Music
Boston, kid!
Instruments
YEs vs. Oldheads
WILD CARD, BABY
100

This album recently was awarded by the Grammys as album of the year, and was the first Spanish-language winner in the history of the award.

DEBÍ TIRAR MáS FOTOS (I Should Have Taken More Photos)

100

The Bruins (NHL) and the Fleet (PWHL) are the teams representing this Boston sport. This sport also had a fictional Boston team in the show "Heated Rivalry."

Hockey!

100

This instrument has 88 keys and over 12,000 parts. 

Piano!

100

Current Executive Director of the Mayor's Office of Youth Engagement and Advancement 

Pedro Cruz

100

This honorary fuzzy staff member turned 10 in Fall 2025.

Dr. Ruffles!

200

This Cambridge-based cellist debuted at 7 years old, and has played himself on Sesame Street, Mr. Roger's Neighborhood, and Arthur.

Yo-Yo Ma

200

A Boston-originated holiday that marks both the Boston Marathon, and the opening battle of the revolutionary war.

Patriot's Day

200

The techniques rap and beatboxing utilize this instrument.

Voice!

200

Controversial fashion takes! While Millenials love high-waisted jeans, Gen Z prefers this Y2K inspired cut of pants.

Low-rise jeans

200

This staff member created an opera about legendary marine biology and nature lover, Rachel Carson.

Jared Field!

300

This genre is consistently the most streamed on Spotify, and originated in the 1950s. 

Pop music!

300

She works hard for the money! Legends like BBD and Donna Summer come from this Boston neighborhood.

Roxbury!

300

This instrument's name means "jumping flea."

Ukulele

300

This brand is coming back into style! Known for their velour track suits with bedazzled words, they were once sported by Paris Hilton and now have WNBA star Angel Rhys as their model

Juicy Couture
300

This CMCB staff was an extra on Law & Order

Lecolion!
400

This piece requires a full orchestra committed to over four minutes of dedicated silence and was received with "horror" by its original audiences. 

4'33" by John Cage

400

RIOT! Stravinsky's controversial piece caused chaos at this Boston institution.

Boston Symphony Orchestra

400

This instrument has 47 strings, and is pivotal to correctly serving a famous Irish beverage. 

Harp

400

This piece of technology is the icon used for the "save" button on Microsoft word

Floppy disk

400

This staff member married their spouse in a sweet ceremony at J.P. Licks.

Zachary Sheets!

500

Headlining artists for this iconic annual performance receive $0 as payment. Previous performers have included Rolling Stones, Prince, and Bruno Mars.

NFL Halftime Show

500

This made-up measurement is on the Boston-Cambridge bridge. This measurement is the name of an MIT student who was asked to use his height as a way to see how long the bridge was

SMOOT

500

The only instrument you play by not touching it.

Theremin!

500

A Gen Z term meaning "to optimize" and is used in TikTok to show how to do something to the fullest

"Maxxing," or "looksmaxxing"

500

This youth employee has a muppet recreation of himself.

Charlie Watson (whose Master's recital is this month!)