MBTA
What five colors represent the MBTA's subway line in Boston?
Green, red, blue, orange, and purple.
WHAT IS IT: Youll find an oyster bar, Asian delicacies, desserts and hearty lunches in this popular tourist attraction.
Quincy Market
What is the name for the historical event where Bostonians dumped 100,000 pounds of tea into the harbor to protest taxation by the British?
The Boston Tea Party.
Which buildings at Suffolk have dining halls for all students?
Tremont, Samia, Sawyer, Sargeant
Whats the name of the Official beer of the Boston Red Sox?
Samuel Adams.
Why do Bostonians call the MBTA subway "the T"?
"The T" is shorthand for transit based on the MBTA's T logo introduced in the 1960's
Why is Fenway Park famous?
Oldest active Major League Baseball stadium(opened in 1912) and home of the Boston Red Sox.
How old is the city of Boston?
Boston was founded in 1630 by Puritan settlers, one of the oldest major cities in the U.S.
What are the two official colors that represent Suffolk University?
Blue and gold.
Which Boston library, founded in 1848 was the largest free municipal library in the United States at the time?
The Boston Public Library.
TRUE OR FALSE: The MBTA subway system runs 24 hours a day, 7 days a week like New York City.
False(generally shuts down around 1 am)
What historic Boston attraction is marked by a red brick line that connects 16 historical attractions together?
Freedom Trail.
Who is famously known for his "midnight ride" and has his colonial-era house open to the public?
Paul Revere
What opportunities do Suffolk students have because of the location being in the city?
Internships in government, law, finance, journalism, non-profits, and major Boston companies (all within walking distance).
What is the nickname for the famous, 37-foot-high-left field wall at Fenway Park?
The green monster
Why is one of the lines red?
Red means the line that goes towards Harvard, and it is their school color.
What classic children's book contains mallards, made up of bronze, shown in the Boston Public Garden?
Make way for ducklings.
WHERE IS IT:Sylvia Plath, Robert Frost, and Louisa May Alcott all lived in this Boston neighborhood.
Beacon Hill.
What is Suffolk Universitys Law School motto?
"Honestas et diligentia", meaning "honesty and diligence."
Why are Boston streets so confusing to navigate?
They follow an old cow path and colonial-era routes rather than a standard grid system.
What MBTA line was built as the East Boston Tunnel in 1904 and was the first underwater rapid-transit tunnel in North America?
Blue Line.
Located along the Freedom Trail, which historic meeting house was the site of speeches by abolitionists like Fredrick Douglass, and women's rights activists in the 19th century-NOT PAUL REVERE.
The Old South Meeting House.
This Boston event in 1919 released a massive wave of molasses that killed 21 people and injured more than 150 people, and led to major changes in liability law.
The Great Molasses Flood.
How many buildings does Suffolk University own in Boston?
16.
This Boston-based baked desert, created at the Parker House Hotel in the 1850s, is often mistakenly thought to be from the city rather than the surrounding region.
Boston Cream Pie.