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About Massachusetts Trivia Quiz

Some facts and History of Massachusetts.

A multiple-choice quiz by cull57. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
cull57

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
27,275

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. How many counties are there in Massachusetts? Hint

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is the state bird of Massachusetts? Hint

Sparrow

Pigeon

Morning Dove

Chickadee

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is the highest point in Massachusetts? Hint

Mt Wachusett

Beacon Hill

Blue Hill Observatory

Mt Greylock

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Question 4 of 10

4. How many people were killed by the The Great Molasses Flood of 1919? Hint

179

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who was the first Mayor of Boston? Hint

John Prescott Bigelow

Benjamin Seaver

Josiah Quincy

John Phillips

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Question 6 of 10

6. What Massachusetts city was the beginning of the American Industrial Revolution? Hint

Lowell

Worcester

Holyoke

Springfield

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Question 7 of 10

7. When is the annual Boston Tea Party reenactment held? Hint

January 11th

April 3rd

February 22nd

December 16th

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Question 8 of 10

8. What is the license plate number of the offical car of the Mayor of Boston? Hint

576

1671

1620

123

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Question 9 of 10

9. The 'x miles to Boston' signs along the Massachusetts Turnpike refer to the distance from that point to where? Hint

Downtown

Boston Harbor

Last exit off Turnpike

State House

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Question 10 of 10

10. What 'watchdog' group once had its state headquarters on Centre St in Jamaica Plain? Hint

Greenpeace

Anti-Defamation League

Nader's Raiders

Citizens Against Goverment Waste

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. How many counties are there in Massachusetts?

Answer: 14

Barnstable-Berkshire-Bristol-Dukes-Essex-Franklin-Hampden-Hampshire-Middlesex-Nantucket-Norfolk-Plymouth-Suffolk-Worcester.

2. What is the state bird of Massachusetts?

Answer: Chickadee

The chickadee, also known as the titmouse, tomtit, and the dickybird, was adopted by as the official state bird on March 21, 1941.

3. What is the highest point in Massachusetts?

Answer: Mt Greylock

4. How many people were killed by the The Great Molasses Flood of 1919?

Answer: 21

It took months to get rid of the sticky goo. Salt water proved to be the best cleanser even though it was years before 'it' was gone entirely!

5. Who was the first Mayor of Boston?

Answer: John Phillips

He was mayor from 1822 to 1832. Boston was the first in Massachusetts to receive a city charter, which was granted in 1822.

6. What Massachusetts city was the beginning of the American Industrial Revolution?

Answer: Lowell

Cotton textile factory 1813 ... Francis Lowell and his Boston Manufacturing Company used water power generated by the Charles River.

7. When is the annual Boston Tea Party reenactment held?

Answer: December 16th

8. What is the license plate number of the offical car of the Mayor of Boston?

Answer: 576

James(5) Michael(7) Curley(6) ... the 1st Boston Mayor with an automobile.

9. The 'x miles to Boston' signs along the Massachusetts Turnpike refer to the distance from that point to where?

Answer: State House

Supposedly from that point to the 'gold dome'.

10. What 'watchdog' group once had its state headquarters on Centre St in Jamaica Plain?

Answer: Greenpeace

The 'Save The Whales' weathervane is on the roof.

Source: Author cull57

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