Boston Trivia

Can you guess these facts about the city of Boston and the nearby area?
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Last updated: October 21, 2018
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First submittedDecember 9, 2012
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Average score60.9%
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"Party" that took place in 1773
Boston Tea Party
Baseball stadium
Fenway
Suburb famous for witch trials
Salem
Ivy League school
Harvard
Popular 1980s sitcom set in Boston
Cheers
Red brick path leading to historical sights
Freedom Trail
Rock band that sang "Walk This Way"
Aerosmith
Oldest public park in the United States
Boston Common
Daily newspaper (non-tabloid)
Boston Globe
Battle fought on June 17th, 1775
Battle of Bunker Hill
Ship called "Old Ironsides" even though it's made of wood
USS Constitution
Popular beer brand named for a founding father
Sam Adams
NFL team
Patriots
NBA team
Celtics
Major river
Charles
Boston's most famous nickname
Beantown
Most common European ancestry
Irish
Variety of bowling played in Boston
Candlepin
Event that killed Crispus Attucks and four others
Boston Massacre
Sporting event that attracts 500,000 spectators each year
Boston Marathon
International airport
Logan
Founding father for whom Boston's tallest building is named
John Hancock
Tunnel project famous for being over budget
Big Dig
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Level 46
Dec 1, 2012
What about "candlestick" for bowling?
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Level 22
Dec 3, 2012
i have to respectfully say I have never heard of candle stick bowling. And I have lived in new england my whole life.
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Level 65
Feb 17, 2015
I'm from Worcester and Candlepin bowling was invented here, but its still not as popular as traditional style
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Level 81
Jun 14, 2016
Candlepin and duckpin, no candlestick.
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Level 88
Oct 26, 2018
I tried that too. So close, but not quite right.
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Level 22
Dec 3, 2012
You should also be able to accept duck pin if you accept candle pin. They are very similar. And in the same region.
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Level 90
Dec 4, 2012
I second that.
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Level 43
Dec 5, 2012
I disagree, we are known for candlepin bowling up here.
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Level 66
Jan 22, 2015
Duckpin is CT and RI.
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Level 81
Jun 14, 2016
Duckpin is different than candlepin. Duckpin is in Rhode Island. Fatter bottoms than candlepin.
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Level ∞
Dec 9, 2012
Added duckpin as an acceptable answer.
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Level 69
Dec 15, 2017
You shouldn't have caved! Duckpin just isn't a thing in Boston. Down near the Cape, yes – but not in Boston.
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Level 66
Jul 20, 2018
Boooo,
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Level 68
Mar 30, 2022
candlepin and duckpin are not the same at all
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Level ∞
Aug 27, 2022
Duckpin will no longer be accepted!
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Level 70
Dec 16, 2022
FREEEDDDDOOOOMMMMMMMM
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Level 86
Nov 9, 2015
'seems I don't know much about Boston. I love Pixies though :p.
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Level 69
Dec 15, 2017
5/5! It's good to know you can take the girl out of Boston, but you can't take Boston out of the girl <3
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Level 72
Jul 18, 2018
No Bruins or Sox? :(
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Level 86
Jul 18, 2018
I think having both Fenway and the Sox would be overkill.
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Level 66
Jul 18, 2018
Only missed the tunnel question. Couldn't get Charlie on the MTA out of my mind!
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Level 58
Jul 18, 2018
i didn't realize there were other types of bowling! i thought the balls with the holes in them that you see in cartoons were some old way no one does it anymore
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Level 51
Jul 18, 2018
Got them all but one. Thanks, Fallout 4!
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Level 68
Jul 18, 2018
Wicked awesome quiz!
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Level 74
Oct 26, 2018
Calling Salem a suburb of Boston doesn't seem right. Salem is considered to be part of New England City and Town Area (NECTA).
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Level 71
Oct 26, 2018
It's totally a suburb! It has its own commuter rail station and everything. The suburbs are generally considered to be what is within 495, but Salem is also within 128.
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Level 59
Oct 27, 2018
This is just semantics, but technically, the tallest building in Boston isn't named for John Hancock- it's named for the Hancock Insurance, which used to be the main tenant in that building. That company moved, so the official name of the building is 200 Clarendon (no one calls it that though- people still call it the Hancock Tower).
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Level 17
Jan 16, 2019
Got 20/23 considering I'm from Boston. Smh
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Level 35
May 16, 2022
harvard is in Cambridge
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Level 89
Dec 16, 2022
And Cambridge is in the Boston metro area.
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Level 81
Dec 17, 2022
Harvard Business School, Medical School, Sports Complex, and many other facilities are in Boston, they are all part of Harvard, so Harvard is in Boston.
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Level 67
Dec 16, 2022
I know the song Dirty Water by the Standells, so I knew the name of Boston's river. Other than that I know little about Boston.
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Level 85
Dec 16, 2022
It sounds like ten-pin bowling is now more popular than candle-pin bowling in Boston:

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/05/08/sports/flashback-why-was-candlepin-bowling-so-popular-boston-back-day/

("Flashback: Why was candlepin bowling so popular in Boston back in the day?")

I guess you can't fight globalization.

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Level 81
Dec 17, 2022
Ryan Amusement used to be in the basement of Fenway Park and it had Candlepin. Those days are gone. You have to go to Southie or Eastie now for Candlepin.
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Level 65
May 22, 2023
Very good quiz .. Queen of disco Donna Summer was born in Boston
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Level 47
Oct 18, 2023
100% in 2:37. I'm Wicked Smaht
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Level 44
Feb 9, 2024
Welp, haha, I literally just asked my husband: what's the name of the tunnel in Boston, you know, the one we call the Big Dig? And he thinks hard... and goes "I don't know" and I give up. I thought it had an official name!