Wicked Smart? Let’s See with This Boston Trivia Quiz
1.
What year did Dave Loggins have the hit single "Please Come To Boston" on Epic?
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1974
2.
What year did Boston have the hit single "Don't Look Back" on Epic?
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1978
3.
What was the name of Boston's debut album?
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Boston
4.
What was the name of Boston's second album, released two years after "Boston" in 1978?
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Don't Look Back
5.
"I looked out this morning and the sun was gone" is the start of what Boston song?
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More Than A Feeling
6.
What music genre was Boston considered a part of in the 1970's?
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Arena Rock
7.
Which Boston single peaked highest on the Billboard charts at #5 in 1976?
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More Than A Feeling
8.
Where did the bootleg Boston album "We Found it in the Trashcan" come from?
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Homemade Demo Tapes
9.
What does the Rockman headphone guitar amp have to do with the band Boston?
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Tom Scholz Invented It
10.
Which Boston-based singer was once married to actress Faye Dunaway?
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Peter Wolf
11.
"Amanda" by classic rock band Boston came from which album released in 1986?
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Third Stage
12.
Which Boston band had albums entitled "The Gun Didn't Know I Was Loaded" and "Swandive"?
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Bullet Lavolta
13.
Which hardcore Boston band came out with the well-received "Petitioning the Empty Sky" in 1997?
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Converge
14.
Who is the MIT engineering graduate that started the band Boston?
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Tom Scholz
15.
From which college did Tom Scholz, Boston's guiding force, graduate?
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MIT
16.
What caused a rift between Tom Scholz of Boston and Epic after the release of "Boston"?
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Tom Scholz Wanted To Go Slowly
17.
What is the subject matter of most Boston album covers?
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Space Travel
18.
Whose band did Gary Pihl play with prior to joining Boston?
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Sammy Hagar
19.
Who besides Tom Scholz has been with Boston since the beginning?
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Brad Delp
20.
How many of the songs on Boston's debut album, "Boston", were written by Tom Scholz?
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6 Out Of 8
21.
Which Boston song featured Kimberley Dahme as the lead singer?
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With You
22.
Radio stations and MTV wouldn't play cuts from which Boston album because it was a flop?
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Walk On
23.
Which character on "That '70's Show" was shown wearing a Boston t-shirt?
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Donna
24.
What girl is Boston singing of in the lyric, "a bluejean lady so eager to be free"?
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Hollyann
25.
Which Boston album was remastered and re-released in June of 2006?
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Don't Look Back
26.
What was the title of the album Boston released in 2002?
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Corporate America
27.
What Boston album did Tom Scholz release a single from to www.MP3.com in 2002?
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Corporate America
28.
Which member of The Beatles has Boston singer Brad Delp worked with on stage?
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Ringo Starr
29.
Why was Doug Huffman fired from Boston?
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He Broke Confidentiality
30.
What decades were the original Boston band members born in?
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1940s & 1950s
31.
"Walk On" is the only Boston album that does not have vocals by which band member?
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Brad Delp
32.
What was the most popular single from Boston's "Don't Look Back" album hitting charts at #4?
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Don't Look Back
33.
In November 2006 Boston played at a celebration honoring what football player?
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Doug Flutie
34.
What Boston song begins "Who can stop de-evolution of the human race"?
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Corporate America
35.
During Boston's 1995 "Livin' For You" tour, who helped Brad Delp sing the high notes?
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Fran Cosmo
36.
What band was Anthony Cosmo with when he was recruited by Tom Scholz to join Boston?
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SuperCell
37.
What Boston rapper also worked at Boston Financial?
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Indian Black
38.
What was the 1986 debut album from Boston's own boy band New Kids on the Block?
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New Kids On The Block
39.
What original Boston band member was booted out before the 1st album was recorded?
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Drummer Jim Masdea
40.
Why didn't Boston produce a new album right after the 2004 tour?
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Tom Scholz' Back Injury
41.
After receiving his master's degree from MIT, where did Tom Scholz find a job?
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Polaroid
42.
How tall is Tom Scholz of the rock band Boston?
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6' 5"
43.
What product did the company Boston's Tom Scholz started in 1980 manufacture?
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Signal Processing Devices
44.
What was the original name of the band that later became "Boston"?
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Mother's Milk
45.
Which Boston musician also teaches high school social studies?
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Jeffrey Neal
46.
Why did Boston guitarist, Barry Goudreau, sue Tom Scholz?
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Ruining His Solo Career
47.
What name did Tom Scholz of Boston gave the recording studio in his basement?
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Foxglove Studio
48.
What is the subject of the Boston song "Peace of Mind"?
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Achieving Goals
49.
During what decade did drummer Curly Smith join Boston?
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1990's
50.
What was the name of the solo album Boston's drummer, Curly Smith, released in 2001?
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Cool Blue Cosmic Gem
51.
Who sang most of the lead vocals on the Boston album "Walk On"?
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Fran Cosmos
52.
What is the relationship between Fran Cosmos and Anthony Cosmos who tour with Boston?
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Father/Son
53.
What position in the band Boston was Doug Huffman hired to fill in 1987?
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Singing Drummer
54.
What other work has Jim Masdea done during the years since he left Boston?
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Bakery & Yachting
55.
Who recommended that David Sikes audition for Boston's 1987 tour?
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Gary Pihl
56.
How many years after Boston's 1st album was the Greatest Hits album released?
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21
57.
Where was Brad Delp working when he was first hired to be in the band Boston?
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Mr. Coffee
58.
What was a new song included on the Boston Greatest Hits album released in 1997?
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The Star Spangled Banner
59.
Where was counselor Barry Goudreau, ex-Boston guitarist, during the summer of 2006?
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Rock & Roll Fantasy Camp
60.
What did Barry Goudreau, ex-Boston guitarist, study in college?
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Geology
61.
How old was Boston bassist Fran Sheehan when he began playing gigs with his father?
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5
62.
Who replaced Jim Masdea on drums prior to the release of Boston's first album?
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Sib Hashian
63.
Where did Boston place in 2006 on VH1's 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock countdown?
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63rd
64.
Which is a line from the title track of Boston's "Corporate America" album?
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Who's Gonna Save Us Now?
65.
How many songs are on Boston's "Greatest Hits" album?
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16
66.
What is the name of the official Boston fan club website?
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Gonna Hitch A Ride
67.
During a Boston hiatus in 1980, what Barry Goudreau album did Brad Delp sing on?
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Orion The Hunter
68.
What was the first device Tom Scholz of Boston produced with his research company?
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The Power Soak
69.
How tall is Kimberley Dahme who joined the Boston band in 2001?
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6' 0"
70.
Where did Tom Scholz discover Boston drummer, Jeff Neal?
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At A Maine Ski Resort
71.
What Boston "Corporate America" album song starts: "If you won't even say my name"?
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Someone
72.
What is the nickname given to the city of Boston?
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Beantown
73.
What are the names of the two major daily newspapers in Boston, MA?
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Globe And Herald
74.
What river separates Boston and Cambridge?
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Charles River
75.
Paul Revere's ride happened on which date?
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April 18, 1775
76.
From which Boston museum were $200 million worth of paintings stolen in 1990?
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Isabella Stewert Gardner Museum
77.
The Jimmy Fund is the official charity of what Boston organization?
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The Boston Red Sox
78.
Which Boston disc jockey hosted "The Lost 45s" radio program?
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Barry Scott
79.
Where in Boston would you ride the "Swan Boats"?
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Public Garden
80.
When Boston hosted the NCAA division I men's ice hockey Frozen Four, what school won the national title?
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Michigan
81.
Who won the first Boston Marathon on April 19, 1897?
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John J. McDermott
82.
Which year was Paul Revere born?
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1734
83.
How many children did Paul Revere have?
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16
84.
What was the name of the horse that Paul Revere rode on the night of his famous ride?
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Brown Beauty
85.
What is the date of the Boston Massacre?
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March 5, 1770
86.
What were the first two names of today's Atlanta Braves?
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Boston Red Stockings And Beaneaters
87.
Where was the Boston Museum of Fine Arts located before opening on Huntington Avenue?
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Copley Square
88.
What was the first production at Boston's Colonial Theatre?
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Ben Hur
89.
In 1750, Boston Puritans prohibited what activity?
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Performance Of Plays
90.
What is the six-mile chain of parks running from Fenway to the Arnold Arboretum known as in Boston?
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Emerald Necklace
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