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The first Thanksgiving Day was celebrated in what was to become Massachusetts in Plymouth in 1621.
Massachusetts was admitted to the Union on the 6th of February 1788, making it the 6th state of the USA.
The two largest cities in the 6 states that make up New England are both in Massachusetts. Boston has a population of around 636,000 and Worcester has approximately 183,000 inhabitants.
The state beverage of Massachusetts is cranberry juice. Cranberries were first farmed in the state by Henry Hall sometime around 1816. It is thought that cranberries were given to starving English colonists by charitable Native Americans and the fruit then became a traditional part of the Thanksgiving feast.
The first underground train system in North America was opened in Boston in 1897. The Tremont Street Subway originally served four stations but the system expanded over time and the tunnel is now the central part of the Green Line.
Massachusetts is the 44th largest of the 50 US states by area. It covers 10,555 square miles or 27,336 square km. That's about twice the size of Yorkshire.
The composer, Leonard Bernstein, was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts in 1918. Other notable Massachusites include film director Cecil B. DeMille, astronomer Percival Lowell, inventor Samuel Morse and writer Edgar Allan Poe.
Massachusetts' state fish is the cod. In the 17th and 18th centuries cod was a vital part of Massachusetts' economy, so much so that a wooden carving of a codfish was hung in the state's House of Representatives. This carving came to be known as the Sacred Cod of Massachusetts.
Depite its small size Massachusetts has the 14th largest population of the 50 US states. There are approximately 6,693,000 people living in the state.
As well as being known as 'the Bay State' and 'the Spirit of America', Massachusetts has a few more nicknames. Have a go at this light hearted quiz and see how much you know about the 'Codfish State', the 'Old Colony State', the 'Baked Bean State', the 'Pilgrim State', 'The People's Republic of Massachusetts' and 'Taxachusetts'.
Massachusetts was admitted to the Union on the 6th of February 1788, making it the 6th state of the USA.
The two largest cities in the 6 states that make up New England are both in Massachusetts. Boston has a population of around 636,000 and Worcester has approximately 183,000 inhabitants.
The state beverage of Massachusetts is cranberry juice. Cranberries were first farmed in the state by Henry Hall sometime around 1816. It is thought that cranberries were given to starving English colonists by charitable Native Americans and the fruit then became a traditional part of the Thanksgiving feast.
The first underground train system in North America was opened in Boston in 1897. The Tremont Street Subway originally served four stations but the system expanded over time and the tunnel is now the central part of the Green Line.
Massachusetts is the 44th largest of the 50 US states by area. It covers 10,555 square miles or 27,336 square km. That's about twice the size of Yorkshire.
The composer, Leonard Bernstein, was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts in 1918. Other notable Massachusites include film director Cecil B. DeMille, astronomer Percival Lowell, inventor Samuel Morse and writer Edgar Allan Poe.
Massachusetts' state fish is the cod. In the 17th and 18th centuries cod was a vital part of Massachusetts' economy, so much so that a wooden carving of a codfish was hung in the state's House of Representatives. This carving came to be known as the Sacred Cod of Massachusetts.
Depite its small size Massachusetts has the 14th largest population of the 50 US states. There are approximately 6,693,000 people living in the state.
As well as being known as 'the Bay State' and 'the Spirit of America', Massachusetts has a few more nicknames. Have a go at this light hearted quiz and see how much you know about the 'Codfish State', the 'Old Colony State', the 'Baked Bean State', the 'Pilgrim State', 'The People's Republic of Massachusetts' and 'Taxachusetts'.
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1 .
The oldest university in the United States can be found in Massachusetts. What is its name?
Yale University
Princeton University
Harvard University
Dartmouth College
Harvard University was founded in the English Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1636. It gets its name from its first benefactor, the clergyman John Harvard, who bequeathed the sum of £780 to the school upon his death. Since then Harvard's history and wealth have made it one of the most prestigious universities in the world. Some alumni of Harvard include the Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon, the past Presidents of the USA John F. Kennedy and George W. Bush, and the current President of the USA Barack Obama
2 .
In 1844, in Springfield, Massachusetts, rubber was vulcanised by which chemist?
Charles Goodyear
Charles Bridgestone
Charles Michelin
Charles Hankook
The Goodyear Tyre Company is named after Charles Goodyear but has no connection to him. It was founded 38 years after his death by Frank Seiberling of Ohio.
Charles Goodyear has been credited with the discovery of vulcanised rubber but it is now known that natives of Central America had already discovered the process some 3,400 years earlier!
Charles Goodyear has been credited with the discovery of vulcanised rubber but it is now known that natives of Central America had already discovered the process some 3,400 years earlier!
3 .
This man was the 35th President of the United States from the 20th of January 1961 until his assassination on the 22nd of November 1963. What was his name?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard Nixon
As well as being president Kennedy also served as a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Massachusetts from 1947-1953 and as a United States Senator from Massachusetts from 1953-1960.
Three other US Presidents were also born in Massachusetts: the 2nd President John Adams, the 6th John Quincy Adams and the 41st George H. W. Bush. Coincidentally, all four men were born in the same county, Norfolk
Three other US Presidents were also born in Massachusetts: the 2nd President John Adams, the 6th John Quincy Adams and the 41st George H. W. Bush. Coincidentally, all four men were born in the same county, Norfolk
4 .
What is Massachusetts' state reptile?
The Ridge-nosed Rattlesnake
The Coluber Constrictor
The Timber Rattlesnake
The Garter Snake
Sometimes called the gardener snake, garter snakes are small and harmless creatures which can be found all over North America from Canada to Central America. It was adopted by Massachusetts in 2006.
The ridge-nosed rattlesnake is Arizona's state reptile, the timber rattlesnake is that of West Virginia and the coluber constrictor (also called the northern black racer) is the state reptile of Ohio
The ridge-nosed rattlesnake is Arizona's state reptile, the timber rattlesnake is that of West Virginia and the coluber constrictor (also called the northern black racer) is the state reptile of Ohio
5 .
Boston is the largest city in Massachusetts and its capital. It has a rich history including the protest against the Tea Act which sparked the American Revolution. By what name is this protest better known?
The Boston Supper
The Boston Picnic
The Boston Breakfast
The Boston Tea Party
The Tea Act was passed by the British Parliament in May 1773 in an attempt to prevent the smuggling of Dutch tea into the North American Colonies. However, it was seen as a tax on Americans by people they had no say in the election of and consequently it was protested against with the slogan "No taxation without representation".
Three ships were boarded on the 16th of December 1773 and a total of 342 chests of tea were thrown into the water and destroyed. The following year the Coercive Acts were passed by the government to prevent further rebellion but they made the situation worse and, in 1775, the Revolutionary War broke out, permanently separating the USA from Great Britain
Three ships were boarded on the 16th of December 1773 and a total of 342 chests of tea were thrown into the water and destroyed. The following year the Coercive Acts were passed by the government to prevent further rebellion but they made the situation worse and, in 1775, the Revolutionary War broke out, permanently separating the USA from Great Britain
6 .
Which town in Massachusetts has become known worldwide for the Witch Trials held there during the 17th Century?
Cambridge
Springfield
Salem
Worcester
Despite being known as the Salem Witch Trials, the hearings took place in four places: Salem Village (now called Danvers), Salem Town, Ipswich and Andover. Twenty people were killed; 19 by hanging and one was crushed to death. Contrary to what popular culture would have us believe not one of those accused of witchcraft was burned at the stake
7 .
The flag of Massachusetts shows the state coat of arms on a white background. A blue ribbon on the arms bears the state motto Ense Petit Placidam, Sub Libertate Quietem. What does this Latin phrase translate into English as?
She seeks with the sword a quiet peace under liberty
She fights for honour, liberty and peace
She lights the way, liberty our guide
She searches for freedom, through the darkness of oppression
The words are an excerpt from the longer Manus haec inimica tyrannis ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem (This hand, hostile to tyrants, seeks with the sword a quiet peace under liberty) which was written around 1659 by the English politician, Algernon Sidney, who was involved in the execution of Charles I during the English Civil War. Sidney was executed for treason following the restoration of the monarchy in 1683
8 .
Ruth Elizabeth Davis was born in the city of Lowell, Massachusetts in 1908. She went on to become the first actor/actress to be nominated 10 times for an Oscar. By what name is she better known?
Jean Harlow
Bette Davis
Greta Garbo
Joan Crawford
Davis appeared in 90 films during her career. She was nominated for 10 academy awards and won twice. Only four others have since matched or surpassed this figure (Meryl Streep, Katharine Hepburn, Jack Nicholson and Lord Laurence Olivier. Davis was till working in 1989, the year she died. In 1999 she was declared the 2nd greatest female stars of all time (after Katharine Hepburn) by the American Film Institute
9 .
What is the official state flower of Massachusetts?
The Mock Orange
The Mayflower
The Magnolia
The Hawthorn
The mayflower is a shrub which grows as far north as Newfoundland, as far south as Florida and as far west as the Northwest Territories. Legend has it that the plant was named by the English colonists aboard the ship of the same name when they saw it growing in abundance where they landed. It was adopted by Massachusetts in 1918.
The mock orange is the state flower of Idaho and the magnolia of both Louisiana and Mississippi. The hawthorn (which is sometimes called the mayflower, especially in England) bears a resemblance to the proper mayflower. It is the state flower of Missouri
The mock orange is the state flower of Idaho and the magnolia of both Louisiana and Mississippi. The hawthorn (which is sometimes called the mayflower, especially in England) bears a resemblance to the proper mayflower. It is the state flower of Missouri
10 .
Leonard Nimoy was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1931. He is perhaps most famous for his role in Star Trek where he played which character?
Captain Kirk
Mr Spock
Dr. McCoy
Scotty
Nimoy played the Vulcan Spock in 3 series of the original Star Trek, 2 animated series of the show, 8 feature films and several episodes of the spin-off TV series. In addition to his acting career Nimoy has also been a film director (notably the 1987 film Three Men and a Baby), has had several volumes of poetry published, has released 5 albums as a singer, and a photographer whose work has been exhibited at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art
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