MA(-tt) facts
April 18
Famous Matt's
36 Chambers
Potpourri
100

The third Monday in April is a legal holiday in Massachusetts, called this.

What is Patriot's Day?

100

Name the NHL all-time points scorer who played his last game at Madison Square Garden on April 18, 1999.

Who is Wayne Gretzky?

100

He once had an awesome adventure his day off, then went on to "produce" the controversial muscical Springtime for Hitler.

Who is Matthew Broderick?

100

The album Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) pulls its title from these two martial arts films. 

What are Enter the Dragon and The 36th Chamber of Shaolin?

100

Shaped like a bow toe, this pasta has a name that means butterflies in Italian.

What is farfalle?

200

In 1895, the game "mintonette", now known as this, was invented in Holyoke, MA.

What is volleyball?

200

Early in the morning on April 18, 1906 an earthquake destroyed much of this West-coast city.

What is San Francisco?

300

The people the English referred to as Nipmuc, or “fresh water people” occupied the interior portion of what is now Massachusetts and parts of these two neighboring states.

What are Connecticut and Rhode Island?

300

"The House That Ruth Built" opened in the Bronx on this day, 1923.

What is Yankee Stadium?

300

This amicable show features two famous Matt's... Perry and LeBlanc

What is Friends?

300

In what year can the 2015 album Once Upon A Time In Shaolin finally be released? Hint: It can't be released commercially for 88 years after the sole-copy was purchased.

What is 2103?

400

The Pilgrims could tell you this is the official state flower of Massachusetts.

What is the mayflower?

400

Sybil Ludington joined him in his midnight ride to warn about unwanted troops, on April 18, 1775.

Who is Paul Revere?

400

Name this clever janitor who also learned how to grow potatoes on Mars.

Who is Matt Damon?

500

The creation of this national seashore marked the first time the federal government purchased land for a park.

What is Cape Cod National Seashore?

500

This funny man behind "Team Coco" was born in Brookline, MA on this day in 1963.

Who is Conan O'Brien?

500

Creator of a famous cartoon family who live in ambiguous Springfield, and who have dominated primetime-TV since 1986.

Who is Matt Groening?

500

How many chambers does San Te encounter in the Temple of Shaolin?

What is 35?