Statistics for Boston Trivia

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Clue	Answer	% Correct
"Party" that took place in 1773	Boston Tea Party	98%
Suburb famous for witch trials	Salem	93%
Ivy League school	Harvard	92%
Most common European ancestry	Irish	82%
Sporting event that attracts 500,000 spectators each year	Boston {Marathon}	81%
NBA team	Celtics	78%
Popular beer brand named for a founding father	Sam Adams	75%
NFL team	Patriots	74%
Baseball stadium	Fenway	71%
Battle fought on June 17th, 1775	Battle of {Bunker} Hill	70%
Popular 1980s sitcom set in Boston	Cheers	69%
Boston's most famous nickname	{Bean}town	68%
Rock band that sang "Walk This Way"	Aerosmith	62%
Event that killed Crispus Attucks and four others	Boston {Massacre}	57%
International airport	Logan	55%
Oldest public park in the United States	Boston {Common}	54%
Daily newspaper (non-tabloid)	Boston Globe	51%
Red brick path leading to historical sights	{Freedom} Trail	41%
Founding father for whom Boston's tallest building is named	John Hancock	40%
Major river	Charles	38%
Ship called "Old Ironsides" even though it's made of wood	USS Constitution	37%
Tunnel project famous for being over budget	Big Dig	27%
Variety of bowling played in Boston	Candlepin	22%