Series history?
Round Six: Year in Review: Music
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2) The song Espresso, released in April, is by what recording artist who came to prominence on the Disney Channel show, Girl Meets World?
3) The Bar Song, released in April by country artist Shaboozey, is subtitled what?
4) Not Like Us, a critically acclaimed song by rapper Kendrick Lamar, released in May, is one in a series of diss tracks aimed at what other rapper?
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6) Moneyball Question: What was the final song performed by Taylor Swift each night during her three concerts at Lucas Oil Stadium, a song that she often modifies by singing the title, followed by the line: "is a guy with the Chiefs"?
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