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Born just a few years apart in neighboring Massachusetts towns (Springfield & Holyoke), these two sports both got their start in Massachusetts YMCAs.
This Louisa May Alcott’s tale of three sisters, based and written in Concord, MA, has been adapted into movies and TV shows many times—most famously in 1994 and 2019.
What is Little Women?
This Massachusetts college town, nicknamed "Lesbianville, USA," has an official slogan that states "where the coffee is strong and so are the women".
What is Northampton, MA?
Huckle Cat, Lowly Worm, and Sprout Goat are some of the various characters who can be found within the busy world of what Massachusetts-born author and illustrator?
What is Richard Scarry?
Found in countless lunchboxes, this fiber-packed cookie takes its name from a Boston suburb.
What is Fig Newtons?
In 1897, Boston became the first U.S. city with this type of public transportation system.
In this Massachusetts-set TV show, a teen witch balances homework, magic spells, and advice from her weird aunts. Also, the name of a banger DJ/producer.
What is Sabrina the Teenage Witch?
Most MA town signs share this everyday object shape.
What is Book?
This Boston native claims the Berkshires his home after spending time in the late 60s at the Austen Riggs Center of Stockbridge treating his heroin addiction. He references the "turnpike from Stockbridge to Boston" in his music.
What is James Taylor?
Founded in the Pioneer Valley and the North Shore, these companies turned wax and wick into a multi-scented empire.
What are Yankee Candle & Kringle Candle?
Visitors to this Massachusetts site can watch actors reenact 17th-century colonial life, from blacksmithing to traditional farming. Great place to buy giant gobstoppers too.
What is "Plimoth" Plantation (Plymouth)?
“Where everybody knows your name” — this Boston bar became the setting for one of the most beloved sitcoms of the 1980s and 1990s.
What is Cheers?
This Pioneer Valley town is said to have inspired Whoville, and each year locals celebrate it with a “Holiday Whobalation,” singing around a tree in true Seussian spirit.
What is Easthampton?
Famous writer Henry David Thoreau spent two years in solitude near what pond in Concord, Massachusetts, which also serves as the name of the book he wrote about his experiences there?
What is Walden Pond?
This tongue-in-cheek term is often used to describe a stereotypical driver from Massachusetts.
What is Masshole?
The chocolate chip cookie was invented in 1938 by Ruth Wakefield, the proprietor of what Massachusetts inn, which gave its name to the Nestlé brand and cookbook that popularized them?
Set in Boston and starring Matt Damon this film won Best Original Screenplay at the 1997 Oscars.
What is Good Will Hunting?
This Northampton dive bar features one of the only public beer can museum's with over 4,000 historical and novelty beer cans, including some of the oldest in American history. Anna and Iris have both been here.
What is Ye Ol' Watering Hole?
This comic book, and later tv series, franchise was created in MA town Northampton back in 1984. In 2023 the town even installed several custom manhole covers honoring the sewer-dwelling heroes.
What are the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles?
This is the birthplace of both Dunkin Donuts & Miss Sophia Rose Gill. Also, the middle name of a certain US president...
What is Quincy?
In 1919, a giant storage tank burst in Boston’s North End, sending a sticky wave of this substance through the streets.
What is Molasses / The Great Molasses Flood of 1919?
This Boston-area TV show has been highlighting New England restaurants, diners, and other food related gems since 1993. It is NOT as good as ABC's The Chew.
What is Phantom Gourmet?
This rural town has a slightly suggestive name, hosting the Massachusetts Sheep & Woolcraft Fair (where Penny Gill won Best in Show for her needle felting...), and is known as a haven for artists and writers.
What is Cummington?
In 1990, thieves disguised as police officers stole 13 pieces of art during the biggest art heist in U.S. history—the works have never been recovered.
What is the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum?
A die-hard Boston Red Sox fan, this actor reportedly refused to wear a Yankees cap in a New York airport scene in Gone Girl, forcing production to compromise with a Mets hat instead.
What is Ben Affleck?