GeographyUS States

21 Massachusetts Trivia Questions To Find Out If You’re A Bay Stater At Heart

How well do you know the Bay state? If you didn’t know that Massachusetts is known as the Bay state, then your Mass knowledge is lacking. Although Massachusetts is synonymous with New England, did you know it’s actually one of six states that makes up the region of the U.S. known as New England? Or that the name Massachusetts is derived from a Native American tribe?

Luckily for you, you don’t need to have visited Mass to know all about the state, but you can consider yourself lucky if you’ve never had to endure nine months of winter. This set of Massachusetts trivia questions and answers will test your geography knowledge and determine if you can call yourself a true geo enthusiast. So how well can you do? Let’s find out!

Hoping for more US state trivia fun? Try our Georgia, California and Michigan state quizzes. Better yet, check out our geography trivia questions and challenge your world knowledge.

Which hotel sits on Lake George at Bolton Landing in Massachusetts?

Sagamore Hotel

Post Ranch Inn

Blackberry Farm

Rusty Parrot Lodge

An odd house in Rockport, Massachusetts, is built entirely of what unusual material?

Newspaper

Rocks

Matchsticks

Toothpicks

What is the capital of Massachusetts?

Concord

Boston

Providence

Albany

What are the state bird and state tree of Massachusetts?

Willow Goldfinch, Western Hemlock

Chickadee, American Elm

California Quail, Coast Redwood

Hermit Thrush, Sugar Maple

What Massachusetts city was America’s first planned industrial city?

Boston

Lowell

Dorchester

Rockport

Where was the Boston Museum of Fine Arts located before opening on Huntington Avenue?

Cambridge

South Station

East Boston Waterfront

Copley Square

Which Cape Cod, Massachusetts town hosts its OysterFest each October?

Provincetown

Wellfleet

Falmouth

Chatham

Which park in Massachusetts became the first public park in America?

Elm Park

Sculpture Park

Lynn Heritage State Park

Boston Common

What is the three-letter code for Manchester-Boston Regional Airport?

UNV

DBQ

MHT

DUT

With a land area of 7,838 square miles, where does Massachusetts rank among the 50 states?

41st

44th

22th

6th

Where in Massachusetts is Harvard University?

Springfield

Amherst

Cambridge

Boston

What is the six-mile chain of parks running from Fenway to the Arnold Arboretum in Boston?

Emerald Necklace

Emerald Line

Emerald Isle

Emerald Park

Which of the following is a nickname given to the city of Boston?

Birmingham Of America

Birthplace Of Baseball

Athens Of America

America’s Most Historic City

What is the name of the passenger train that provides service between Portland, Maine, and Boston?

The Smartline

The Downeaster

The Campbell

The Westsider

Which of these states borders Massachusetts?

Florida

New Hampshire

Pennsylvania

New Mexico

Where in Boston would you ride the “Swan Boats”?

Boston Commons

Charles River

Frog Pond

Public Garden

The state of Massachusetts is located in which region?

West

South

Northeast

Northwest

What is the nickname given to the city of Boston?

Big D

Beehive Of Industry

Beantown

Big Easy

Which state is bordered by Maine, Massachusetts, and Vermont?

Georgia

Hawaii

New Hampshire

Maryland

When did Massachusetts achieve statehood in the US?

December 28, 1846

February 6, 1788

May 29, 1790

February 14, 1859

What river separates Boston and Cambridge?

Charles River

Muddy River

They Are Not Split

Merrimack River

You can do better

Not bad

Great!

Responsible for researching, crafting, and publishing captivating trivia quizzes online. He meticulously fact-checks questions to ensure accuracy and maintains high standards of spelling and grammar throughout the trivia content.

What's your reaction?

Related Posts

1 of 2