Beantown

• Question 1 out of 12

  What is the nickname given to the city of Boston?

  Big Easy

  Beantown

  Big B

  Windy City

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• Question 2 out of 12

  What river separates Boston and Cambridge?

  Muddy River

  Merrimack River

  Hudson River

  Charles River

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• Question 3 out of 12

  Who was the American patriot who is best known for his midnight ride to alert the colonial militia in April 1775 that British forces were approaching before the battles of Lexington and Concord?

  Benedict Arnold

  Samuel Adams

  Paul Revere

  John Adams

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• Question 4 out of 12

  What legendary baseball player was considered the cause of the Boston Red Sox’ longtime losing streak through most of the 20th Century?

  Babe Ruth

  Carl Yastrzemski

  Ted Williams

  Bill Buckner

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• Question 5 out of 12

  Of the original 13 States of the Union, what number was Massachusetts?

  First

  Third

  Sixth

  Thirteenth

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• Question 6 out of 12

  What happened during the Boston Massacre?

  British soldiers fired on a crowd of Patriots

  Dock workers rioted and were fired on by police

  Massachusetts soldiers fired on unarmed British troops

  A major battle of the Revolutionary War took place

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• Question 7 out of 12

  What was the Boston Tea Party in 1773?

  A campaign event to elect John Adams president

  A protest by Native Americans againstthe European settlement

  An attempt to disrupt British supply lines

  A protest of Boston citizens against British taxes

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• Question 8 out of 12

  The first subway system in America was opened in Boston in 1897.

  True

  False

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• Question 9 out of 12

  What is the population of the Greater Boston metropolitan area?

  2 Million

  3 Million

  4.5 Million

  7 Million

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• Question 10 out of 12

  What is the name of the oldest commissioned warship in the world still sailing in the Boston harbor?

  USS Constitution

  USS Boston

  USS George Washington

  USS Paul Revere

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• Question 11 out of 12

  What started the Great Fire of 1872, which wiped out 65 acres of Boston?

  A dropped cigarette

  A knocked over gas lantern

  A candle in a window

  Nobody knows the direct cause

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• Question 12 out of 12

  In what year was the first Boston Marathon held?

  1885

  1897

  1915

  1922

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