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100

This iconic Boston landmark, dating back to 1634, is the oldest public park in the United States and has been a central gathering place for events ranging from protests to celebrations. 

Boston Common

100

Here's a tip if you're ever lost in Saltonstall: The AGO only has a few floors - how many exactly does the AGO have at 100 Cambridge Street? Points for precision! 

2.5 

100

Phones not phoning? Give this person a ring! 

Jim Donovan 

100

Founded in Shanghai, China and originally known as the video sharing app "Musical.ly" it has seen a significant increase in usage, now boasting over 1 billion users worldwide. 

Tik Tok

100

The common over the counter pain reliever Tylenol goes by this other name in chemistry classrooms 

Acetaminophen 

200

This red brick path passes through many of Boston's historical landmarks

The Freedom Trail 

200

HCD receives 100s (1000s? 10,000??) complaints a year, name 3 ways that consumers notify us of their debacles. 

Mail Ins, Online intake forms, helpline calls. 

200

This Bureau Chief was an intern with one of the very Divisions he now oversees: EPD. 

Rich Johnston 

200

In April of 2019, Merriam Webster made this 6 letter synonym of edit one of its words of the week. It is also an extremely useful Adobe Acrobat tool. 

Redact 

200

At what age do kids really become adults (in the view of the ACA) Time to start calling those health insurance companies! I hear the Connector's a good tool. 

26

300

Boston's no "City of Stars" but this popular educational spot can show us what we're missing! 

Charles Hayden Planetarium / Museum of Science 

300

The AGOs favorite food hall is open to all AGO employees, but when does it close? 

3:30 PM 

300

This division is known as one of the AGOs smallest divisions. 

Anti Trust Division 

300

"Blondie" and "Miss Americana" are just some of the nicknames this 12 time Grammy award winning artist has filling her 'Blank Spaces.' 

Taylor Swift 

300

This rare genetic disorder, named after a Boston-based physician who first described it in 1866, is characterized by a lack of pigment in the skin, hair, and eyes, and affects approximately 1 in 20,000 people worldwide. 

Albinism 

400

Stops included on this color T line include Ball Square, Sutherland Road, and Blandford Street

The Green Line 

400

The majority of MA Attorneys General share this school as their Alma Mater 

Boston University Law School 

400

This division is responsible for "the safeguard of public funds," among other things 

False Claims Division 

400
You can now catch this former Knicks star in the Auerbach Center! 

Kristaps Porzingis 

400

In the 19th century, a Boston physician named Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. coined the term for this contagious and highly infectious childhood disease, which caused a significant public health crisis at that time.

Measles 

500

Every winter, Boston's many universities battle it out on the ice in this hockey tournament 

Beanpot 

500

Its officially Winter season! Time to brave the AGO tunnel. Starting from Ash Plaza and after reaching the garage elevator, which floor takes you back to Saltonstall? 

3rd

500

The MA AGO has 6 bureaus and 4 office locations, list 'em! 

Health Care and Fair Competition, Executive, Energy and Environment, Public Protection and Advocacy, Government, Criminal. 

New Bedford, Springfield, Worcester, Boston. 

500

This little piece of plastic found at the end of shoelaces was the subject of a viral Disney Channel song in 2009. 

Aglet 

500

Despite being eliminated from the Americas in 1994 Post - "this" syndrome affects many survivors, of which the US is estimated to have 300,000, the vast majority over the age of 65. 

Polio 
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