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Broad Ripple Brewpub Quiz

posted: Jan. 08, 2026

The winners of the December 16th, 2025 quiz were The Meatheads. The winners of the Best Team Name Competition were The Meatheads.

Christmas Movie Accolades

1) Da'Vine Joy Randolph won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar and Paul Giamatti was nominated for a Best Actor Oscar for what 2023 movie that takes place at Christmastime?

2) The highest grossing movie version of A Christmas Carol, released in 2009, features a motion-capture performance by what actor playing Ebenezer Scrooge?

3) The soundtrack to what 1996 movie starring Whitney Houston, which is a remake of a 1947 movie, is one of the best-selling Gospel albums of all time?

4) What stop-motion movie, released in 1993, was the first animated film to be Oscar nominated for Best Visual Effects?

5) Moneyball Question: What 1940 movie starring James Stewart, the climax of which takes place on Christmas Eve, was remade in 1949 as In The Good Old Summertime, and again in 1998 as You've Got Mail, and is one of the highest rated Christmas movies on Rotten Tomatoes?

December 16th to December 24th - Historical Events

1) On December 16th, 1653, what man was named Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland, a man who banned the celebration of Christmas?

2) On December 17th, 1989, what long-running television series began with a Christmas themed episode?

3) On December 19th, 1843, what classic novella was first published?

4) On December 24th, 1972, who staged their last Christmas show for troops in Vietnam, which was the ninth show that they performed during the conflict?

5) Moneyball Question: On December 21st, 1968, which of the Apollo missions was launched, that eventually would be the first manned mission to orbit the moon, which it did later that week on Christmas Day?

Santa Claus Trivia

1) The name Santa Claus is an Americanized version of the name given to him by people from what country?

2) The descendants of a man called Henry Livingston insist that he, rather than the generally accepted author, wrote what literary work about Santa Claus?

3) Children from what Scandinavian country leave out coffee for Santa Claus for his visits to their homes?

4) Who had a hit with the song Santa Baby in 1953?

5) Moneyball Question: In what Indiana county is the town of Santa Claus located?

Current Christmas Commercials

1) What basketball player takes Santa's place and delivers Sprite to houses around the world in a commercial that's currently airing on television?

2) What former actress from The Office plays the Kohl's Mom in a series of commercials for the department store?

3) A series of commercials featuring The Grinch and Cindy Lou Who are currently being run by what big box store?

4) What two celebrities play Christmas elves in a series of commercials for Verizon?

5) Moneyball Question: A group of woodland creatures film themselves singing a song on what kind of device manufactured by what company lost by a human?

Christmas Song Lyrics

1) From what song released in 1984 come the following lyrics: "Once bitten and twice shy, I keep my distance, but you still catch my eye"?

2) From what song originally recorded by Vaughn Monroe in 1945 come the following lyrics: "And it doesn't show signs of stopping, and I brought me some corn for popping"?

3) From what song, published in 1934, come the following lyrics: "Here to stay is a new bird, he sings a love song, as we go along"?

4) From what Christmas hymn, written in 1719 by Isaac Watts, comes the following lyrics: "Let ev'ry heart prepare him room, and heav'n and nature sing"?

5) Moneyball Question: From what song, released in 1977 by The Kinks, come the following lyrics: "Don't mess around with those silly toys, we'll beat you up if you don't hand it over, we want your bread so don't make us annoyed"?

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