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100

This river runs between Boston and Cambridge

Charles River

100

This structure, built over centuries, stretches across northern China and is visible from space in popular legend.

Great Wall of China

100

In Greek mythology, who had snakes for hair and could turn people into stone if they looked at her?

Medusa

100

This long‑running animated TV series is set in the fictional town of Springfield.

The Simpsons

100

This company makes the iPhone.

Apple

200

This Boston neighborhood was one of the first areas in the U.S. to be settled by Italian immigrants.

North End

200

This Italian city was buried by a volcanic eruption in A.D. 79 and rediscovered centuries later.

Pompeii

200

This small plastic or metal tip at the end of a shoelace has its own name.

Aglet

200

This TV series follows six friends living in New York City and aired its final episode in 2004.

Friends

200

This company's slogan is "Taste the rainbow"

Skittles

300

Boston was the site of this 1773 protest against British taxation that targeted shipments from the East India Company.

Boston Tea Party

300

This 18th‑century revolution began with the storming of the Bastille.

French Revolution

300

What is the most commonly used letter in the English alphabet?

E

300

This 1997 film about a doomed ocean liner won 11 Academy Awards.

Titanic

300

The arrow hidden in this online retailer’s logo points from A to Z.

Amazon

400

This street is known for its shops, restaurants, and annual marathon finish line.

Boylston Street

400

WW1, fought between the Allies and the Central Powers, began in 1914 after the assassination of which archduke?

Franz Ferdinand

400

An octopus has this many hearts.

Three

400

This 1999 film popularized the choice between a red pill and a blue pill.

The Matrix

400

This cereal brand has a mascot named BuzzBee

Cheerios

500

Established in 1635, this Boston institution is the oldest public school in the United States.

BLS - Boston Latin School

500

The Berlin wall fell in November of this year.

1989

500

Which bones are babies born without?

Knee caps

500

This actress won an Oscar for her role as a determined Southern woman in Gone with the Wind.

Vivien Leigh

500

Originally named Blue Ribbon Sports, this company rebranded in 1971 using the name of the Greek goddess of victory.

Nike
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