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200

In 1982, Boston Magazine named the Bull and Finch Pub in Beacon Hill the best neighborhood bar. It inspired this sitcom where everybody knew your name.

Cheers

200

In 1981 the world watched as this pair were married at St. Paul's Cathedral.

Charles & Diana

200

Winning for "The Miracle Worker", Patty Duke is tied for the shortest Oscar speech with these two words.

Thank You.

200

This person was Monica's first kiss.

Ross

200

This state has produced the most Presidents.

Virginia

400

This serial killer claimed 11 female victims between 1962 and 1964 before he was eventually identified as Albert DeSalvo.

The Boston Strangler

400

Extensive renovations were required after this residence outside London caught fire in 1992.

Windsor Castle

400

"Life is Beautiful" and "8 1/2" are two of the record 14 films from this country to win best foreign language film.

Italy

400

Phoebe hates this store.

Pottery Barn

400

Former President George H.W. Bush was born in this affluent Boston suburb in 1924.

Milton

600

Michael Rezendes, Walter "Robby" Robinson, and Sacha Pfeiffer are all members of this "team" that is the focus of a Boston-set movie.

Spotlight

600

This wife of Henry VIII, one of six, lived the longest.

Catherine of Aragon

600

At age 90, this legendary composer now holds the distinction of being the oldest ever Academy Award nominee, thanks to his nod for the score of The Fabelmans in 2023.

John Williams

600

This duo sang the Friends theme song.

The Rembrandts

600

This man was the first US president to be married in the White House.

Grover Cleveland

800

"Boston Legal," which ran from 2004 to 2008, is a spinoff of this earlier David E. Kelley legal series.

The Practice

800

In 1998, Sarah Ferguson made a cameo appearance in this popular TV series.


Friends

800

Beginning in 1940 this comic hosted the Oscars the most - 18 times.

Bob Hope

800

This Friend is the first person to appear in the opening credits.

Rachel

800

When JFK decided against running for his House of Representatives seat in 1952 in order to run for the U.S. Senate, fellow Massachusettsan Tip O'Neill said "All politics is ______" and subsequently won and kept the seat for over 30 years. What word fills in the blank?

Local

1000

This Boston-born woman was the sixth American woman to be granted the rank of Papal countess; she received this honor in 1951 from Pope Pius XII.

Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy

1000

Prince Philip spent 15 years designing his hearse from this automotive brand. In 2021, it came into use.

Land Rover

1000

There are only three films to ever win the Five Big Oscars (Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director and Best Screenplay). One is "It Happened One Night" (in 1934), and another is "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" (in 1975). This is the third one, (from 1991):

The Silence of the Lambs

1000

This pairing of Friends is the only duo that never kissed on the show.

Monica and Phoebe

1000

This man was the first president to be born in the United States.

Martin Van Buren

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