Boston Basics
The famous protest that involved dumping tea into the harbor in 1773.
What is the "Boston Tea Party?"
The name of Tufts' elephant mascot.
What is "Jumbo?"
The name of the shopping area about a 15-minute walk from campus, though still technically in our "home area."
What is "Davis Square?"
The acronym, "R.C." stands for _______.
What is "Resident Counselor?"
This famous coffee shop chain got its start in Quincy, Massachusetts in 1950.
What is "Dunkin' Donuts?"
This line of the MBTA train stops at Medford/Tufts University.
What is the "Green Line?"
The cute animals commonly seen hopping around campus.
The name of the Tufts dining hall.
What is "Dewick-MacPhie?"
The app you use to communicate with your RC & stay up to date on campus happenings.
What is "band?"
This movie, starring Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, showcases Boston's diverse neighborhoods and intellectual atmosphere.
What is "Good Will Hunting?"
The name of Boston's mass transit pass, which comes from a 1949 mayoral candidate's campaign song about a traveler who couldn't pay the exit fare to get out of the T.
What is the “CharlieCard?”
The names of the four residence halls used in this program.
What is "Houston, Carmichael, Miller, and Wren?"
Any of the programming events happening this weekend.
What is "Soccer Tournament, "Gong Cha Bubble Tea Adventure," "Lip Sync Battle, "Top Golf," "Museum of Fine Arts," "Kayaking," "Quincy Market," "AMC Movie: Boston Commons," "PRE-COLLEGE JUMBO BASH @ SUMMERFEST" or "SUMMERFEST Movie Night?"
The name(s) of any international RC.
Who is "Abby, Ami, Antony, Ashley, Bhavan, Collette, Connor, Demi, Diarmuid, Dion, Farris, Hannah, Jhosuard, Johannes, Mari, Maria, Marko, Rebecca, Reece, or Shannon?"
The Disney Channel original show that is set in a luxury hotel in Boston, Massachusetts.
What is "The Suite Life of Zack and Cody?"
The suburb of Boston that is considered to be the birthplace of Marshmallow Fluff.
What is “Somerville, Massachusetts?”
The structure on campus that gets painted regularly by students.
What is "the Cannon?"
The correct hours/times of check-in, quiet hours, floor time, and room checks.
What is "9:30-10:30pm," "10:00pm," "11:00pm," and "11:30pm?"
The "_____" staff is separate from the RC team, but can help assist you when it comes to residential / ID concerns.
What is "CES?"
This Neil Diamond song has become a Fenway Park tradition, played every game during the eighth inning.
What is "Sweet Caroline?"
According to legend, _____ many lanterns were hung in the steeple of Boston's Old North Church during Paul Revere's midnight ride of 1775, in order to signal that the British were coming by sea.
What is "two" lanterns?
(One if by land, two if by sea)
The famous showman that donated Jumbo to Tufts and inspired 2017 musical film, "The Greatest Showman."
What is "P.T. Barnum?"
The three things on your checklist before getting to go into Boston without an RC.
What is a "parent-signed permission slip," "your RC's permission," and "buddies?"
Who is "Ani-‘Yah, Trinity, Deayin, or Aubrey?"
The long-running television sitcom based in a cosy Boston bar..."where everybody knows your name."
What is "Cheers?"