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The Wampanoag native Americans are indigenous to which two islands in Massachusetts (and can still be found there today)?
Cape Cod and Martha's Vineyard
What are the three largest islands in Massachusetts?
Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket
Name the top three largest cities in Massachusetts.
Boston, Worcester, Springfield
Which Massachusetts town has the most great white shark sightings?
Chatham, MA
Name all the states that Massachusetts borders?
New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island
What is the name of the tallest mountain in Massachusetts?
Mount Greylock
Which Massachusetts town is home to Balancing Rock, of which George Washington himself tried to push over but couldn't?
Holliston, MA
What are the only two venomous snakes indigenous to Massachusetts?
Timber Rattlesnake and Copperhead
What is the oldest town in Massachusetts?
Plymouth, MA
Daniel Shay, leader of Shay's Rebellion in western Massachusetts, lived in what Massachusetts town?
Hopkington, MA
In which town are the tallest sand dunes in Massachusetts?
Provincetown, MA
Which city in Massachusetts used to be the largest town in America?
Framingham, MA
Which of the following animals does NOT live in Massachusetts currently? Black Bear, Moose, Mountain Lion, Monk Parakeet, Right Whale
Mountain Lion --> There has not been hard evidence of mountain lions living in Massachusetts for many years now, according to Massachusetts.gov
Name five neighborhoods of Boston.
Can include: Back Bay, Beacon Hill, North End, Downtown, Fenway, South Boston, Waterfront, Charleston, etc.
Who is quoted with saying, "don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes!" at Bunker Hill in Boston?
William Prescott
On which island was a Civil-War era fort built?
Georges Island, in Boston Harbor
Name all fifteen (15) towns on Cape Cod.
What (and where) is the tallest waterfall in Massachusetts?
Bash-Bish Falls, Mt. Washington MA (The Berkshires)
How many lighthouses are on Martha's Vineyard?
Five (5) lighthouses
How many people died when Boston's streets flooded with molasses in 1919?
21 people
What rank does Massachusetts hold in terms of land size as opposed to every other state in the U.S?
45th largest (5th smallest)
What year was Ashland, MA settled?
1687 (as of Ashland Historical Society)
Name five national parks in Massachusetts. They are all minor parks (not one of the major 63 parks).
Can include: Boston National Historic Park, Boston Harbor Islands National Park, Cape Cod National Seashore, Minuteman National Park, New Bedford Whaling National Park, Salem Maritime National Park, Lowell Mills National Park, etc.
Name six (6) Massachusetts counties and at least one town in each one.
May include: Middlesex (Ashland); Barnstable (Sandwich); Worcester (Worcester); Berkshire (Pittsfield); Plymouth (Plymouth); Bristol (Taunton); Essex (Salem); etc.