Landmarks
This large green space in the heart of the city is America’s oldest public park.
What is Boston Common?
This historical trail takes you through 16 sites related to the American Revolution.
What is the Freedom Trail?
This entrepreneur attended Harvard University before dropping out to start a social media empire.
Who is Mark Zuckerberg?
This team plays at Fenway Park, the oldest ballpark in Major League Baseball.
What is the Boston Red Sox?
This well-known comedian, actor, and writer, famous for his role in The Office, was born in Boston in 1969.
Who is Steve Carell?
The famous tower provides stunning views of Boston from its Skywalk Observatory.
What is Prudential Tower?
This Boston meeting house was a hub for revolutionary speeches and debates.
What is Faneuil Hall?
The campus of this university was the filming location for the 1997 movie Good Will Hunting, starring Matt Damon and Ben Affleck.
What is the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
The Boston Celtics and this hockey team share TD Garden.
What is the Boston Bruins?
This famous children’s book author, born in Springfield, Massachusetts, wrote The Cat in the Hat.
Who is Dr. Seuss? [Theodor Geisel]
A hidden gem in Boston, this historic site is home to America’s first botanical garden.
What is the Arnold Arboretum?
This event, which took place on December 16, 1773, was a protest against British taxation and helped spark the American Revolution.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
The top 3 colleges in Boston (based on student populations).
What is BU, Northeastern, UMass?
The Boston Marathon always takes place on this holiday.
What is Patriots' Day?
The late talk show host and comedian who grew up in Brookline, known for his long tenure on NBC’s "The Tonight Show."
Who is Jay Leno?
This bridge, named after an American poet, spans the Charles River and connects Boston to Cambridge.
What is the Longfellow Bridge?
This Boston-based newspaper, founded in 1872, is one of the oldest continuously operating newspapers in the U.S.
What is The Boston Globe?
This Boston-area college is named after the first governor of Massachusetts and is known for its business and liberal arts programs.
What is Emerson College?
The Patriots used to play in this Boston stadium before moving to Foxborough.
What is Schaefer Stadium?
This boy band, originally from Boston, rose to fame in the late 1980s with hits like Step by Step and You Got It (The Right Stuff).
Who are New Kids on the Block?
This historic brewery, founded in the 1800s, was one of Boston’s largest beer producers before Prohibition shut it down.
What is the Haffenreffer Brewery?
In the 1800s, this major Irish neighborhood in Boston developed due to an influx of immigrants escaping the Great Famine.
What is South Boston, or "Southie"?
This Boston-based university was the first in the United States to grant a PhD to a woman in 1877.
What is Boston University?
This legendary Celtics player, often considered one of the greatest, won 11 NBA championships.
Who is Bill Russell?
This famous American author, born in Boston in 1811, is best known for The Scarlet Letter and The House of the Seven Gables.
Who is Nathaniel Hawthorne?