Boston

What is the name of Boston's professional baseball team?

Red Sox

How hot was the hottest day in Boston history?

104 Fahrenheit

Around how many works of art can be seen in the Museum of Fine Art, Boston?

450,000

How much area does Boston possess?

89.63 sq. miles

Which Boston bar is one of the 10 oldest bars in the United States?

Bell in Hand Tavern

Which Boston hospital is the third oldest general hospital in the United States?

Massachusetts General Hospital

What is the biggest county in Massachusetts?

Middlesex

Which one of these hockey players is a Boston sports legend?

Bobby Orr

Boston Public Library is one of the oldest public libraries in the United States. What year was it established?

1848

Who's the Boston Bruins' all-time leader in goals?

John Bucyk

Who became Boston's mayor in 2014?

Marty Walsh

The first American woman to earn her Ph.D did so at a Boston university. Which university did she attend?

Boston University

Which of these legendary rock bands hails from Boston?

Aerosmith

Which 1960s garage rock band had a song about Boston called "Dirty Water"?

The Standells

What is the state fish of Massachusetts?

Cod

Which one of these baseball players is a Boston sports legend?

Ted Williams

In which Boston neighborhood is the JFK Museum located?

Dorchester

What is the name of the historic arena in which the Celtics once played?

Boston Garden

What is the population of Massachusetts?

6,794,234

What Massachusetts city is home to the Bruins hockey team?

Boston

Boston, MA is located in which county?

Suffolk

What is the longest river wholly within Massachusetts?

Charles River

Which of these inventors was born in Massachusetts?

Samuel Morse

Which Boston park was declared America's first public park in 1634?

Boston Common

Which Boston sports team leads its respective league in all-time championships?

Celtics

Which legendary Boston Celtics coach coached the team to 9 championships?

Red Auerbach

When was the last time an American won the Boston Marathon?

2018

The first Howard Johnson's is located in which Boston suburb?

Quincy

Fast food is not well-received in Boston. Around how many fast food restaurants can you find in the city?

40

What is the state beverage of Massachusetts?

Cranberry Juice

A curse named after what baseball player was said to be the reason for the Boston Red Sox 86-year World Series drought?

Babe Ruth

What popular Boston street now exists where there used to be water?

Newbury Street

Which French city is a sister city of Boston?

Strasbourg

Which of these actresses was born in Boston?

Uma Thurman

Which Bostonian wrote the Christmas carol, 'O' Little Town of Bethlehem'?

Phillip Brooks

In 1990, $100 million worth of art was stolen from a Boston museum. Which museum was it stolen from?

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

Which of these is a popular vacation spot in Massachusetts?

Martha's Vineyard

Which sport was created in Boston in 1880?

Candlepin Bowling

How cold was the coldest day in Boston history?

-18 Fahrenheit or -27°C

Which American city are Charlestown and Bunker Hill (overlooking the site of the Battle of Bunker Hill) close to?

Boston

What is the name of Boston's professional hockey team?

Bruins

In what year did the Boston Tea Party take place?

1773

Before it was renamed Boston, what was Boston called?

Trimontaine

Which of these names was a name of the Boston Red Sox before they became the Red Sox?

Pilgrims

The first Dunkin' Donuts is located in which Boston suburb?

Quincy

In what year was the first Boston Marathon held?

1897

Which Boston beach was the first public beach in the United States?

Revere Beach

The name "Massachusetts" is derived from what language?

Algonquin

When it comes to number of residents who walk to work, where does Boston rank amongst all United States municipalities?

1st

What is the number on the license plate of each Boston mayor's official car?

576

Which U.S. warship, dubbed "Old Ironsides", is docked at Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston?

USS Constitution

In what year was Boston founded?

1630

Which Boston park claims pedaled swan boats?

Boston Public Garden

There's a spot in Boston where you can float a boat under a car, under a train, and under a plane at the same time. Under which bridge can this be done?

Boston University Bridge

What Massachusetts city is home to the Celtics basketball team?

Boston

Boston's Quincy Market is located next to what historic hall?

Fanueil Hall

Which Italian city is a sister city of Boston?

Padua

Boston established the first police force in the United States. In what year was it established?

1838

Who's the Boston Celtics' all-time leader in points?

John Havlicek

Massachusetts is home to the two largest municipalities in New England. Boston is one of them. What is the other city?

Worcester

Which explorer discovered Martha's Vineyard?

Bartholomew Gosnold

Which Massachusetts city is said to be the birthplace of volleyball?

Holyoke

The American band Boston hails from which city?

Boston

Which Massachusetts city was America's first planned industrial city?

Lowell

Which Boston museum is the fourth largest museum in the United States?

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Which Boston Newspaper was the first published newspaper in the United States?

Publick Occurences

Which Boston tunnel brings you 90 feet below the earth's surface?

Ted Williams Tunnel

The first successful kidney transplant was completed in Boston. In what year did it occur?

1954

Which of these inventions was created in Boston?

Sewing Machine

Which of these philosophers was born in Massachusetts?

Henry David Thoreau

The Basketball Hall of Fame is located in Massachusetts. In which city is located?

Springfield

Which Australian city is a sister city of Boston?

Melbourne

What are the inhabitants of Boston usually called?

Bostonians

When was the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston founded?

1870

The Boston slang term, "wicked" means what?

Very

Where is the University of Massachusetts main campus located?

Amherst

What is the name of Boston's famous baseball ballpark?

Fenway Park

What is the largest river in Massachusetts?

Connecticut River

Which famous organized crime boss resided in Boston?

James "Whitey" Bulger

Which former Massachusetts Senator was the brother of a United States President?

Ted Kennedy

Which Spanish city is a sister city of Boston?

Barcelona

What is the largest university in Massachusetts?

Boston University

In 2013, a deadly terrorist attack took place at which Boston sporting event?

Boston Marathon

About how many of Boston's residents are college students?

1/3

What type of alcoholic beverage consumption has been banned in Boston since 1984?

Happy hour drink specials

The first American chocolate factory was built in what Boston neighborhood?

Dorchester

The Boston Red Sox have a patent on a color. What's this color called?

Fenway Green

Which Massachusetts city is said to be the birthplace of basketball?

Springfield

In what Massachusetts city was the first chocolate chip cookie invented?

Whitman

Overrun by the British in 1775, Bunker Hill was located outside of which American city?

Boston

What famous American university was founded in the state of Massachusetts in 1636?

Harvard

What is the second biggest city in Massachusetts?

Worcester

Which of these is a nickname of Boston?

Beantown

Which neighborhood in Boston is known as the "Italian" part of the city?

North End

Who's the Boston Red Sox all-time leader in homeruns?

Ted Williams

What Massachusetts city is home to the Patriots football team?

Foxborough

What is the largest lake in Massachusetts?

Quabbin Reservoir

Which Boston university invented the first digital computer to operate in real time?

MIT

In 1919, a flood of what killed 21 people in Boston?

Molasses

Which of these actors hails from Massachusetts?

Matt Damon

Which famous all-female university exists in Boston?

Wellesley College

Which holiday was banned in Boston from 1659 to 1681?

Christmas

What is Southie?

South Boston

In which Massachusetts town did the first Thanksgiving occur?

Plymouth

What is the official dessert of Massachusetts?

Boston Cream Pie

Political Hillary Clinton attended which Boston-area university?

Wellesley College

Who's the Boston Red Sox all-time leader in hits?

Carl Yastrzemski

What 1997 movie about a working class mathematical prodigy took place in Boston?

Good Will Hunting

What was the profession of Revolutionary War hero Paul Revere?

Silversmith

In which Massachusetts city did the first American witch execution take place?

Boston

What is the population of Boston? (2024)

650,000

Which Massachusetts city is the geographically largest city in all of New England?

Boston

In what year did Fenway Park open?

1912

Which Puritan leader was the first person to govern Boston?

John Winthrop

Which of these foods is named after a Boston suburb?

Fig newton

Who or what is Boston named after?

A small town in England

What is Fenway Park's famous left field wall nicknamed?

The Green Monster

What is the nickname for the right field foul pole at Fenway Park?

Pesky's Pole

Boston created the first subway in the United States. When was it established?

1897

Which of these celebrities is from Boston?

Mark Wahlberg

What is the name of Boston's professional basketball team?

Celtics

The American Revolutionary War battle of Bunker Hill was fought outside of what American city?

Boston

Which novel by Esther Forbes, set in Boston during the American Revolution, follows a young apprentice?

Johnny Tremain

Which novel by Henry James, set in Boston, explores the life of a youg woman torn between love and duty?

The Bostonians

Which one of these basketball players is a Boston sports legend?

Larry Bird