Travel Trivia: This is one of Boston's nicknames

[AARPLynne]

Test your knowledge of travel trivia!

Boston is one of the oldest municipalities in the U.S. Which is one of the city's nicknames?

A. Athens Of America

B. Birthplace Of Baseball

C. Birmingham Of America

D. America's Most Historic City

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[AARPLynne]

Thanks for playing, everyone! The correct answer is Athens of America. However, as many of you pointed out, it's also commonly called Beantown!

[edwinmyers]

A. Athens Of America

[SteveH589984]

A.  Athens of America

[Lmw22222]

Beantown - though I don’t recall why

[1kingsdaughter]

Ever heard of Boston Baked Beans???  😉

[DaNeece55]

A) Athens of America 

Although I've always called it Beantown 

[BrentonRN]

A. Athens of America but it's MOST commonly referred to as Beantown.

[NancieV840693]

Who ever made this questionnaire up doesn’t know Beantown very well.

[wshay]

1. D Americas most historic city

[liliana69x]

Lilyana Yordanova frm Boston. The correct answer is:

A. Athens Of America

[e624565o]

The Hub of the Universe.  Press reports will sometimes say "Hub man found . . . "

[SusanH119381]

D. America's Most Histori City

[l609466r]

Beantown

[cc90782052]

Athens of America

[MartinK919839]

D. America's Most Historic City

[hd9100]

D. America most historic city.  Or "Bean Town"

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@AARPLynne wrote:

Test your knowledge of travel trivia!

Boston is one of the oldest municipalities in the U.S. Which is one of the city's nicknames?

A. Athens Of America

B. Birthplace Of Baseball

C. Birmingham Of America

D. America's Most Historic City

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[GraceW923246]

D

[DeannaG294907]

A

[DeannaG294907]

A

[JaneH478051]

Birthplace of baseball

[th67628829]

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@AARPLynne wrote:

Test your knowledge of travel trivia!

Boston is one of the oldest municipalities in the U.S. Which is one of the city's nicknames?

A. Athens Of America

B. Birthplace Of Baseball

C. Birmingham Of America

D. America's Most Historic City

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[vt9334]

B. Birthplace Of Baseball