Statistics for Boston Multiple Choice

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Question	Answer	% Correct
What is the largest ethnic group in Boston?	Irish	93%
What quarterback has led the New England Patriots to six Super Bowl wins?	Tom Brady	93%
What is the name of Boston's largest newspaper?	Boston Globe	84%
Which of these movies took place in Boston?	Good Will Hunting	81%
Which of these Revolutionary War battles happened in Boston?	Battle of Bunker Hill	78%
Which of these Presidents was born in the Boston area?	John F. Kennedy	75%
What is a Nor'easter?	A severe winter storm	73%
Which of these bands got its start in Boston?	Aerosmith	66%
What "curse" supposedly prevented the Red Sox from winning the World Series for 85 years?	Curse of the Bambino	63%
How did Boston get its name?	Named after a port town in England	54%
Which of these words is peculiar to the Boston dialect?	Wicked	52%
Which of these neighborhoods is NOT in Boston?	Flatbush	51%
Which of these authors was from Boston?	Ralph Waldo Emerson	50%
What did most Harvard students study during its first decades of existence?	Religion	41%
What are the old rich families of Boston known as?	Boston Brahmins	40%

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