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Checkmate! Find a circular bronze plaque flanked by 30 green
benches near water. Ignoring the eastern benches completely,
imagine that the western benches are equal squares on a chess
board. (We realize that there are not enough squares for an
entire chess board, by the way.) Assume the southwesternmost
bench is the lower left hand corner of the chess board you
are playing on. Take a photo standing on the bench corresponding
to the location of what would be the queen's pawn at the start
of a standard chess match. That bench is Checkpoint 1.
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Queen's Pawn Bench
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2
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Who's your pal? Checkpoint 2 is apparently a likeness
of an Argentinian president who was a buddy to Americans.
It says so right there on the statue in the Back Bay area.
Get your photo with our buddy cuz it's Checkpoint 2.
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Domingo Statue
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3
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How you doin'? Checkpoint 3 shares its name with
the last two words of the title of this absurd film by a famous
filmmaker who plays the clarinet. Any signage will serve as
Checkpoint 3.
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Tiger Lily
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4
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I Know Nut-ting! The establishment that serves as
Checkpoint 4, near Harvard, shares its name, but not its spelling,
with the last name of the actor who portrayed the able Sergeant
Kinchloe in this TV comedy.
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Dickson Bros.
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5
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Do they write many tickets? Standing south of the
Charles River, find and photograph the posted speed limit
for river traffic east of the Weeks bridge. Make sure you
and your teammate are in the photograph. Start running again...
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6 MPH Speed Limit Sign
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6
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Don't' feed these birds! In Charlestown, artsy ravens
and belted kingfishers, among others, observe the memory of
past sacrifices. Take a photo with our feathered friends because
they are Checkpoint 6.
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Bird Memorial
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7
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Will you cut to the chase? Find the play in which
a character muses as set forth below and you will know the
name of the North End establishment that serves as Checkpoint
7.
True, I talk of dreams, Which are the children of an
idle brain, Begot of nothing but vain fantasy; Which is
as thin of substance as the air, And more inconstant than
the wind,
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Romeo and Juliet
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8
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I'll bet dentists love this dish! Checkpoint 8 is
a copper lobster near Rowe's wharf. Picture time.
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Copper Lobster at James Hook
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9
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Cocktails! Checkpoint 9 was established in 1826,
serves beer, and is located near the Freedom Trail. Any signage
will do.
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J.J. Donavan's or Union Oyster House
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10
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Semper Fi! This Charlestown native and Boston Latin
graduate gave his life for his country. Find his place of
honor in the Public Garden and get your photo there cuz it
is Checkpoint 10.
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Quinn Plaque
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11
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Boston Math in the Red Light District? Checkpoint
11 is a red box with a red light on top not too far from Louisburg
Square (why is there a fence around that place, anyway?).
Checkpoint 11 bears the number represented by the following
equation: (A times B ) plus C
- (Tom Heinsohn times DJ) minus Bill Russell plus Walter
Brown
- (Bob Cousy times DJ) minus Jojo plus (Satch divided by
(Bird minus KC Jones))
- Red Auerbach
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1362 Firebox
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12
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I don't think these will float... Find at least 20
stone sailboats and take a photo with at least one of them
cuz they are Checkpoint 12.
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Stone Sailboats
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Click number for photo.
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