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Connecticut Fun Facts Trivia Quiz

Here's the latest in my series of fun facts about the states. Enjoy.

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

Author
bullymom

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
69,349

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
1806

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. What Connecticut native and Revolutionary patriot was famous for his saying, 'I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country'? Hint

Patrick Henry

Nathan Hale

Benedict Arnold

Samuel Adams

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Question 2 of 10

2. In 1954, the world's first atomic powered submarine was built at Groton. What was its name? Hint

Merrimac

Hartford

Nautilus

Constitution

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Question 3 of 10

3. In New London, you can visit Monte Cristo Cottage, the boyhood home of what famous dramatist? Hint

Mark Twain

Arthur Miller

Tennessee Williams

Eugene O'Neill

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Question 4 of 10

4. What famous American lexicographer and author of 'The Blue-Backed Speller' and 'The American Dictionary' was born in Hartford in 1758?

Answer: (Two Words)

5. This American composer was born in Danbury in 1874. He is best known for his music which serenades New England, such as 'Concord Sonata' and 'Three Places in New England'. What was his name? Hint

Samuel Barber

Charles Ives

Ned Rorem

Percy Grainger

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Question 6 of 10

6. In Canterbury, you can visit the Prudence Crandall Museum. What was noteworthy about the academy that Prudence founded in 1833? Hint

It was the first school for the handicapped founded by a woman

It was the first academy in Connecticut run by a woman

It was the first academy for black women in New England

It was the first law school for women

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Question 7 of 10

7. What toy was developed by Yale students in 1920? Hint

Silly Putty

Slinky

Frisbee

Yo-yo

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Question 8 of 10

8. What was discovered by Thomas Osborne in New Haven in 1913? Hint

Uranium

Penicillin

X-rays

Vitamin A

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which President did NOT graduate from Yale? Hint

George H. W. Bush

Bill Clinton

Woodrow Wilson

William Taft

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Question 10 of 10

10. One of the many attractions of Mystic Seaport in Mystic is a re-created 19th-century New England fishing village. One of the shops you can visit is the cooperage. What was sold in a cooperage? Hint

Candles

Shoes

Barrels

Groceries

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What Connecticut native and Revolutionary patriot was famous for his saying, 'I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country'?

Answer: Nathan Hale

Nathan Hale was born in 1755. You can visit his homestead in Coventry. A captain in the Continental Armey, he went undercover as a Dutch schoolmaster to collect information. He was caught by the British and hanged on Sept. 22, 1776.

2. In 1954, the world's first atomic powered submarine was built at Groton. What was its name?

Answer: Nautilus

3. In New London, you can visit Monte Cristo Cottage, the boyhood home of what famous dramatist?

Answer: Eugene O'Neill

The house was named by Eugene's father James, an actor who was noted for playing the lead role in 'The Count of Monte Cristo'. This house was also the setting of Eugene's play 'Long Day's Journey into Night'.

4. What famous American lexicographer and author of 'The Blue-Backed Speller' and 'The American Dictionary' was born in Hartford in 1758?

Answer: Noah Webster

Noah was a busy man. He studied law at Yale University, and in 1783 published a spelling book that became one of the best-selling books of all time. He co-founded Amherst College and produced two pro-Federalist newspapers. He is best known, however, for his American Dictionary of the English Language, published in 1828.

This volume alone was responsible for the dialect of English that is uniquely American.

5. This American composer was born in Danbury in 1874. He is best known for his music which serenades New England, such as 'Concord Sonata' and 'Three Places in New England'. What was his name?

Answer: Charles Ives

He studied at Yale and started out in the insurance business, turning to music late in life. The three pieces of 'Three Places in New England' are 'The St. Gaudens in Boston Common', 'The Housatonic at Stockbridge', and 'Putnam's Camp, Redding, CT'.

6. In Canterbury, you can visit the Prudence Crandall Museum. What was noteworthy about the academy that Prudence founded in 1833?

Answer: It was the first academy for black women in New England

This National Historic Landmark is maintained by the Connecticut Historical Comission.

7. What toy was developed by Yale students in 1920?

Answer: Frisbee

Students amused themselves by flinging tin pie plates across New Haven Green. The pies were made by a Mrs. Frisbee, hence the toy's name.

8. What was discovered by Thomas Osborne in New Haven in 1913?

Answer: Vitamin A

After he discovered it, he began to chemically produce it.

9. Which President did NOT graduate from Yale?

Answer: Woodrow Wilson

Wilson attended Princeton.

Answer: Barrels

A cooper was a maker of barrels. They were very important, as they were used to hold spirits, molasses, whale oil, provisions, and sometimes the catch on a fishing ship.

Source: Author bullymom

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