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Broad Ripple Brewpub Quiz

posted: May 14, 2026

The winners of the May 5th, 2026 quiz were Scotus Gutted The Voting Rights Act And All I Got Was This Stupid Sticker. The winners of the Best Team Name Competition were These Pencils Are Making Me Thirsty.

The Films of Robert Rodriquez

1) Robert Rodriquez wrote and directed what family-friendly adventure movie series that consists of the original film and four sequels?

2) Salma Hayek plays the evil Santanico Pandemonium in what 1996 movie written by Quentin Tarantino and directed by Robert Rodriguez?

3) The 2005 movie Sin City was co-directed by Robert Rodriguez and what graphic novelist whose work the movie is based on?

4) What is the name of the character created by Robert Rodriquez and played by Danny Trejo in numerous movies?

5) Moneyball Question: What is the title of the first feature film directed by Robert Rodriguez, made on a budget of $7000, which produced two sequels, Desperado and Once Upon A Time In Mexico, both starring Antonio Banderas, who replaced the actor who played the title role in the original film?

May 5th - The Day in History

1) In 1260, the grandson of Genghis Khan was crowned the Mongol Emperor. What was his name?

2) In 1862, in an event now commemorated as Cinco de Mayo, Mexican troops, led by Ignacio Zaragoza, repel invaders from what country at the Battle of Puebla?

3) In 1904, what baseball player became the first to pitch a perfect game?

4) In 1978, entrepreneurs Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield opened their first store in what state?

5) Moneyball Question: In 1961, who became the first American in space?

Fill in the Blanks: Advertising Slogans

1) What is the missing word in the following slogan used to sell a toy: _____ Or Nothing?

2) What is the missing word in the following slogan used by a chain of restaurants: America Runs On _____?

3) What is the missing word in the following slogan used to sell BMWs: The _____ Driving Machine?

4) What is the missing word in the following slogan used to sell Subway sandwiches: Eat _____?

5) Moneyball Question: What is the missing word in the following slogan used to sell Levis: _____ Never Goes Out Of Style?

Numbers

1) How many country's names end with the suffix "stan"?

2) How many books are in the Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy series, including the final book by Eoin Colfer, which was commissioned to be written posthumously by Douglas Adams' widow, Jane Belfer?

3) How many eyes does an average spider have?

4) Following the scoring of a try in the sport of Rugby, the team who has scored gets to try and kick the ball through the uprights for extra points. This is called a conversion. How many points does the team get for a successful conversion?

5) Moneyball Question: In classical Greek mythology how many muses, goddesses who inspired mortals to create works of literature, science, history and music, were there?

Bird Songs

1) In 1969, R&B artist Rufus Thomas released what song that led to a dance craze?

2) What song was a hit for The Steve Miller Band in 1976?

3) What is the missing word from the title of a song released in 1966 by Manfred Mann: Pretty _____?

4) Was is the title of a song released in 1970 by Simon & Garfunkel that begins with the lyrics "I'd rather be a sparrow than a snail"?

5) Moneyball Question: In 1968 Fleetwood Mac released an instrumental named for what seabird?

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