Roberto Scalese

Senior Editor, Digital

Test your knowledge with our Boston Marathon quiz

Runners in the rolling start for all participants cross the start line in the 125th Boston Marathon. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

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Stories concerning the 129th Boston Marathon.

2025 Boston Marathon

Take a quick, fun break to test your knowledge. WBUR regularly produces quizzes based on our public service journalism. See them all here in one place.

WBUR quizzes

Boston

Sports

Katie Cole

Producer, Digital News

Think you're ready for a New England winter? Take our quiz and find out

Margette Leanna shoveling out in the early morning in Newburyport. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

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Field Guide to Boston

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Weather

A collection of stories from our ongoing series, Field Guide to Boston. The series at wbur.org/fieldguide offers guides and public service journalism focused on how residents can better connect with each other while exploring the city's neighborhoods and rich culture. 

News

Great whites are far from the only shark species cruising through Massachusetts waters. WBUR's Katie Cole joins The Common to give a rundown of the state's various shark species, and the integral role they play in our ocean ecosystem.

Quiz: How much do you know about Massachusetts' sharks?

Darryl C. Murphy

Host

Frannie Monahan

Podcast Producer

A great white shark swims close to the Cape Cod shore in Chatham, Mass in 2016. (Wayne Davis/Atlantic White Shark Conservancy via AP)

The Common from WBUR

On this episode of <em>The Common</em>, WBUR associate producer for digital Katie Cole joins the show to discuss Massachusetts' various shark species and the important role they play in our ocean ecosystem. Then, we sit down with author and podcast host Mark Cecil to talk about the value of <a href="https://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2024/06/25/bunyan-and-henry-novel-publishing-conversation-mark-cecil">deep conversations among men</a> and why it is difficult for some men to open up with one another.

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Sharks get a bad rap, especially around these parts where great white sightings are a normal part of Massachusetts' summer. But great whites are <a href="https://www.wbur.org/news/2024/06/25/shark-species-massachusetts-cape-cod">far from the only shark species</a> cruising through Bay State waters, and for the most part, they're all just minding their own business.

After the episode, <a href="https://www.wbur.org/the-common/2024/08/15/sharks-massachusetts-beaches-conversations-with-men">take our quiz</a> to test your shark knowledge!

The many sharks of Massachusetts

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Environment

Gabrielle Emanuel

Senior Health and Science Reporter

QUIZ: How good are you at identifying poison ivy?

Poison ivy. (Gabrielle Emanuel/WBUR)

Health

Summers are changing in New England. We’re seeing more severe storms and new impacts like wildfire smoke — and it’s a lot hotter. Here are stories from the New England News Collaborative about how climate change is affecting our region.


Beyond Normal

New England has seasons, and we want you to make the most of them. Here are stories with helpful guidance on how to prepare for and enjoy fall, spring, summer and even winter.

Seasons

Field Guide Featured

Nik DeCosta-Klipa

Senior Editor, Newsletters

QUIZ: Do you know how much food Americans waste — and what it costs us?

Woman's hands throwing food scraps in the compost heap. (Francesco Vaninetti Photo via Getty Images)

A series of stories connected to our food and climate change newsletter, "Cooked: The search for sustainable eats." 

Cooked: The search for sustainable eats

Food

Science

QUIZ: How well do you know local food's impact on climate change?

Ronald Kay checks the evaporator in the maple sugar shack at Maynard Maple to process sap he’s collected to make locally sourced maple syrup. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

QUIZ: How well do you know the climate impacts of eating meat?

Pregnant cows eat hay at Appleton Farms in Ipswich. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Meghan B. Kelly

Senior Editor, Audience Engagement & Platforms

QUIZ: How much do you know about Boston's mayors?

Former Boston mayors Tom Menino, Kevin White and Ray Flynn enjoy a laugh at White's statue dedication at Faneuil Hall in Boston in 2006. (David L Ryan/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

WBUR's coverage of the 2021 Boston mayoral race.

2021 Boston Mayoral Race

Stories that inform and delight Greater Bostonians about their city, its history and the region.

Knowing

Barbara Moran

Correspondent, Climate and Environment

Test your Boston and climate change knowledge with our sea-level rise quiz

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Boston Under Water

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Boston’s charm lies in its location and its age, with historic buildings and winding streets shouldering up to the waterfront. But the city was built for a different climate, and with scientists projecting up to 40 inches of sea rise by 2070, those charms are now vulnerabilities.