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Born in Massachusetts Trivia Quiz

This should be fairly easy. You probably already know these people, but may not have known they were all born in Massachusetts.

A multiple-choice quiz by Deeca2. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Deeca2

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
255,991

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
1591

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

Question 1 of 10

1. Which President of the United States served as George Washington's Vice President, and was born on October 30, 1735 in Braintree, Massachusetts? Hint

Thomas Jefferson

John Quincy Adams

Samuel Adams

John Adams

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which President of The United States was born in Milton, Massachusetts on June 12, 1924 and was awarded The Distinguished Flying Cross for bravery during World War II? Hint

George Herbert Bush

John Fitzgerald Kennedy

Richard Milhouse Nixon

Ronald Reagan

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Question 3 of 10

3. What actor, born in Boston, Massachusetts on March 26, 1931, was nominated for three Emmy awards for his performance on the TV show 'Star Trek'? Hint

Leonard Nimoy

DeForest Kelly

William Shatner

James Doohan

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which actress, born on April 5, 1908 in Lowell, Massachusetts, won Best Actress Oscars for her work on the films 'Dangerous' in 1935 and 'Jezebel' in 1938? Hint

Margaret Sullavan

Bette Davis

Greer Garson

Ginger Rogers

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which civil rights leader, born on February 15, 1820 in Adams, Massachusetts, fought hard for womens suffrage, anti-slavery and temperance causes? Hint

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Dorothea Dix

Susan Brownell Anthony

Matilda Joslyn Gage

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which boxer, born in Brockton, Massachusetts on September 1, 1923, was World Heavy Weight Champion from September 23, 1952 - April 27, 1956? Hint

Rocky Marciano

Sugar Ray Robinson

Marvin Haggler

Archie Moore

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Question 7 of 10

7. What scientist, born on October 05, 1882 in Worcester, Massachusetts, is noted for having launched the first liquid-fueled rocket on March 16, 1926? Hint

Hermann Oberth

Edwin Hubble

Albert Einstein

Robert Goddard

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which poet, known for his unconventional use of punctuation and form, was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts on October 14, 1894? Hint

W. E. B. Du Bois

Robert Frost

William Blake

e. e. cummings

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which children's writer, best known for his rhyming verses, was born in Springfield, Massachusetts on March 02, 1904? Hint

Theodor Geisel

Jacob Grimm

Shel Silverstein

John Scieszka

10. Which nurse, known as "the angel of the battlefield" due to her work during the American Civil War, founded The American Red Cross and was born in North Oxford, Massachusetts on December 25, 1821? Hint

Florence Nightingale

Susan B. Anthony

Dorothea Dix

Clara Barton

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which President of the United States served as George Washington's Vice President, and was born on October 30, 1735 in Braintree, Massachusetts?

Answer: John Adams

John Adams was the first president to live in The White House and died on July 4, 1826. His last words reportedly were "Thomas Jefferson survives", although Thomas Jefferson had died a few hours earlier at Monticello.

2. Which President of The United States was born in Milton, Massachusetts on June 12, 1924 and was awarded The Distinguished Flying Cross for bravery during World War II?

Answer: George Herbert Bush

At one time George Bush was the youngest pilot in the Navy and flew 58 combat missions during WW II. Once, whilst on a mission, he was shot down and rescued by a U.S. submarine.

3. What actor, born in Boston, Massachusetts on March 26, 1931, was nominated for three Emmy awards for his performance on the TV show 'Star Trek'?

Answer: Leonard Nimoy

Leonard Nimoy also wrote and directed 'Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home', considered by some the most succesful Star Trek movie.

4. Which actress, born on April 5, 1908 in Lowell, Massachusetts, won Best Actress Oscars for her work on the films 'Dangerous' in 1935 and 'Jezebel' in 1938?

Answer: Bette Davis

Born Ruth Elizabeth Davis, after graduating from high school, she was refused admittance to The Manhattan Civic Repertory because she was deemed frivolous. Bette Davis died of cancer on October 6, 1989.

5. Which civil rights leader, born on February 15, 1820 in Adams, Massachusetts, fought hard for womens suffrage, anti-slavery and temperance causes?

Answer: Susan Brownell Anthony

In 1872, while living in Rochester, N.Y., Susan B. Anthony voted in the presidential election and was arrested, found guilty and fined. She never paid the fine. She died of heart disease and pneumonia on March, 13, 1906.

6. Which boxer, born in Brockton, Massachusetts on September 1, 1923, was World Heavy Weight Champion from September 23, 1952 - April 27, 1956?

Answer: Rocky Marciano

Born Rocco Francis Marchegiano, he died in a plane crash near
Des Moines, Iowa on Auguts 31, 1969. Rocky is the only undefeated heavy weight champion.

7. What scientist, born on October 05, 1882 in Worcester, Massachusetts, is noted for having launched the first liquid-fueled rocket on March 16, 1926?

Answer: Robert Goddard

Robert Goddard was openly ridiculed by newspapers of his time. In 1929, after one of his experiments, a Worcester paper carried the headline " Rocket Misses Target by 238,799 1/2 Miles". He died August 10, 1945.

8. Which poet, known for his unconventional use of punctuation and form, was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts on October 14, 1894?

Answer: e. e. cummings

Born Edward Estlin Cummings, it is commonly and incorrectly believed he had his name legally changed to the lower case. In fact, it is reported that he did not actually like it. E. E. Cummings died September 3, 1962.

9. Which children's writer, best known for his rhyming verses, was born in Springfield, Massachusetts on March 02, 1904?

Answer: Theodor Geisel

Dr. Theodor Seuss Geisel died of cancer of the jaw on September 24, 1991 in La Jolla, California.

Answer: Clara Barton

After the First Battle of Bull Run, Clara Barton advertised for donations in a Worcester newspaper and began to distribute goods at battle sites. The next year she was granted a pass to travel with army ambulances to help distribute and care for wounded. She founded The American Red Cross in 1881 and lived until April 12, 1912.

Source: Author Deeca2

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