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Take this Famous People From Maine Quiz! Average Trivia | U.S.A. People

Maine is the Pine Tree State and it has Vacationland on its license plates. Maine is also about more than just yummy lobster!

A multiple-choice quiz by cinbadl. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
cinbadl

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
332,551

Updated
Feb 06 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
465

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Question 1 of 10

1. What is the name of the founder of L.L. Bean? Hint

Lars Lutkefisk

Leon Leonwood

Long Lasting

Linda and Lincoln

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which Maine resident invented earmuffs? Hint

L.L. Bean

Burt

Margaret Chase Smith

Chester Greenwood

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which Maine artist's most famous painting is "Christina's World"? Hint

Andy Warhol

Norman Rockwell

Jasper Johns

Andrew Wyeth

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who was the first woman to be elected to both the House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate? Hint

Margaret Chase Smith

Olympia Snowe

Becky Thatcher

Carolyn Chute

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who wrote the bestseller, "The Beans of Egypt, Maine"? Hint

Margaret Chase Smith

Stephen King

Susan Collins

Carolyn Chute

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which U.S. Vice President was born in Bar Harbor? Hint

Gerald Ford

Nelson A. Rockefeller

Lyndon Johnson

Spiro Agnew

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which poet was born in Portland, Maine in 1807? Hint

Edgar Allen Poe

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

a.a. Milne

Steven Martingale

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which Maine author has kept people up late at night with his creepy stories? Hint

Clive Cussler

Henry Thoreau

e.e. cummings

Stephen King

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which actor, part of the 1980s brat pack, was born in Portland, Maine in 1959? Hint

Bruce Willis

Rob Lowe

Hugh Jackman

Judd Nelson

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who created the first generation of mental asylums? Hint

Walt Whitman

William Bowdoin

Margaret Chase Smith

Dorothea Dix

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the name of the founder of L.L. Bean?

Answer: Leon Leonwood

Yikes, I remember when L.L. Bean's was just a small house in Freeport! Now, it's well, huge. There are no locks on the doors at the main store in downtown Freeport, it's open 24/7!

2. Which Maine resident invented earmuffs?

Answer: Chester Greenwood

He was only 15 when he invented earmuffs. He came up with the idea while ice skating. A little fur and some wire and voila! Dec 21 is Chester Greewnood Day in Farmington, Maine. He had other patents and his invention created jobs for the people of Farmington.

3. Which Maine artist's most famous painting is "Christina's World"?

Answer: Andrew Wyeth

Andrew Wyeth was the youngest of five children. His father was N.C. Wyeth, who was an illustrator and artist. Andrew spent summers on Monhegan Island painting. Christina was a neighbor in Cushing, Maine. She was disabled and could not walk.

4. Who was the first woman to be elected to both the House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate?

Answer: Margaret Chase Smith

Margaret Chase Smith broke barriers for women when she was the first woman elected to both the House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. She was also the first woman from Maine to serve in either house and the first woman to be placed for nomination for President at the 1964 Republican Convention.

5. Who wrote the bestseller, "The Beans of Egypt, Maine"?

Answer: Carolyn Chute

It's a story about a poor family in rural western Maine. Ms. Chute is an advocate for the poor of rural Maine. She is also a strong defender of the 2nd amendment. Her other works include "Letourneau's Used Auto Parts" and "Merry Men", both of which are situated in the fictional town of Egypt.

6. Which U.S. Vice President was born in Bar Harbor?

Answer: Nelson A. Rockefeller

He was VP under Gerald Ford. He was also John D. Rockefeller's grandson.

7. Which poet was born in Portland, Maine in 1807?

Answer: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

There is a statue of him on Congress Street. "The Village Blacksmith" (1841) and "Paul Revere's Ride" (1863) are some of my childhood favorites.

8. Which Maine author has kept people up late at night with his creepy stories?

Answer: Stephen King

Stephen King has donated a lot of money to local libraries. He has a house in Bangor that is swarmed on Halloween by his many fans. "The Stand" is one of my favorites. I actually dated a guy who went to high school with him!

9. Which actor, part of the 1980s brat pack, was born in Portland, Maine in 1959?

Answer: Judd Nelson

He is probably best known for his role of John Bender in "The Breakfast Club" (1985).

10. Who created the first generation of mental asylums?

Answer: Dorothea Dix

There is a fountain in Boston for thirsty horses that was given to the city by Dorothea. She was born in Hampden in 1802 and is best known for her work to improve the treatment of the insane.

Source: Author cinbadl

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