Patriot's Day - Boston
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Mythology and History
100

Name of the first college in North America

What is Harvard?

100

What is the historically most significant easter egg color?

What is red?

100

What is the number one ice cream brand in the country?

What is Ben & Jerry's?

100

This mythical bird is said to rise from its own ashes, symbolizing rebirth.

What is a Phoenix

200

Name of the first beach in the country.

What is Revere Beach

200

These sugary, marshmallow candies shaped like chicks or bunnies are a controversial Easter snack.

What is Peeps?

200

In Western astrology, the sun enters this zodiac sign on or around the summer solstice.

What is Cancer?

200

The Colossus of Rhodes, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, was a massive statue of who?

Who is Helios, Greek son god

300

A specific cookie is named after a town in Massachusetts, what is the cookie?

What is Fig Newton

300

In this Scandinavian country, children dress up as “Easter witches” and go door to door exchanging drawings for candy.

What is Sweden

300

This warm ocean current in the Pacific Ocean can disrupt normal summer weather patterns, often bringing droughts or floods.

What is El Nino?

300

In Japanese folklore, this shapeshifting fox spirit can have up to nine tails and is often both a trickster and protector.

What is a kitsune?

400

What was one of the names of the Red Sox before the name was changed in 1907?

Before owner John Taylor named them the Red Sox in 1907, the team was called the Americans, Pilgrims, Somersets, Puritans and Plymouth Rocks.

400

In this country, children roll decorated eggs down hills on Easter, a tradition once embraced by American presidents.

What is the United Kingdom

400

What state has the largest number of species of mosquito at 85?

What is Texas?

400

The Library of Alexandria, one of the largest in the ancient world, was located in this modern-day country.

What is Egypt

500

What town does the Boston Marathon start in?

What is Hopkinton?

500

Before Easter was Christian, eggs were already a symbol of rebirth in this ancient Indo-European spring celebration.

What is Ostara?

500

What is the tentative last day of school for Bedford Public Schools?

What is Wednesday, June 18th?

500

In Norse mythology, this tree connects the nine worlds and is considered the center of the cosmos.

What is Yggdrasil?