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100
This holiday was banned between 1659-1681 because Pilgrims believed it to be a corrupted holiday.
What is Christmas?
100
This is the original name of Boston University when it was founded in Vermont in 1839.
What is the Newbury Biblical Institute?
100
This recent alum of Questrom won the Democratic primary for New York's 14th Congressional district
Who is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez?
100
After 45-years of Division I participation, BU ended this sport in 2014.
What is wrestling?
100
This first American purebred initially appeared in 1869 and is the state dog of Massachusetts. Come on folks.
What is the Boston Terrier?
100
This big screen supernatural action movie was filmed with scenes from BU in 2016.
What is Ghostbusters?
200
Massachusett means this in the Algonquin language.
What is 'Great Hill'?
200
In 1971, BU started its participation in this, the largest study of cardiovascular health in history.
What is the Framingham Heart Study?
200
Johnathan Goldsmith, also known as this, graduated from CGS in 1958.
What is "The Most Interesting Man in the World"?
200
The BU men's ice hockey team first won an NCAA national championship in this year.
What is 1971?
200
This is the state flower of Massachusetts...no relation to the ship.
What is the mayflower?
200
Even though set at MIT, this drama starring Jim Sturgess was actually filmed on the Boston University campus in 2001.
What is 21?
300
The oldest written constitution that is still in use today is the Massachusetts Constitution, written by this later president of the U.S. in 1780.
Who is John Adams?
300
In 1985, Professor Charles DeLisi started this project which was finally completed in 2003.
What is The Human Genome Project?
300
This artist, known as Park Jae-sang, attended BU for one semester, before dropping out after spending all his tuition money on musical equipment.
Who is PSY?
300
The 1991-1992 the BU women's team in this sport won back-to-back national championships.
What is rowing?
300
Known for its ability to "cache" or store food and remember its location for up to a month, this clever state bird of Massachusetts is also the state bird of Maine.
What is the Black-capped Chickadee?
300
This famous talk show host filmed an episode of his TV show featuring guest star Dana Carvey at BU’s Tsai Auditorium in 1996.
Who is Dave Letterman?
400
The first basketball game was played in this city in 1891.
What is Springfield?
400
In 1947, BU becomes the first university to offer a degree in this subject in what is now the College of Communication.
What is Public Relations?
400
This actor attended BU before becoming a leading man in Bollywood and Bengali cinema.
Who is Abhishek Bachchan?
400
Harry Agganis gave up a promising career in football to play what position in baseball?
What is first base?
400
Cawfee is not for everyone, unlike this state beverage of Massachusetts made from the Vaccinium macrocarpon plant.
What is cranberry juice?
400
This Steven Spielberg classic featured a character wearing a Boston University t-shirt in a pivotal scene.
What is Close Encounters of the Third Kind?
500
The American Industrial Revolution began in this city, the first industrial planned city in America.
What is Lowell?
500
This school at BU was established in 1940, originally as a graduate program within the School of Religious Education.
What is the School of Social Work?
500
Nigerian-American actress and BU alum, Uzo Aduba, played this character in Netflix's hit, Orange is the New Black.
Who is "Crazy Eyes"?
500
The BU men's basketball team last made the NCAA tournament in this year.
What is 2011?
500
Though none of them are on Mt. Rushmore, these are the four U.S. presidents who were born in Massachusetts.
Who are John Adams, John Quincy Adams, John F. Kennedy, and George H. W. Bush?
500
Scenes for this limited release drama starring Eddie Murphy were filmed on Bay State Road and in Marsh Chapel on the Boston University campus in 2016.
What is Mr. Church?