Public Transit
Which MBTA Orange Line Station is the closest to Northeastern's campus and also serves commuter rail.
Ruggles Station
Name 3 Blue Bike Stations that are "in or around campus" according to Northeastern Website out of 5
Ruggles (Melnea Cas & Columb), Marino (Forsyth & Hunt), West Village (Parker & Huntington), Mass Ave Station (Mass Ave), Mass Ave near Christian Science Plaza
This Northeastern building is the civil and environmental engineering department held in?
What is the Snell Engineering Center
Why is the Red Line called the Red Line?
The Red Line got its name because its original northern terminus was at Harvard University.
What is Andrew Kleiner's middle name? (Hint: his parents got engaged near this place in Boston)
Charles (Charles River)
Which MBTA Commuter line is NOT one of the three that stop at Ruggles Stations: Franklin/Foxboro, Needham, Providence/Stoughton, or Fitchburg.
Fitchburg
Professor Furth's Level of Traffic Stress Framework rates streets on a scale of 1 to what number?
4. (LTS 1 is lowest, LTS 4 is highest)
The ISEC ped bridge spans how many rail lines.
5! (Orange Line, Commuter, Amtrak)
Who is the past and present Northeastern Civil and Environmental Engineering Chair?
Dr. Jerome F. Hajjar and Edward Beighley
Going "inbound" on the MBTA means going towards which 4 stations?
Park St, State St, Government Center, Downtown Crossing
What was the Bluebikes program originally called when it was launched in 2011?
The Hubway (rebranded with partnership with Blue Cross Blue Shield)
What is the promo code to get a discounted Northeastern Bluebike annual member? (extra 100 points for how much it costs w membership)
HUSKY ($101.50)
These MBTA stations are at each end of Phase 2's segment for center-running bus lanes on Columbus Avenue
Jackson Square to Ruggles Station
NEU students get a what percent MBTA semester discount?
11%
This many commemorative bricks are being sold from Matthews arena. (correct if within 50)
1000 bricks
What was the name of the "most notable" horse that ran for the West End Street Railway in 1856?
Old Billy (career lasted 25 years, 125,000 miles, according to MBTA history website)
Bluebikes is owned by which 5 municipalities?
Boston, Brookline, Cambridge, Somerville, and Everett (operated by Motivate, Blue Cross is a sponsor)
The ISEC ped bridge was built using this distinctive type of steel, chosen for its corrosion resistance and to avoid periodic repainting shutdowns near the live rail lines
Weathering steel
How big is Northeastern University's Boston campus (in acres) (correct if ±5 acres)
73 acres
Which metro system's symbol inspired the MBTA's symbol?
Stockholm Metro
ALL TEAMS: MBTA bus routes that serve the Boston campus (100 points for each route # out of 14)
1, 8, 15, 19, 22, 23, 28, 39, 43, 44, 45, 47, CT2, CT3
ALL TEAMS: How many total Bluebike trips had been taken since the 2011 launch, as of the end of 2025?
Over 31 million (since 12/2025)
ALL TEAMS: How many stations does the MBTA have?
296 stations (153 rapid, 143 commuter rail)
ALL TEAMS: In the last 10 years, how many times has Northeastern Men's hockey won the Beanpot? (if more than one gets it correct, base it off who can guess the most correct years)
5 times (2018, 2019, 2020, 2023, 2024)
When crews built the Boylston Street and Park Street stations in 1895, they unearthed the remains of approximately how many people? (correct if within 10 people and tie breaker: who were they believed to be?)
900 people, believed to be British soldiers