You're Telling me a Shrimp fried this Rice??
Based. (Based on what?)
Bromances
Boston
Wild Card, baby
100
In 2003, when the French opposed the Iraq War, there was a movement to change the name of French fries, to the more pro-American "__________" fries.
a. Patriot
b. Freedom
c. American
d. Liberty
b. Freedom
100
In 2026, a movie based on this Epic Greek Myth will be released in theaters. It has already generated a lot of buzz online due to its utterly stacked cast, which includes Anne Hathaway, Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Zendaya, Elliot Page, Robert Patterson, Mia Goth, and Lupita Nyong'o. This movie is also directed by Christopher Nolan.
The Odyssey
100
These two presidents were great friends during the American Revolution, but fundamentally disagreed on what the American Government should look like, prompting a decades-long hatred for each other. In the end, they ended up rekindling their friendship, and they ended up dying on the same day, the 50th anniversary of America, on July 4th, 1826.
Thomas Jefferson and John Adams
100
Boston got its nickname of _______town because of the Boston Baked _______ Factory that used to produce ________ until the factory shut down in the 1970s. Allegedly, Boston used to smell like _______ becuse of the factory.
BEANS
100
The __________ ____________ painted by Leonardo da Vinci, which currently hangs in the Louvre, only became so popular because she was stolen by an art theif in 1911. Luckily, in 1913, Police found this painting and returned it to the Louvre.
The Mona Lisa
200
This type of cookie, famously invented in MA, is said to have been created by mistake. In actuality, baker Ruth Graves Wakefield intentionally created this new type of cookie because she wanted a new type of texture in her cookie.
Chocolate Chip Cookie
200
This 2004 comedy, written by Tina Fey, is actually based on a non-fiction book called "Queen Bees and Wannabes: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends, and the New Realities of Girl World."
Mean Girls
200
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia and his colleague, the second woman to ever be appointed to the Supreme Court, were best friends, as they shared a love of Opera, despite rarely agreeing with each other on legal matters.
Ruth Bader Ginsberg
200
What is the name of this unofficial theme of Boston/MA. (I will play it for you).
Bonus if you can also name the band that performs this song
"Shipping up to Boston," by the Dropkick Murphys
200
It's Olympics season! The first modern Olympic Games were hosted in what country in 1896? (don't overthink it!)
BONUS points if you can name the city, too.
Athens, Greece
300
President Calvin Coolidge famously ordered two ____________ for the family to have during Thanksgiving Dinner. Instead, Coolidge's wife, Grace, fell in love with the two animals and adopted them as pets! What animals were they?
a. Eagles
b. Raccoons
c. Groundhogs
d. Snakes
b. Raccoons
300
The video game "Ghost of Tsushima" is about a Japanese Samurai in the 1100s. What historical event is the plot of this video game based on?
a. WWII
b. The Russo-Japanese War
c. The Mongol Invasion of Japan
d. The Meiji Restoration
c. The Mongol Invasion of Japan
300
Hephaestion was the best friend of conquerer and Macedonian/Greek king _____________ the Great. Historians refer to them as "inserberable" and this king was "inconsolable" at Hephaestion's funeral in 324B.C. Historians say they "are just very good friends."
Who was this king?
a. Alexander the Great
b. Cyrus the Great
c. Hannurabi the Great
d. Ramses the Great
a. Alexander the Great
300
Name me a famous actor from the Boston area.
There are many, up to my disrection
300
There are five major World religions
Buddism
Christianity
Judaism
Hinduism
Islam
List them in order from most followed to least followed
Christianity
Islam
Hinduism
Buddhism
Judaism
400
Despite being called Cesaer Salad, this type of Salad was not invented in Italy. Which country was Cesaer Salad actually invented in?
a. Spain
b. USA
c. China
d. Mexico
Mexico! (Mexico City)
400
One character, Hiroshi Sato, from the TV show, The Legends of Korra, is known to be based on a U.S. president.
Which U.S. president is this character based on? (HINT: We did have a president's project on this president)
President Theodore Roosevelt
400
At a White House dinner in 1933, this famous aviator secretly took First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt on an Airplane ride, which resulted in a strong friendship between these two women that abruptly ended in 1937.
Amelia Earhart
400
What insect is at the top of Fanieul Hall?
A Grasshopper
400
In 1518, a rather strange plague swept through the city of Strasbourg where over 400 people are reported to have literally danced themselves to death. What European country is Strasbourg in today?
France
500
In Ancient Greece, Sparta created a soup so bad, the rest of the Greek City States reffered to it as "revolting." This soup was made from which part of the pig?
a. Intestines
b. Brains
c. Liver
d. Blood
d. Blood
500
"No one expects the Spanish Inquistion!" is a famous line from a sketch from this British comedy troupe from the 1970s. This British comedy troupe also released movies called "Spamalot," which is a parody of Camelot and the Knights of the Round Table and "The Life of Bryon," which parodied the life of Jesus Christ. That movie was deemed so offensive, that it was banned by the Catholic Church
Monty Python
500
British authors C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien were very close friends and are considered the creators of the fantasy genre with their two famous fantasy series. Tolkien wrote The Lord of the Rings books. Which Fantasy series did C.S. Lewis write?
(Hint: this series has 3 movies, and a new movie is in production right now, directed by Greta Gerwig)
The Chronicles of Narnia
500
William Mullins brought over 252 ________________ with him on the Mayflower. Food would have been a much better idea. He died in the first year of the colony:(
Shoes!
500
MA is home to ONE cryptid. In the 1970s, 4 separate groups of teenagers reported seeing a little "alien" looking gremlin in Dover, MA. 
He is called the Dover _______________. (hint: also starts with D)
Demon