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The 2007 season record for the New England Patriots was 18-1. Which game did the Patriots lose?

	First game of the season to NY Jets
	Midseason game to Indianapolis Colts
	Last game of the regular season to the NY Giants
	Super Bowl XLII to the NY Giants

Captain William Driver, a shipmaster from Salem, Massachusetts was given a flag as a birthday gift on March 17, 1824. The flag measured 12 feet by 24 feet and had been sewn by his mother and several young Salem women. Driver had the flag hoisted on the brig Charles Doggett before setting sail to Tahiti. At the ceremony, when asked what he thought of the flag, he said, “God bless you, I’ll call it __________. William Driver’s flag is currently owned by the Smithsonian Institution. By what henceforth-famous name did Driver refer to his flag?

	The Stars and Stripes
	Old Glory
	The Star Spangled Banner
	Union Jack

The inscription on the Statue of John Harvard residing in front of Harvard's University Hall reads: “John Harvard, Founder, 1638”. How many errors are in this inscription?

	none
	one
	two
	three

A popular holiday song was written by Medford, Massachusetts resident James Pierpont. It is said to have been inspired by one-horse open sleigh races on Salem and Pleasant Streets between Medford Square and Malden Square. Name the song.

	Jingle Bells
	Deck the Halls
	Sleigh Ride
	Winter Wonderland

In 1868, while living in Springfield, Massachusetts, Margaret E. Knight invented a machine to mass produce a product still familiar to shoppers today. It was reported that her machine replaced the work of 30 people. Before she died in 1914, Knight was awarded 26 patents in diverse industries.

	Flat-bottom paper bag
	Shopping cart
	Check-out conveyor belt
	Bar code scanner

This pitcher spent much of his 22-year career in Boston, having arrived in 1901 to play for the new American League team that would become the Red Sox. Here, on May 5, 1904, he pitched the first perfect game in American League history. He went on to win 511 games during his career — one of several records he holds to this day. By the time he retired in 1911, he had pitched 751 complete games, including three no-hitters. The former Ohio farm boy earned his nickname from his cyclone-like fastball.

	Hurricane Carter
	Ron “Louisiana Lightening” Guidry
	Cy Young
	Luis Tiant

This 2010 movie was co-written, directed and staring Ben Affleck. It takes place in Charlestown, Boston, which is somewhat exaggeratedly depicted as a hotbed of bank robberies during the 1990s.

	The Town
	Gone Baby Gone
	The Brink’s Job
	Clerks

In January, 2010, a special election was held to fill the Massachusetts senate seat formerly held by Edward Kennedy, the long-serving Massachusetts senator. The election gained national attention as the Democratic Party super-majority hinged on the outcome. Who was the surprise victor in this January, 2010 vote?

	Martha Coakley
	Scott Brown
	Deval Patrick
	Paul Kirk

In 2006, Massachusetts passed a law mandating that every state resident obtain this, establishing a standard emulated by US legislation four years later.

	Healthcare insurance coverage
	Driver’s license
	High school diploma
	Frappe

Until the early 19th century, farmers were untrusting of banks and tended to keep their savings at home. An invention by Linus Yale, who had opened his shop in 1857 in Shelburne, Massachusetts, changed that. What was Yale’s invention?

	modern combination lock
	safe deposit box
	dead bolt
	burglar alarm