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  Who Was That Mass Man?   great trivia quiz  
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Can you name that Mass Man? How well do you know people born in or associated with Massachusetts?
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  Born in Massachusetts   great trivia quiz  
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This should be fairly easy. You probably already know these people, but may not have known they were all born in Massachusetts.
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Massachusetts Famous People Trivia Questions
1. Which President of the United States served as George Washington's Vice President, and was born on October 30, 1735 in Braintree, Massachusetts?

From Quiz Born in Massachusetts

Answer: John Adams

John Adams was the first president to live in The White House and died on July 4, 1826. His last words reportedly were "Thomas Jefferson survives", although Thomas Jefferson had died a few hours earlier at Monticello.

2. This Mass Man's invention of the cotton gin helped shape the Antebellum South by turning cotton into a profitable crop. Who is he?

From Quiz Who Was That Mass Man?

Answer: Eli Whitney

A cotton gin mechanically removes the seeds from cotton fiber which was formerly a very labor intensive job. Some historians say that his invention may have helped lead to the US Civil War. Once the cotton gin made cotton profitable it rejuvenated the plantation system and slavery which would eventually contribute to the war.

3. Which President of The United States was born in Milton, Massachusetts on June 12, 1924 and was awarded The Distinguished Flying Cross for bravery during World War II?

From Quiz Born in Massachusetts

Answer: George Herbert Bush

At one time George Bush was the youngest pilot in the Navy and flew 58 combat missions during WW II. Once, whilst on a mission, he was shot down and rescued by a U.S. submarine.

4. What actor, born in Boston, Massachusetts on March 26, 1931, was nominated for three Emmy awards for his performance on the TV show 'Star Trek'?

From Quiz Born in Massachusetts

Answer: Leonard Nimoy

Leonard Nimoy also wrote and directed 'Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home', considered by some the most succesful Star Trek movie.

5. Which Mass Man has served as the host of "The Tonight Show" and two of his own self titled nighttime talk shows?

From Quiz Who Was That Mass Man?

Answer: Conan O'Brien

Conan was born in Brookline and graduated as valedictorian of his Brookline High class. He then attended Harvard and graduated magna cum laude. He worked as a writer on "Saturday Night Live" and "The Simpsons" before landing his first talk show "Late Night with Conan O'Brien". He then briefly hosted "The Tonight Show" before landing his own talk show on TBS called "Conan".

6. Which actress, born on April 5, 1908 in Lowell, Massachusetts, won Best Actress Oscars for her work on the films 'Dangerous' in 1935 and 'Jezebel' in 1938?

From Quiz Born in Massachusetts

Answer: Bette Davis

Born Ruth Elizabeth Davis, after graduating from high school, she was refused admittance to The Manhattan Civic Repertory because she was deemed frivolous. Bette Davis died of cancer on October 6, 1989.

7. W. E. B. Du Bois is a Mass Man that was one of the co founders of which civil rights organization?

From Quiz Who Was That Mass Man?

Answer: NAACP

Du Bois was born in Great Barrington and rose to national prominence as the leader of the Niagara Movement, which was a group of activist campaigning for equal rights for African Americans. His group opposed the Atlanta Compromise, which was an agreement that said that Southern blacks would submit to White political rule in exchange for a promise to receive basic education and economic opportunities. In 1909 he attended the National Negro Conference in New York, which lead to the creation of the National Negro Committee. This committee led to the creation of National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) which advocated for equal rights for all. He was offered and accepted the position of Director of Publicity and Research.

8. Which civil rights leader, born on February 15, 1820 in Adams, Massachusetts, fought hard for womens suffrage, anti-slavery and temperance causes?

From Quiz Born in Massachusetts

Answer: Susan Brownell Anthony

In 1872, while living in Rochester, N.Y., Susan B. Anthony voted in the presidential election and was arrested, found guilty and fined. She never paid the fine. She died of heart disease and pneumonia on March, 13, 1906.

9. This Mass Man made his mark down south. He found fame as one of the Atlanta Braves ace pitchers of the 1990's but he was also drafted by the NHL's LA Kings. Who am I talking about?

From Quiz Who Was That Mass Man?

Answer: Tom Glavine

Glavine was born in Concord but grew up in Billerica where he attended high school and lettered in both baseball and hockey. He played in the major leagues from 1987-2008. Among his many achievements are: World Series MVP, ten time allstar, 2 time Cy Young winner, 4 time Silver Slugger Award and a first ballot Hall of Fame inductee. He was drafted 69th overall in the 1984 NHL draft by the LA Kings. He was drafted two rounds ahead of Brett Hull and five rounds ahead of Luc Robitaille who are both NHL Hall of Famers.

10. Which boxer, born in Brockton, Massachusetts on September 1, 1923, was World Heavy Weight Champion from September 23, 1952 - April 27, 1956?

From Quiz Born in Massachusetts

Answer: Rocky Marciano

Born Rocco Francis Marchegiano, he died in a plane crash near Des Moines, Iowa on Auguts 31, 1969. Rocky is the only undefeated heavy weight champion.

11. Which Mass Man was a Revolutionary War hero who established the first artillery school and later became the county's first Secretary of War? He now has a military base named after him.

From Quiz Who Was That Mass Man?

Answer: Henry Knox

Knox was the oldest son of a Boston family. When his father died, he left school at the age of 12 to help support the family by working as a clerk in a bookstore. This is where he taught himself valuable skills that he would later need. When the war began he joined the fighting in Boston. When Washington arrived with the army he was impressed with the work that Knox had done so he had John Adams get him a commission as a colonel. He eventually became commander of the artillery and set up a school for artillery and officers which would lead to the establishment of the US Military Academy at West Point. After the war he was the young nation's first Secretary of War. Fort Knox in Kentucky is one of several things named after Henry Knox.

12. What scientist, born on October 05, 1882 in Worcester, Massachusetts, is noted for having launched the first liquid-fueled rocket on March 16, 1926?

From Quiz Born in Massachusetts

Answer: Robert Goddard

Robert Goddard was openly ridiculed by newspapers of his time. In 1929, after one of his experiments, a Worcester paper carried the headline " Rocket Misses Target by 238,799 1/2 Miles". He died August 10, 1945.

13. Can you guess which Mass Man is a multiple time professional wrestling champion as well as an actor appearing in such movies as "The Wall", "The Marine" and "Trainwreck"?

From Quiz Who Was That Mass Man?

Answer: John Cena

Cena was born in West Newbury and after high school attended Springfield College where he earned NCAA Division III All American honors as a center on the football team. In addition to his wrestling career, he has appeared in many movies and television shows. In my opinion, his most impressive accomplishment is his involvement with the Make A Wish Foundation. He has granted more than 500 wishes, the most of anyone in the history of the foundation.

14. Which poet, known for his unconventional use of punctuation and form, was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts on October 14, 1894?

From Quiz Born in Massachusetts

Answer: e. e. cummings

Born Edward Estlin Cummings, it is commonly and incorrectly believed he had his name legally changed to the lower case. In fact, it is reported that he did not actually like it. E. E. Cummings died September 3, 1962.

15. Who is the Mass Mobster that spent twelve years on the FBI's ten most wanted list as number two, right behind Usama bin Laden before finally being apprehended in June 2011?

From Quiz Who Was That Mass Man?

Answer: James Bulger

Bulger began his criminal career early recording his first arrest at age fourteen. After serving a stint in Alcatraz, for armed robbery and hijacking, he returned to Boston and managed to stay out of jail until his capture in 2011. By the early 1970s, he and his gang were in control of the South Boston underworld. Around this time he was recruited as an FBI informer. During this time he and his gang were heavily involved in extortion, loan sharking, drug and arms smuggling among other things. In April 1994 a task force including DEA, Mass State Police and Boston PD began to probe his gambling operation. Fearing that the FBI had been compromised they were not informed. Around Christmas, he was tipped off by his FBI handler that he was about to be indicted on RICO charges, fled and remained in hiding until his capture in June 2011. In 2013 he was convicted of 31 of 32 counts and sentenced to 2 consecutive life terms plus 5 years in federal prison.

16. Which children's writer, best known for his rhyming verses, was born in Springfield, Massachusetts on March 02, 1904?

From Quiz Born in Massachusetts

Answer: Theodor Geisel

Dr. Theodor Seuss Geisel died of cancer of the jaw on September 24, 1991 in La Jolla, California.

17. What Mass Man retired from professional boxing as heavyweight champion with an undefeated record?

From Quiz Who Was That Mass Man?

Answer: Rocky Marciano

Marciano was born in Brockton to parents that had both emigrated to the US from Italy. HIs original last name was Marchegiano but he changed it to Marciano at the request of his handlers because his real name was too hard to pronounce. He won his first 16 professional fights by knockout. He ended up with a professional record of 49 wins and no loses with 43 of the wins coming by knockout. He is the first heavyweight champion to retire with an undefeated record. He died one day short of his 46th birthday in a private plane crash.

18. Which nurse, known as "the angel of the battlefield" due to her work during the American Civil War, founded The American Red Cross and was born in North Oxford, Massachusetts on December 25, 1821?

From Quiz Born in Massachusetts

Answer: Clara Barton

After the First Battle of Bull Run, Clara Barton advertised for donations in a Worcester newspaper and began to distribute goods at battle sites. The next year she was granted a pass to travel with army ambulances to help distribute and care for wounded. She founded The American Red Cross in 1881 and lived until April 12, 1912.

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