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All About Massachusetts Trivia Quiz

Questions about Massachusetts...

A multiple-choice quiz by UMasspete. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
UMasspete

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
28,689

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
1832

Last 3 plays: dryvalley51 (6/10), Verbonica (8/10), Buddy1 (9/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What is the estimated population of Massachusetts? Hint

12 million

2 million

Half a million

6 million

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is the third largest city in Massachusetts? Hint

Worcester

Springfield

Lowell

New Bedford

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Question 3 of 10

3. Of those listed, which county is the biggest in population? Hint

Suffolk

Bristol

Hampden

Middlesex

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Question 4 of 10

4. Where is the main campus of the University of Massachusetts? Hint

Amherst

Dartmouth

Lowell

Boston

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which city is closer to Boston in terms of miles? Hint

Lynn

Worcester

Medford

Revere

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Question 6 of 10

6. What town is the largest in area? Hint

Plymouth

Boston

Great Barrington

Taunton

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which of the following communities does I-95 run through? Hint

Burlington

Agawam

Boston

Ipswich

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of these options is the name of a town that was destroyed to build the Quabbin Reservoir? Hint

Belchertown

Dana

Essex

New Salem

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of the following communities is located in Bristol County? Hint

Taunton

Foxboro

Brockton

New Salem

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Question 10 of 10

10. What Bay State town is known as the carriage capital of the world? (Horse and Buggy, not baby carriages)? Hint

Amesbury

Marshfield

Worcester

Great Barrington

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the estimated population of Massachusetts?

Answer: 6 million

A little over six million people live in the commonwealth, more than half of whom live in the Boston Metro Area.

2. What is the third largest city in Massachusetts?

Answer: Springfield

Largest is Boston, then Worcester, then Springfield.

3. Of those listed, which county is the biggest in population?

Answer: Middlesex

While Suffolk contains Boston, it only includes three other communities. Middlesex is the largest. It includes a large swath of the state encompassing Cambridge, Arlington, Somerville all the way up to Lowell and Dracut on the New Hampshire line.

4. Where is the main campus of the University of Massachusetts?

Answer: Amherst

Amherst is the largest, and known as the "flagship" of the U-Mass system.

5. Which city is closer to Boston in terms of miles?

Answer: Revere

Revere is the only option that actually borders the city of Boston.

6. What town is the largest in area?

Answer: Plymouth

7. Which of the following communities does I-95 run through?

Answer: Burlington

I-95 (which merges with Rt. 128 through Greater Boston) runs through Burlington where it meets Rt. 3.

8. Which of these options is the name of a town that was destroyed to build the Quabbin Reservoir?

Answer: Dana

Four towns were destroyed to build the reservoir, which provides drinking water for Metropolitan Boston.

9. Which of the following communities is located in Bristol County?

Answer: Taunton

Taunton is the county seat of Bristol County. Brockton is Plymouth, Foxboro is Norfolk, and New Salem is in Western Massachusetts.

10. What Bay State town is known as the carriage capital of the world? (Horse and Buggy, not baby carriages)?

Answer: Amesbury

Amesbury it is! A small town, about 35 miles north of Boston on the New Hampshire border.

Source: Author UMasspete

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