The answers are at the end of the quiz. 1. Massachusetts is bounded by what on the east and southeast?
a. Rhode Island
b. Delaware
c. Atlantic Ocean
2. Believed to be of Algonquian origin, Massachusetts means what?
a. Near the great hill
b. Close to the water
c. Live free or die
3. The western border of the state lies along the crest of what?
a. The Green Mountains
b. The Taconic Mountains
c. Mt. Washington
4. What states are north of Massachusetts?
a. Vermont and New Hampshire
b. New York and Rhode Island
c. Connecticut and Rhode Island
5. The capital and largest city of Massachusetts is what?
a. Springfield
b. Boston
c. Arlington
6. When did Massachusetts enter the Union?
a. February 6, 1788
b. March 17, 1800
c. December 25, 1689
7. The Stamp Act riots were in what year?
a. 1620
b. 1860
c. 1765
8. What made up the "triangular trade"?
a. molasses, rum, and Negro slaves
b. shoes, nails, and horses
c. dresses, buttons, and bows
9. After the Boston Tea Party, the rebellious colonialists were punished with what?
a. the Intolerable Acts
b. a ban on dancing
c. a ban on rum
10. What year was the Boston Massacre?
a. 1770
b. 1776
c. 1720
11. The Boston Tea Party was held when?
a. 1812
b. 1773
c. 1699
12. What is the highest peak in the state?
a. Mount Greylock
b. Mount Grace
c. Savoy Mountain
13. What is the lowest point in the state?
a. sea level, Atlantic Ocean
b. Winchester
c. Deerfield
14. The largest river in Massachusetts is what?
a. Fall River
b. Connecticut River
c. Mystic River
15. What is the longest river wholly within Massachusetts?
a. Charles River
b. Fall River
c. Merrimack River
16. What joins the Mystic River, flowing from the north, to form inner Boston Harbor?
a. Charles River
b. Connecticut River
c. Spy Pond
17. What was the name of the war with the Indians in 1637?
a. Pequot War
b. Algonquian War
c. King Philip's War
18. What is the largest body of water in Massachusetts?
a. Quabbin Reservoir
b. Lake Placid
c. Charles River
19. Who helped fan the hysteria during the Salem Witch Trials that led to the execution of 20 people?
a. Cotton Mather
b. Arthur Miller
c. John Winthrop
20. Who was the English-speaking Indian who taught the Pilgrims how to plant corn?
a. Squanto
b. Tonto
c. Crazy Horse
21. The largest harbor in the state is what?
a. Boston Harbor
b. Plymouth Harbor
c. Salem Harbor
22. What is the state tree?
a. oak
b. birch
c. American elm
23. What is the state flower?
a. tulip
b. mayflower
c. rose
24. The state bird is what?
a. black-capped chickadee
b. robin
c. canary
25. In 1639, the first printing press in the colonies was brought by whom to Cambridge, where he founded the Cambridge Press?
a. Robert Havern III
b. Jay Kaufman
c. Stephen Dayes
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Answers: 1-c, 2-a, 3-b, 4-a, 5-b, 6-a, 7-c, 8-a, 9-a, 10-a, 11-b, 12-a, 13-a, 14-b, 15-a, 16-a, 17-a, 18-a, 19-a, 20-a, 21-a, 22-c, 23-b, 24-a, 25-c
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