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The nickname for the city of Quincy
What is "The city of Presidents?"
This legendary musician, known as the "King of Rock and Roll," recorded hits like "Heartbreak Hotel" and "Jailhouse Rock" in the 1950s.
Who is Elvis Presley?
in 1998, Japanese marathon runner Toshihiko Seko wins this local Marathon, setting a new course record with a time of 2:09:43 on this day in history.
What is the Boston Marathon?
The Great Lake that is the largest in surface area.
What is Lake Superior?
The one-word question every historian must ask.
Why?
The granite in Quincy helped build this monument for a battle that happened on Breed's Hill.
What is the Bunker Hill Monument?
This classic novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald is set in the 1920s and explores themes of wealth, love, and the American Dream.
What is the Great Gatsby?
On this day in history in 1614, Pochahontas got married to this English colonist.
Who is John Rolfe?
This continent is the only one to lie in all four hemispheres.
What is Africa?
A black substance needed to run steam engines during the Industrial Revolution.
What is coal?
Eastern Nazarene College moved to Quincy in this year.
What is 1919?
This social and artistic movement, originating in New York City in the 1920s, celebrated African American culture and contributed to the flourishing of literature, music, and art.
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
This infamous English Prime Minister who served during WW2 resigned on this day in 1955.
Who is Winston Churchill?
What is Hawaii?
A type of butterfly and another name for a king or a queen.
What is a monarch?
This decommissioned heavy cruiser that served in the U.S. Navy from 1949 to 1959, is now a museum ship located in Quincy and also shares a name with a north shore town associated with witches.
What is the USS Salem?
This famous painter painted the famous 1937 mural titled "Guernica," depicting the horrors of the Spanish Civil War.
Who was Pablo Picasso?
On this day in history in 1994, this lead singer of the popular band Nirvana passed away at the age of 27.
Who is Kurt Cobain?
The Capital of Australia.
What is Canberra?
This nation was formed after an enslaved population overthrew their enslavers by 1804.
What is Haiti?
The Dorothy Quincy Homestead, located in Quincy, is a historic house museum that was once the home of Dorothy Quincy, the wife of this American Revolutionary figure who is also known for his large signature.
Who is John Handcock?
This Disney film won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1994, becoming the first animated film to win in this category.
What is Beauty and the Beast?
On this day in History, The Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen becomes the first European to discover this Island that shares a name with a well known holiday.
What is Easter Island?
The only country in the world to be boarded by three Oceans.
What is Canada?
This woman fought a crusade against lynching and racial injustice in the United States in the late nineteenth century.
Who is Ida B. Wells?