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100
The MBTA was officially formed in this year.
What is 1964.
100
Black’s Law Dictionary is a product of this company.
What is Thomson Reuters Westlaw.
100
Chief Justice Roberts served as a law clerk for this then Associate Justice of the Supreme Court during the 1980 term.
Who is William H. Rehnquist.
100
This 18 year old pop music star was born in Ontario, Canada.
Who is Justin Bieber.
100
This series, at the time of its cancellation in 2010, was the longest-running crime drama on American primetime television.
What is Law and Order.
200
Throughout its history, this nearly 50 acre space has been used for public hangings, cattle grazing and prior to the Revolution, a place where the British troops set up camp.
What is the Common.
200
The printed Deluxe version of the Dictionary is currently in its _____ edition.
What is Ninth.
200
This Associate Justice was nominated to the Court by President Obama on May 10, 2010.
Who is Elena Kagan.
200
This artist was nominated for several MTV Music Awards for her 2010 single “Tik Tok”.
Who is Ke$ha.
200
This movie District Attorney was horribly scarred and turned into the villain "Two Face."
Who is Harvey Dent.
300
This elegant, six-mile stretch of green parkland designed by Frederick Law Olmstead includes the Boston Common, Public Garden, Franklin Park, Jamaica Pond, the Arboretum, Commonwealth Avenue Mall, Back Bay Fens, Riverway and Olmstead Park.
What is the Emerald Necklace.
300
These hostile units are defined as “inflammatory speech that may not be protected by the First Amendment’s free speech guarantee because [they] might incite a violent response.”
What are "fighting words."
300
On March 28, 2012, the Court issued this many slip opinions.
What is 3.
300
This pop star, born Onika Tanya Maraj, claims to have several alter-egos which emerge in her songs, depending on the mood and tone of the music.
Who is Nicki Minaj.
300
In the iconic HBO series The Wire, Dominic West plays this unruly police character.
Who is Detective Jimmy McNulty.
400
This activity, where a game is called a “string” and a round is referred to as a “box”, was invented in Boston in 1880.
What is candlepin bowling.
400
Under this noun, defined as “the formal or systematic questioning of a person”, there are three specific types listed including custodial, investigatory, and noncustodial.
What is interrogation.
400
For the October 2011 term, this is the most days the Court spent in argument in a single month.
What is 8 days- (November 2011).
400
This young country/pop artist was the highest grossing musical act of 2011, proving some skeptics (like Kanye West) wrong.
Who is Taylor Swift.
400
This award-winning TV drama starring Glenn Close and Rose Byrne centers around Patty Hewes, a New York attorney with ethical shortcomings.
What is Damages.
500
On January 15, 1919, this sticky tragedy occurred in the North End, killing twenty-one people and injuring 150.
What is the Boston Molasses Disaster.
500
The practical form of this intricate discipline is the art or craft of compiling, writing and editing dictionaries.
What is lexicography.
500
The Supreme Court of the United States was created in accordance with Article III, Section 1 of the Constitution on September 24th of this year.
What is 1789.
500
Kelly Clarkson beat this famous group’s record for the biggest leap to #1 (from #52) in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 chart with the release of her first single "A Moment Like This".
Who are The Beatles.
500
In this 1987 film, Federal agent Elliot Ness assembles a team of mob fighters to bring Chicago crime boss Al Capone to justice using unconventional means in the 1920s.
What is "The Untouchables."