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100

What's the name of Boston’s famous baseball arena?

Fenway Park

100

What is the name of Simmons’ mascot, and what animal are they?

Stormy the shark!

100

What movie adaptation involving two witches wearing green and pink recently took the world by storm?

Wicked!

100

What museums are nearby that Simmons students can get into for free?

Isabella Stewart Gardner + MFA free (w/ id)

100

What year was Simmons founded?

1899

200

Which Boston museum is home to the largest art theft in history?

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum


200

How many elephants tall is the new building?

13.5

200

Which long-running show featuring the board game Dungeons and Dragons recently ended?

Stranger Things

200

What sports team can you sign up to get $9 tickets for through Student9s?

Red Sox

200

Which Simmons Alum graduated with a Communications degree and went on to be a famous journalist, newscaster, and author?

Gwen Ifill

300

Frederick Law Olmsted designed a chain of green spaces across the Boston peninsula that are called a "necklace" of what type of jewel?

Emerald Necklace

300

Where is John Simmons supposedly buried?

Academic campus (under the new building

300

Which former Disney Channel actor was recently cast as Flynn Rider in the live action Rapunzel?

Milo Manheim

300

How much are tickets to Broadway shows using your student ID during student rush?

$30

300

Which Simmons event dates back to 1912?

May Day

400

What Boston team has won 17 championships?

Celtics

400

What is the hallway between Common Grounds and the Main entrance in the Main College Building called?

Centennial Hall

400

Which Youtuber, Podcaster, Songwriter, and Broadway Performer announced her plans to run for California congress?

Trisha Paytas

400

Which social media page and app helps students keep up with activities happening around Simmons?

Simmons FYI (@simmonsfyi on Instagram) and Campus Connect

400

Which year's class made their mascot a young French boy, Phillipe Andre Chambart?

Class of 1922
500

What preventative measure did the molasses company responsible for the Boston Molasses Flood take to ‘safety proof’ their tank?

Painting it brown

500

Which Fenway college is NOT a part of the Colleges of the Fenway?

Northeastern

500

What animated movie that came out in 2025 features songs that continue topping the charts almost a year later?

K-Pop Demon Hunters

500

What’s the closest thrifting event from Simmons?

Fenway Flea

500

Which Simmons sport was discontinued?

Basketball

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