Massachusetts Question 1 out of 10What is the capital of Massachusetts? WorcesterPlymouthBostonCambridgeYou must select an answer before proceeding to the next question.Submit AnswerQuestion 2 out of 10What modern invention was developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1928? Portable RadioTelevisionPagerComputerYou must select an answer before proceeding to the next question.Submit AnswerQuestion 3 out of 10What was the name of the Massachusetts militia that played a critical role in the early battles of the Revolutionary War? The Revolutionary RiotersThe Massachusetts MinutemenMassachusetts on a missionThe Boston HitmenYou must select an answer before proceeding to the next question.Submit AnswerQuestion 4 out of 10What is Massachusetts’ nickname? The Golden StateThe Lone Star StateThe Bay StateThe May StateYou must select an answer before proceeding to the next question.Submit AnswerQuestion 5 out of 10Which famous Ivy League university is located in Massachusetts? U PennColumbiaHarvardDartmouthYou must select an answer before proceeding to the next question.Submit AnswerQuestion 6 out of 10Which island off the coast of Massachusetts can house as many as 200,000 people in the summer but was overwhelmed by 50 migrants in their slow season? Long IslandBlock IslandStaten IslandMartha's VineyardYou must select an answer before proceeding to the next question.Submit AnswerQuestion 7 out of 10What is the name of the famous American writer who lived in Massachusetts and wrote “The Scarlet Letter” and “The House of the Seven Gables”? Nathaniel HawthorneJ.D. SalingerMark TwainJohn SteinbeckYou must select an answer before proceeding to the next question.Submit AnswerQuestion 8 out of 10What is the name of the famous Massachusetts-born politician who became the 35th President of the United States? Abe LincolnJoe BidenDwight D. EisenhowerJohn F. KennedyYou must select an answer before proceeding to the next question.Submit AnswerQuestion 9 out of 10What was the name of the famous battle that took place in Massachusetts on April 19, 1775, which is considered the beginning of the Revolutionary War? Battel of Kings MountainThe Battle of CowpensThe Battle of Long IslandThe Battle of Lexington and ConcordYou must select an answer before proceeding to the next question.Submit AnswerQuestion 10 out of 10What was the name of the Massachusetts-born founding father who helped draft the Declaration of Independence and went on to become the second President of the United States? George WashingtonThomas JeffersonJohn AdamsAlexander HamiltonYou must select an answer before proceeding to the next question.Submit Answer Subscribe to AMAC Daily News and Games Email If You Enjoy Games Like This - Subscribe to the AMAC Daily Newsletter! It's easy and FREE Subscribe Today! First Name Last Name Email *By providing your email address and subscribing, you agree to allow AMAC to send you "Join AMAC" emails, if you are not already an AMAC Member. Share Read more articles by The Association of Mature American Citizens Subscribe Notify of new follow-up comments new replies to my comments Label Name* Email* Label Name* Email* 44 Comments Most Voted Newest Oldest Inline Feedbacks View all comments Phil 2 years ago I thought 9 out of 10 was good but then I saw that some folks got 11 and 17 out of 10 ROBERT 3 years ago 9 of 10. Didn’t realize that computers dated that far back and guessed television. Didn’t expect to do so well, but got several answers from doing the earlier puzzles. dave 3 years ago 8/10 missed the first two, then got on a roll Rich D 3 years ago 9/10 Penny 3 years ago WOW 10/10 a first…didn’t think I would know that much about a state on the other side of the country. I’m a Cali girl!!! Sherry Ware 3 years ago 9/10 Almost perfect. Happy Friday. Have a great weekend, everyone. Boots 3 years ago 10/10. Anne 3 years ago I know more about Massachusetts than I thought. 10 out of 10. Freda. 3 years ago 9/10..Some I knew, some lucky guesses.You guys have a blessed day and a wonderful weekend. J. Farley 3 years ago 8 for 10 to bad we don’t have the same kind of patriots living in Massachusetts today as we did in 1776! Lana 3 years ago 9/10!! I can’t believe it. Computer in 1928? Interesting. Walt 3 years ago 9 of 10. The computer question is unfair. Charles Babbage, the “father of the computer”, died in 1871. And technically, an abacus is a computer that has been around for thousands of years. Chris C 3 years ago 9/10 I guess I know more about Massachusetts than I thought. Barb 3 years ago 9/10 Broccoli Free Zone 3 years ago My Aunt used to call it Taxxachusetts because EVERYTHING was taxed. Senator Kennedy proposed taxing anyone that could remember Mary Joe. Ray 3 years ago 10/10 first time. Surprising for a southerner. However, they did teach history in our day in achool. Joe from Las Vegas Nevada 3 years ago 9/10 I thought #2 was a trick question…wrong! DEX 3 years ago Piece of cake. I taught American history. God bless Western civilization. rvgrandma 3 years ago Since I married my husband in 1971 Massachusetts nickname to many is ‘taxachusetts’. Snakey 3 years ago My shakes kept tapping the stupid ones. Jim Shedd 3 years ago 9/10, missed #1. But, full disclosure I read everyone else’s comments prior to doing the quiz myself so was able to answer #2 easily. Marti 3 years ago 7/10 with no hints. History was NOT one of my better classes. Rick 3 years ago 9/10 missed that #2 question. I thought the computer was a WW II invention? Kathryn 3 years ago 9/10. I also missed #2. I didn’t know I knew so much about Mass. Melinda 3 years ago 8/10. I had the last one right and then changed my answer. Also got the tech one wrong. Surprised I got so many right. Robert Wippermann 3 years ago 8/10, Spent enough time there,all along the coast fixing big ships. Funniest named town, Braintree. Gail Berry 3 years ago 9/10 Surprised myself. Archie 3 years ago The answer to number 2 is incorrect. The first computer was the ENIAC designed at PENN. Danm 3 years ago 4 right…So much for that. On to hopefully bigger and better things. wolverine70 3 years ago 8/10. Made a dumb mistake on one, and thought it was television instead of computer. Hope everyone has a wonderful week. Linda 3 years ago First time I ever got 10/10! Roger 3 years ago It says 11 out of 10?? Politics aside, a great state. Loretta 3 years ago 10 out of 10 – But then I am born and raised there! TeriFifer 3 years ago How can a person have “17 out of 10”? Anyway, I missed the computer question,too. I thought it was the portable one radio. 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