Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Third Period's Commonwealth of Massachusetts Quiz


1. The Sons of Liberty used what Boston Tavern as a secret meeting place prior to the American Revolution?
A. The Purple Shamrock B. The Green Dragon
C. The Bell in Hand D. Dunn and Gherin's

2. Which of the following islands is not part of Massachusetts?
A. Block Island B. Noodle Island
C. Martha's Vineyard D. Nantucket

3. Who is the mayor of Boston?


4. Who is the governor of Massachusetts?


5. Outside Fanuiel Hall are two statues of the same person. He was a former mayor of Boston, U.S. Congressman, and Governor of Massachusetts. Who is it?

6. Which of the following Kennedys did not represent Massachusetts in Congress?
A. John F. Kennedy B. Edward M. Kennedy
C. Robert F. Kennedy

7. Which of the following is referred to as the "Irish Riveria"

A. Beverly B. Cape Cod
C. Situate D. Needham

8. How many U.S. Presidents are from Massachusetts?

9. Who was expelled from the Massachusetts Bay Colony in the 1600s and now has a statue outside the statehouse in Boston?

10. In 1930, how many professional baseball teams played in Boston? What were they?

11. What states border Massachusetts?

12. What shoe company currently has factories in Lawrence Massachusetts?

13. What is the tallest mountain in Massachusetts? What town is it in?


14. Which of the following authors is not originally from Massachusetts?

A. Emily Dickinson B. Ralph Waldo Emerson
C. Nathaniel Hawthorne D. Herman Melville

15. Massachusetts has how many members in the House of Representatives?


16. What county is Boston in?

17. What county is Wellesley in?


18. Which of the following is not buried in Boston?

A. Mother Goose B. Benjamin Franklin's parents
C. Sam Adams D. Tip O'Neill

19. What is Evacuation Day?


20. Which of the following universities in not in Massachusetts?

A. Harvard B. Smith
C. UNH D. Bridgewater State

21. What is another name for I93?

22. What is the special connection that Waltham has with the Industrial Revolution?

23. Who was Robert Gould Shaw?


24. What political party did Henry Cabot Lodge belong to?


25. What was the first public beach in the United States?

26. Bostonians eat more ______________ per capita than any other city in the U.S.


27. What is Patriot's Day?


28. What was the nickname of the 1967 Red Sox Team?


29. "Love that Dirty Water" is referencing what?


30. Traffic on the ___________, weather on the _____________.


31. What city claims to be America's oldest fishing seaport?

A. New Bedford B. Dennis
C. Gloucester D. Falmouth

32. What town in Massachusetts is nationally recognized for its clams?


33. What is Santarpios?


34. Who was Maurice Tobin?





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