Festival of Lights
Diwali signifies the victory of ____ over _____.
What is good over evil?
OR
What is light over darkness?
With 32,700 students, this is the biggest university in the Boston area
What is Boston University?
This man is by far the best player in the NBA
Who is Jayson Tatum?
This popular holiday was banned in Boston for 22 years in the 17th century.
What is Christmas?
Ans: Christmas (The Pilgrims believed it was a corrupt holiday and banned any celebrations between 1659-1681)
This oil lamp is found all over Indian homes during Diwali
What is a diya?
The first U.S. president to celebrate Diwali in the White House
Who is Barack Obama?
Which college/university is the most popular on Instagram and which building is among the most Instagrammed in the US?
What is Boston College?
Ans: Boston College is the most popular college on Instagram. BC’s Gasson Hall, is the third most Instagrammed college building in the country.
This sport was invented in Boston...
What is candlepin bowling?
Something unique about bars in Boston…
What is "no happy hours?"
It’s against the law since 1984 when a drunk driver killed 20-year-old Kathleen Barry.
Boston Bruins star Brad Marchand is known for this strange act
What is "licking people?"
"Thalai Deepavali" is a unique Diwali custom of which Indian state?
What is Tamil Nadu?
Ans: A unique custom in Tamil Nadu to celebrate the first Deepavali after marriage
This college/university grants an official Pirate’s License to students who complete pistol, archery, fencing and sailing classes
What is MIT?
The Boston Red Sox were originally called…
What are (any of)
The Americans, Pilgrims, Somersets, Puritans and Plymouth Rocks – renamed to the Boston Red Sox in 1907
Boston is the only US state capital with this distinction
What is a coastline?
These religions all celebrate Diwali
What is Hinduism, Sikhism, Jainism, and Buddhism?
Diwali is not a major festival in this Indian state
What is Kerala?
This Harvard house expelled its entire sophomore class in the winter of 1833
What is Quincy House?
The famous stadium includes an organic produce farm…
What is Fenway Park?
Not everyone knows about Fenway’s rooftop garden, Fenway Farms. Located on the third base side of the park, it was planted in 2015 and can produce over 6,000 pounds of organic produce each year.
Alexander Graham Bell said this in the very first phone call placed ever from Boston…
What is "Watson, come here!" ?
Name the X-rated section in the Widener Library at Harvard
What is "The Cage?"
Ans: The Cage – it contains sexually explicit and politically inflammatory material
Where and when in France does the festival of lights happen every year?
What is Lyon, France (in March)?
These gates at this school open only twice a year - inward for Convocation, when first-year students are welcomed, and outward for Commencement, where graduating seniors pass through.
What are The iconic Van Wickle Gates at Brown University?
Only two NBA teams including the Celtics have never left their founding city. What is the other team?
What is The New York Knicks?
This viscous substance killed 21 people as it flooded through Boston in 1919
What is molasses?
In 1917, the MIT student body voted 119-117 to disband this athletic team
What is 'their football team?'