Massachusetts Trivia

1. From 1683 to 1691, Martha's Vineyard, NoMan's Land, the Elizabeth Islands and Nantucket Island were collectively called what?

From Quiz Obscure Facts On Martha's Vineyard Island

Answer: Dukes County in the Province of New York

From 1683 to 1691, Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket, and the outlying islands belonged to New York. They were transferred to the Province of Massachusetts Bay in 1691. Martha's Vineyard and the outlying islands remained in Dukes County; Nantucket Island became Nantucket County.

From Quiz Martha's Vineyard Island

Answer: Vineyard Haven

Vineyard Haven is a village in the town of Tisbury, Menemsha is a village in the town of Chilmark, and North Tisbury is a village in the town of West Tisbury.

From Quiz Massachusetts

Answer: Milton

Although born in Massachusetts, Bush spent most of his political career in Connecticut.

From Quiz Massachusetts-The Bay State

Answer: Old Colony State

Vermont is the Green Mountain State, Maine is Vacationland, and New Hampshire is The Granite State.

From Quiz Little Known Massachusetts Facts

Answer: Pigeon Cove

Built by Elis F. Stenman in 1922, the entire house and furnishings except for the piano are made of paper. The piano was covered with paper to keep with the theme. Construction was completed in 1924.

From Quiz Massachusetts

Answer: Peabody

Peabody was once the world's largest leather producer!

From Quiz All About Massachusetts

Answer: 6 million

A little over six million people live in the commonwealth, more than half of whom live in the Boston Metro Area.

From Quiz The Bay State

Answer: Bartholomew Gosnold

Standish went with the Pilgrims, Hudson claimed New York for the Dutch, and Raleigh is associated with Virginia.

From Quiz Obscure Facts On Martha's Vineyard Island

Answer: retain the possessive apostrophe

The United States Board on Geographic Names was created in 1890. It first required that the apostrophe be dropped, but then reversed its decision in the early 20th century. It has allowed only five places in the United States with a possessive apostrophe in the spelling. The others are Ike's Point (NJ), John E's Pond (RI) not to be confused with John S Pond (RI), Carlos Elmer's Joshua View (in this case Joshua refers to the trees not an individual) (AZ), and Clark's Mountain (OR) was approved at the request of the Oregon Board to correspond with the personal references of Lewis and Clark.

From Quiz Martha's Vineyard Island

Answer: Gay Head/Aquinnah Light

The Gay Head Light (now called Aquinnah Light) was considered one of the most important lighthouses when it was being manned because of the treacherous waters on its end of the Island. East Chop Light and West Chop Light are small in comparison to the light at Gay Head/Aquinnah. Cape Pogue Light is still in operation, but it is very difficult to get to on land.

From Quiz All About Massachusetts!

Answer: Massachusetts Turnpike

Interstate 90 is the longest interstate in the United States of America, with a span of over 3,000 miles. It enters Massachusetts from New York in West Stockbridge and eventually ends in Boston. (Information provided by fun-facts.com)

From Quiz Walking the Freedom Trail in Boston

Answer: Charles Bullfinch

The "new" State House sits atop Beacon Hill on land formerly owned by John Hancock. The distinctive "Bullfinch Dome" is wood and was covered with copper in 1802. In the 1870s the dome was changed to 23k gold. The pub in the TV show "Cheers" is based upon the "Bull and Finch Tavern" and only five blocks down Beacon Street from here.

From Quiz Moving to Boston

Answer: Cheers Beacon Hill

While there is a chain of bars known as Cheers - after the hit TV show, the original watering hole was the Bull and Finch Tavern on Beacon St. where you can, in fact, be seated in the back room. The name later changed to Cheers Beacon Hill. Triple-O's is in South Boston, and the Parker House is the HQ for politicians.

From Quiz Cambridge, MA

Answer: Matt Damon and Ben Affleck

Damon and Affleck are both graduates of Cambridge Rindge and Latin.

From Quiz Fun Facts About Mass

Answer: Norfolk

John Adams, John Quincy Adams, John F. Kennedy and George H. W. Bush were all born in Norfolk County. The Adams' lived in Quincy, Kennedy lived in Brookline before moving to Cape Cod, and the elder Bush was raised in Milton before moving to Texas.

From Quiz Marblehead, MA

Answer: Gerry

Contrary to popular belief, John Glover did not sign the Declaration.

From Quiz Massachusetts

Answer: April 24, 1962

The transmission was made by MIT, and was sent from California.

From Quiz Massachusetts-The Bay State

Answer: Cod

A 5-foot wooden carving known as the Sacred Cod hangs in the statehouse in Boston. Fishing is the oldest industry in Massachusetts.

From Quiz Little Known Massachusetts Facts

Answer: Salem

Salem is known as the 'Halloween Capital of the World'.

From Quiz Massachusetts

Answer: Park Street

Park Street station opened in 1897 and was the first subway station in North America.

From Quiz All About Massachusetts

Answer: Springfield

Largest is Boston, then Worcester, then Springfield.

From Quiz The Bay State

Answer: Cranberry Juice

The Bay State and the cranberry are virtually inseparable, and Ocean Spray still does great business!

From Quiz Obscure Facts On Martha's Vineyard Island

Answer: It is extinct.

The heath hen existed in large numbers all along the East Coast in the early 1900's. Its numbers began to drop as people discovered it was good to eat. It survived on Long Island and the Vineyard for awhile, but then died out on Long Island. Efforts were made to save it on the Vineyard, but by 1930, there were only three males left. They were gone by 1932. It has been said that the heath hen was responsible for the 1620 Pilgrims' survival, more so than the turkey.

From Quiz Do You Know Haverhill, MA?

Answer: George Washington

The square (and the street that runs through it) was named for first US President George Washington, who paid a visit in 1789. At the time, he referred to the town as the most pleasant village he'd ever passed through.

From Quiz Fun Facts About Mass

Answer: Mayflower

Also the name of the ship that brought the Pilgrims to Plymouth, the Mayflower is also the official flower of Nova Scotia. It was adopted as the official flower of the Commonwealth by the General Court on May 1, 1918. Unfortunately, it has been on the endangered plant list since 1925, when lawmakers passed a bill making it illegal to pull up or damage the mayflower in any way.

From Quiz Marblehead, MA

Answer: Old Town

Old Town is most famous for its bright yellow Old Town House.

From Quiz Massachusetts

Answer: Maine

Maine became a state to balance the number of slave and non-slave states in America.

From Quiz Massachusetts-The Bay State

Answer: Rhodonite

Rhodonite varies in color from a light pink to deep rose or reddish pink. It is the most beautiful gem found in this state.

From Quiz Little Known Massachusetts Facts

Answer: Cheshire

This monument commemorates the making of a half-ton cheese that was sent to president Thomas Jefferson.

From Quiz All About Massachusetts

Answer: Middlesex

While Suffolk contains Boston, it only includes three other communities. Middlesex is the largest. It includes a large swath of the state encompassing Cambridge, Arlington, Somerville all the way up to Lowell and Dracut on the New Hampshire line.

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