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BOSTON'S FOURTH OF JULY
Take the firecracker quiz

Answer the questions below, and you could receive a picnic basket full of Boston's Fourth of July memorabilia, including commemorative items signed by Conductor Keith Lockhart, from the folks who bring you the Fourth of July celebration on the Esplanade.

Just added: The lucky winner will also get to fire the cannon during the afternoon on the Esplanade on July 4th along the banks of the Charles River as an honorary cannoneer.

In what year did Arthur Fiedler conduct the Boston Pops Orchestra in its first July Fourth Esplanade concert?
1927
1929
1936
1938

In what year did the Pops Esplanade concert set the previous attendance record for a classical music concert with a crowd of 400,000?
1976
1982
1990
1997

When was the last time Independence Day fireworks display was celebrated on the esplanade on a day other than July Fourth?
1992
1990
1989
1988



 


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