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Broad Ripple Brewpub Quiz

posted: Feb. 19, 2026

The winners of the February 3rd, 2026 quiz were Is This The Line For Melania?. The winners of the Best Team Name Competition were We Thought This Thing Started At 7:00.

Movie Rebels

1) In the third trilogy of Star Wars films, what name was given to the faction that replaced The Empire, and of which Kylo Ren was a member, and that the reformed rebel alliance fights against?

2) The 2006 movie The Wind That Shakes The Barley, takes place amongst rebels fighting their oppressors in what country?

3) In the 1962 movie Lawrence Of Arabia, T. E. Lawrence leads the Arab revolt during World War I against the people of what country, that was then part of the Ottoman Empire?

4) In the 2005 movie V For Vendetta, a masked rebel launches a campaign against a fascist government in the UK. What historical figure does the mask he wears represent?

5) Moneyball Question: What classic 1966 documentary film tells the story of the rebellion fought against the French in North Africa?

February 3rd - The Day in History

1) In 1690, a European colony in what modern state were the first to issue paper money in America?

2) In 1809, the German classical composer Mendelssohn was born. What was his first name?

3) In 1870 the 15th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified. It guaranteed what right to all male citizens?

4) In 1945, the Battle of Manila, which eventually took back the Philippines from Japan began. What American military commander was in charge of the campaign?

5) Moneyball Question: In 1995, Eileen Collins became the first female astronaut to do what?

Super Bowl Fun Facts

1) What Roman numerals will represent the upcoming Super Bowl to be played on February 8th?

2) The first Super Bowl, then known as the AFl-NFL World Championship Game, took place in 1967. In what southern California stadium was it held?

3) What is special about the appearances by the Baltimore Ravens and Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the Super Bowl?

4) Why was the MVP of Super Bowl V, played in 1970, unique?

5) Moneyball Question: Who are not paid for their participation in the Super Bowl?

Unusual Hoosier Laws

1) In Indianapolis, horses must be kept below what speed limit?

2) Technically it's illegal to sell what beverage on the street without a vendor's permit, a law that's almost never enforced?

3) Noodling, the practice of catching fish by what method, is illegal in the State of Indiana?

4) In Indiana you can't be prosecuted for not seeking medical help for a dependent if you do what instead?

5) Moneyball Question: The songs of what singer/songwriter that our brewer Jonathon was falsely led to believe can't be performed in public in Indiana released the album Bringing It All Back Home in 1965?

Brrr: A Music Round - All the answers to these questions contain a word that can be used as a synonym for "chilly"

1) What 1980 song by The Rolling Stones is about a woman that's not as enthusiastic about a relationship with the singer as the singer is about a relationship with her?

2) What are the missing words in the following title of a 1975 song by Bruce Springsteen: Tenth Avenue _____?

3) The Bangles had a hit in 1987 with a cover of what 1966 song by Simon & Garfunkel?

4) What song covered by Marty Robbins in 1959 tells the story of a thirsty man wandering in the desert?

5) Moneyball Question: What 1974 song by Frank Zappa gives sage advice, that is often repeated, for anyone out after a recent Winter storm?

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