Three Quizzes

What year was the Freedom Trail established? 1962 1955 1951 1976

The steeple of Christ Church (Old North Church) was blown down twice in storms—1804 and 1954. Today its height matches that of the original. How tall is the steeple? 191 feet 170 feet 201 feet 184 feet

Who said “I can think of nothing further to be done” at Old South Meeting House on the evening of December 16, 1773? Joseph Warren Paul Revere Alexander Edwards Samuel Adams

Built about 1680 on the site of the former parsonage of the Second Church of Boston, this is the oldest building on the Freedom Trail. Christ Church (Old North Church) King’s Chapel Paul Revere House Old State House

Which patriot printer housed his printing shop in the same location where the Heritage Room at Union Oyster House is today? Benjamin Edes (Boston Gazette) Isaiah Thomas (Massachusetts Spy) James Franklin (New-England Courant) Benjamin Russell (Columbian Centinel)

A bell cast by Paul Revere in 1801 and connected to the 1766 tower clock rings out the time hourly at Old South Meeting House. What year was the bell installed? 1802 1976 2011 1954

Who read the Declaration of Independence from the balcony of the Town House (Old State House) on July 18, 1776? Isaiah Thomas Colonel William Prescott Ezekiel Russell Colonel Thomas Crafts

Between April and October of 1722, Benjamin Franklin wrote a series of 14 letters that appeared in the New-England Courant. What are they called? Hutchinson Letters Common Sense Letters Silence Dogood Letters Poor Richard’s Letters

A slave and member of the congregation at Old South Meeting House, she was the first African American woman to publish a book of poetry. Zipporah Potter Phillis Wheatley Mum Bett (Elizabeth Freeman) Sally Nickles