| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| State capital | Boston | 98%
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| Oldest university | Harvard | 95%
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| City which held witch trials in 1692–1693 | Salem | 93%
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| Island where the Obamas have a home | Martha's {Vineyard} | 86%
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| Ship that landed on Plymouth Rock | Mayflower | 86%
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| What Massachusetts legalized in 2004, becoming the first state to do so | Same-sex marriage | 78%
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| Holiday first celebrated in 1621 | Thanksgiving | 78%
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| Family name of John, Robert, Ted, and Rose | Kennedy | 77%
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| Peninsula that is shaped like a hook | Cape Cod | 74%
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| Stadium whose left field fence is called "The Green Monster" | Fenway Park | 62%
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| Religious group that founded Massachusetts | Puritans | 57%
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| Captain Ahab's island, it is often mentioned in limericks | Nantucket | 54%
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| Fruit that grows in a bog | Cranberries | 53%
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| Fill in the quote: "My boy's ______ smaht" | Wicked | 51%
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| The Manhattan version has tomatoes. The New England version does not. | Clam chowder | 49%
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| Pond where Thoreau spent two years in a cabin | Walden Pond | 48%
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| Candlepin and duckpin are varieties of ... | Bowling | 35%
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| State nickname | The {Bay} State | 34%
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| City famous for textile mills in the 1800s | Lowell | 32%
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| Mountain range in the west of the state (part of the Appalachians, starts with B) | Berkshires | 30%
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