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Massachusetts State Quarter Trivia Quiz

These are questions about the Massachusetts State Quarter.

A multiple-choice quiz by garfieldngurgi. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
garfieldngurgi

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
140,353

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
540

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Question 1 of 10

1. What year was the Massachusetts State quarter released? Hint

1999

1998

2001

2000

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Question 2 of 10

2. Massachusetts became a State on February 6, 1788 making it the _______ quarter to be released. Hint

Fifth

Last

Tenth

Sixth

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is the saying on the back of the Massachusetts quarter? Hint

It has no saying

The Small State

The Bay State

The Minuteman State

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Question 4 of 10

4. What does the design consist of on the Massachusetts state quarter? Hint

A famous Governor of Massachusetts

The state outline, state tree, and state motto

A man, the state, and the state nickname

A tree

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Question 5 of 10

5. There is a star somewhere in the design on the Massachusetts quarter.

True

False

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Question 6 of 10

6. Massachusetts is the last quarter to be released in 2000.

True

False

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Question 7 of 10

7. Governor Paul Cellucci held a contest to determine the design of the Massachusetts quarter. With whom did he hold this contest? Hint

Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Everyone that lived in Massachusetts

Massachusetts State Prisons

The contest was open to anyone in the United States

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Question 8 of 10

8. Massachusetts was the first quarter that: Hint

Was released only in its State.

Showed a picture of the State in the design.

Limited its design contest only to children.

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Question 9 of 10

9. What type of man is featured on the Massachusetts quarter? Hint

Musician

Minuteman

Pilgrim

Working man

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Question 10 of 10

10. What is the man holding in the Massachusetts quarter design?

Answer: (One Word (weapon))

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What year was the Massachusetts State quarter released?

Answer: 2000

The Massachusetts quarter was the first to be released in the year 2000.

2. Massachusetts became a State on February 6, 1788 making it the _______ quarter to be released.

Answer: Sixth

Massachusetts was the sixth State to join the Union.

3. What is the saying on the back of the Massachusetts quarter?

Answer: The Bay State

The Bay State is Massachusetts nickname.

4. What does the design consist of on the Massachusetts state quarter?

Answer: A man, the state, and the state nickname

The man is "The Minuteman", a famous statue that stands at the Minuteman National Historical Park in Concord, Massachusetts. It also includes the state's nickname (The Bay State) and the State can be seen in the background.

5. There is a star somewhere in the design on the Massachusetts quarter.

Answer: True

The star can be seen inside the state on the right side. It shows the capital: Boston, Massachusetts.

6. Massachusetts is the last quarter to be released in 2000.

Answer: False

Massachusetts was the first quarter to be released in 2000, not the last.

7. Governor Paul Cellucci held a contest to determine the design of the Massachusetts quarter. With whom did he hold this contest?

Answer: Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Governor Paul Cellucci gave this contest to the Elementary Schools of Massachusetts. The design we see was submitted by two 5th grade students.

8. Massachusetts was the first quarter that:

Answer: Limited its design contest only to children.

The design we see was submitted by two 5th grade students. The Governor Paul Cellucci limited the quarters design contest to children only. This was the first and up to 2000 the only quarter to do this.

9. What type of man is featured on the Massachusetts quarter?

Answer: Minuteman

The minuteman protected our new Nation. The minuteman gathered together to help defeat the British during the Revolutionary War. Minutemen were farmers and colonists who were always ready and trained to fight at a minute's notice-- hence the name "minutemen."

10. What is the man holding in the Massachusetts quarter design?

Answer: gun

The minutemen were taught how to fight at a minute's notice.

Source: www.usmint.gov/mint_programs/50sq_programs/

Source: Author garfieldngurgi

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