School Namesakes
All information is based on what I could find readily available online. There are too many people with BPS schools named after them and no Wikipedia page. (Contributed by Katie Mallon @ Channing)
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Each question following is a clue to a person with a BPS school named after them. Birth and death dates are included where available. Any mistakes are my own and largely due to the stunning lack of Wikipedia pages.
Question 1. 1596-1669. An English-born American Congregational minister who emigrated to Dorchester in 1635 gave his name to the "first and finest," the oldest free public elementary school in North America.
1 point
Question 2. 1722-1803. American statesman, philosopher, and politician. Shares its namesake with a brewery in Jamaica Plain
1 point
Question 3. While the school is likely not named after this person, he was the Celtic's all-time great number 6 and the first black coach in the NBA.
1 point
Question 4. A 39-year vetern of BPS, she spent 30 years as the principal of another school on this quiz. She passed away in 2011 and a high school honoring her mission was named in 2012.
1 point
Question 5. 1847-1931. Established the industrial research lab, Menlo Park. Held 1,093 patents in the US.
1 point
Question 6. This school's name was held by three Boston mayors, and the family's named was also given to a famous market.
1 point
Question 7. 1903-1958. The youngest ever Attorney general of Massachusetts as well as the 58th Governor (1949-1953), famous for his contributions to the state's highways. Connected (but now two schools) to a middle school named after the 45th Speaker of the House with the initials JM.
1 point
Question 8. 1783-1859. Author of Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.
1 point
Question 9. 1892-1965. A Puerto Rican songwriter, author of hundreds of songs in canción, bolero, and guaracha, who wrote on the "loneliness and isolation of migration and difficulty of fitting in."
1 point
Question 10. 1841-1917. Financed public kindergartens a decade before BPS did. An advocate for women's rights and a social reformer. No relation to the grocery store.
1 point
Question 11. This school was renamed for its long-term principal, originally a co-founder of the school and pioneer. Author of The Blind Advantage.
1 point
Question 12. 1858-1929. Grandfather of two men who also have BPS schools named after them.
1 point
Question 13. 1797-1849. Founded both Wheaton College and Mount Holyoke College. A pioneer in women's education in the US.
1 point
Question 14. 1901-1953. Mayor of Boston, Governor of Massachusetts, and US Secretary of Labor. You may know the bridge better.
1 point
Question 15. 1927-2019. Represented Roxbury in the Massachusetts House of Reps from 1965-1968, along with decades of service in Boston on issues of civil rights, violence, drug addiction, and more. The school is K-2.
1 point
Question 16. 1927-2020. Lost his mayoral campaign in 1959 (his daughter also had a failed mayoral campaign in 2005) but served in both houses of Massachusetts congress. Lent his name to the court case that brought busing to BPS, as the head of the school committee.
1 point
Question 17. The name of both a Unitarian theologian and preacher as well as his transcendentalist poet nephew. Located in Hyde Park.
1 point
Question 18. 1796-1859. An American educational reformed committed to public education. Also the namesake for a type of charter school.
1 point
There are two world-famous, historical, and European composers with BPS schools named after them. Who are they?
Try to anticipate spelling variations when adding your answers.
2 points
There are three presidents that share a name with a current BPS school. Which three?
3 points
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