Pilgrims & Puritans, oh my!
Due to the celebration's pagan ties, the Puritans banned this holiday from 1659-1681.
What is Christmas?
Called Evacuation Day, the British ended their occupation of Boston on this date in 1776.
What is March 17th?
Also the name of a famous book, Samuel Adams Brewery was founded in this year.
What is 1984?
This many lanterns were hung in the steeple of Boston's Old North Church during Paul Revere's midnight ride.
What is two?
He was the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence and the first governor of Massachusetts.
Who is John Hancock?
The Mayflower originally landed in this town before packing back up and continuing on to Plymouth, where the Plymouth Colony was settled.
After the Boston Tea Party, the Crown punished colonists with a set of laws known as these.
In 1919, a 35-foot wave of this confection spilled through the North End, killing 21 people.
What is molasses?
Paul Revere and his friends were members of this patriot group formed to protest British policies.
What is The Sons of Liberty?
This is the official sandwich of the state of Massachusetts.
What is the Fluffernutter?
Still the name of a street in Boston, this was the name of the peninsula upon which Boston was originally founded.
What is Shawmut?
Who is Crispus Attucks?
Today, a bar downtown has the same name as this tavern that once stood on Union Street and served as a meeting place for Patriots throughout the Revolution.
What is the Green Dragon Tavern?
After his Revolutionary days, Revere provided this metal for the State House dome.
What is silver?
Started by the Boston Athletic Association after a poor performance in the Olympics, this number Boston Marathon is taking place on Monday.
What is the 129th?
With a town just north of Boston named after him, he was the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
Who is John Winthrop?
The site of the Battle of Bunker Hill and the monument built in its honor are located on this hill.
What is Breeds Hill?
In 1630, this ship set out for the mythical land of Massachusetts with 400 passengers and 10,000 gallons of beer on board.
What is the Arbella?
In 2015, the city of Boston opened a 1795 time capsule buried under the State House by Paul Revere and this man.
Who is Samuel Adams?
This Major League Baseball team won the 1914 World Series while in Boston, before moving to Milwaukee in 1953, and then moving further south where they play today.
Who are the Braves?
The Pilgrims loaded up a smaller ship that ultimately did not make the trip across the ocean, named this.
What is the Speedwell?
Although approved on July 4th, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was read aloud in Boston for the first time from the Old State House on this date, due to the horse travel from Philadelphia.
What is July 18th, 1776?
Boston's first licensed tavern, Cole's Inn, opened in this year.
What is 1634?
Prior to contrary belief, Revere was not alone on his midnight ride. Name one of the other two riders who accompanied Revere on April 18th.
Who are Samuel Prescott and William Dawes?
Three hills-- Beacon Hill, Cotton Hill, and "Mount" Whoredom-- gave their names to this street that weaves throughout the city.
What is Tremont? (originally Trimountaine)