Boston Basics
This river runs between Boston and Cambridge
Charles River
This structure, built over centuries, stretches across northern China and is visible from space in popular legend.
Great Wall of China
In Greek mythology, who had snakes for hair and could turn people into stone if they looked at her?
Medusa
This long‑running animated TV series is set in the fictional town of Springfield.
The Simpsons
This company makes the iPhone.
Apple
This Boston neighborhood was one of the first areas in the U.S. to be settled by Italian immigrants.
North End
This Italian city was buried by a volcanic eruption in A.D. 79 and rediscovered centuries later.
Pompeii
This small plastic or metal tip at the end of a shoelace has its own name.
Aglet
This TV series follows six friends living in New York City and aired its final episode in 2004.
Friends
This company's slogan is "Taste the rainbow"
Skittles
Boston was the site of this 1773 protest against British taxation that targeted shipments from the East India Company.
Boston Tea Party
This 18th‑century revolution began with the storming of the Bastille.
French Revolution
What is the most commonly used letter in the English alphabet?
E
This 1997 film about a doomed ocean liner won 11 Academy Awards.
Titanic
The arrow hidden in this online retailer’s logo points from A to Z.
Amazon
This street is known for its shops, restaurants, and annual marathon finish line.
Boylston Street
WW1, fought between the Allies and the Central Powers, began in 1914 after the assassination of which archduke?
Franz Ferdinand
An octopus has this many hearts.
Three
This 1999 film popularized the choice between a red pill and a blue pill.
The Matrix
This cereal brand has a mascot named BuzzBee
Cheerios
Established in 1635, this Boston institution is the oldest public school in the United States.
BLS - Boston Latin School
The Berlin wall fell in November of this year.
1989
Which bones are babies born without?
Knee caps
This actress won an Oscar for her role as a determined Southern woman in Gone with the Wind.
Vivien Leigh
Originally named Blue Ribbon Sports, this company rebranded in 1971 using the name of the Greek goddess of victory.