Boston
Boston is one of the oldest major U.S. cities. This topic is part of Cities within Geography. This page currently draws on 40 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
Boston trivia questions
Boston is the capital of which U.S. state?
Answer: Massachusetts
Bonus fact: Boston is one of the oldest major U.S. cities.
Which famous 1773 protest occurred in Boston Harbor?
Answer: Boston Tea Party
Bonus fact: Colonists dumped tea into the harbor to protest British taxation.
What historic walking route links many Revolutionary-era sites in Boston?
Answer: Freedom Trail
Bonus fact: The Freedom Trail connects 16 historic sites.
The Boston Tea Party protested British taxes on what product?
Answer: Tea
Bonus fact: Colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor.
The Boston Tea Party took place in what year?
Answer: 1773
Bonus fact: It occurred on December 16, 1773.
Participants in the Boston Tea Party boarded ships belonging to what company?
Answer: British East India Company
Bonus fact: The tea was East India Company cargo.
What series did Boston win after completing the comeback?
Answer: American League Championship Series
Bonus fact: Boston then advanced to the World Series.
Which team did Boston face in that World Series?
Answer: Cincinnati Reds
Bonus fact: The Reds won the Series in Game 7.
How many NBA championships did Bill Russell win as a player with the Boston Celtics?
Answer: 11
Bonus fact: Russell's Celtics won eight consecutive NBA championships from 1959 through 1966.
Who played Alan Shore on Boston Legal?
Answer: James Spader
Bonus fact: The principal law firm is Crane, Poole & Schmidt.
Which network originally aired Boston Legal?
Answer: ABC
Bonus fact: The principal law firm is Crane, Poole & Schmidt.
Boston Legal was spun off from which David E. Kelley drama?
Answer: The Practice
Bonus fact: The principal law firm is Crane, Poole & Schmidt.