Sports
In 1970, this Bruins defenseman scored a Stanley Cup-winning overtime goal and was captured midair in one of hockey’s most famous photographs.
Who is Bobby Orr
This 1773 protest, during which American colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor, was a response to the Tea Act imposed by the British government.
What is the Boston Tea Party
Located in downtown Boston, it is America's oldest public city park
What is Boston Common
Opened in 1918 in the Dorchester neighborhood, this Boston theater has hosted acts ranging from vaudeville performers to community arts groups and is now a key hub for local cultural events
What is the Strand Theatre?
This actor, producer, and former rapper grew up in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood before starring in films like The Departed and The Fighter
Who is Mark Wahlberg
This legendary player’s 1919 sale from the Red Sox to the Yankees is often blamed for an 86-year championship drought in Boston
Who is Babe Ruth
This “midnight rider” warned Boston residents that “the British are coming” on April 18, 1775.
Who is Paul Revere
This large, iconic neon sign featuring a red triangle has been a Boston landmark near Fenway Park since 1940.
The Boston Citgo Sign
This Boston Rock Band has won four Grammy's and sold more than 150 million worldwide with hits like Dream on, Walk this Way, and I Don't Want to Miss a Thing
Who is Aerosmith
These two childhood friends from Boston wrote and starred in the 1997 film Good Will Hunting, which earned them an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay
Who are Matt Damon and Ben Affleck
This iconic stadium, opened in 1912, is the oldest professional sports venue still in use in Boston
What is Fenway Park
These two famous cousins were instrumental in the American Revolutionary War. Greatly varying in philosophical ideology, one was a brewer who founded the sons of liberty and the other a lawyer who went on to become the 2nd President
Who are John and Samuel Adams
This skyscraper stands at a whopping 790 Feet, making it the tallest building in the city of Boston
What is 200 Clarendon St, also known as the John Hancock Tower
This singer-songwriter, known as the “Queen of Disco,” was born in Boston
Who is Donna Summer
This actor, born in Boston in 1931, boldly went on to fame portraying Mr. Spock in the Star Trek universe
Who is Leonard Nimoy
This New England Patriots kicker won two Super Bowls with last-second field goals in the early 2000s.
Who is Adam Vinatieri?
This paralyzing February storm dumped over 2 feet of snow on Boston on top of the previous 21 inches already on the ground, stranding thousands and leading to a statewide travel ban.
What is the Blizzard of 78'
Named after a Massachusetts governor and Boston mayor, this steel arch bridge opened in 1950 and was one of the first major U.S. bridges designed with separate upper and lower decks for traffic
What is the Tobin Bridge
Boston sports team with the most championships
What is the Boston Celtics with 18 NBA championships(Also the most championships in the NBA)
In 1919, this sticky disaster swept through Boston’s North End when a massive storage tank burst, releasing a deadly wave of syrupy liquid
What is the Great Molasses Flood
This Boston landmark’s construction began in 1634, making it one of the oldest continuously operating churches in the United States
What is the Old North Church
In 1990, this Boston museum was the site of one of the largest art thefts in history, with 13 pieces—including works by Rembrandt and Vermeer—still missing.
What is the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Though he often criticized the city, this master of macabre literature—known for works like The Raven and The Tell-Tale Heart—was born in Boston in 1809.
Who is Edgar Allan Poe