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History of Maine - Statistics
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This quiz has been taken 18 times
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- The average score is 7 of 18
Answer Stats
| Question | Answer | % Correct |
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| What event destroyed over 17,000 acres of land near the above park as well as around 200,000 acres across the entire state? | Great {Fires} of 1947 | 88%
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| What state was Maine part of before the above act? | Massachusetts | 88%
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| Which U.S. President's summer home was located in Kennebunkport? | George H. W. Bush | 75%
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| What clothing company was founded in Freeport in 1912? | L.L. Bean | 63%
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| What Maine city is Stephen King's fictional town of Derry based on? | Bangor | 50%
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| What federal legislation created Maine as a non-slave state in 1820? | {Missouri} Compromise | 50%
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| What bloodless conflict took place in 1838 over Maine's northern border with Canada? | {Aroostook} War | 25%
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| What state park is named for the former governor who began donating land in 1931? | Baxter State Park | 25%
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| What famous poet was born in Portland in 1807? | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow | 25%
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| What mountain became the northern terminus of the Appalachian Trail in 1937? | Mount Katahdin | 25%
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| What is Maine's oldest lighthouse, built in 1791? | {Portland} {Head} Light | 25%
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| What small island was the first attempted European colony in Maine in 1604? | St. {Croix} Island | 25%
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| What Native American confederacy is Maine situated in? | Wabanaki | 25%
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| What city is known as the "City of Ships" due to its history in shipbuilding? | Bath | 13%
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| Who wrote the book "Lost on a Mountain in Maine" about his experience of being separated from his family on the above mountain at age 12? | Donn {Fendler} | 13%
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| What island fort was built during the Civil War, but never experienced battle? | Fort {Gorges} | 13%
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| What Mainer served as Abraham Lincoln's vice president during his first term? | Hannibal Hamlin | 13%
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| What was the name of Acadia National Park from 1919-1929? | Lafayette | 13%
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