Statistics for Geography of Massachusetts

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Question	Answer	% Correct
What town is famous for its witch trials of 1692 and 1693?	Salem	94%
What peninsula is shaped like a hook?	Cape Cod	91%
What landmark can be found near the landing site of the Pilgrims?	{Plymouth} Rock	87%
What whaling island was home to Captain Ahab? (oft-mentioned in limericks)	Nantucket	81%
What is Boston's most famous nickname?	{Bean}town	78%
What suburb of Boston is home to the Harvard University?	Cambridge	76%
What Boston stadium is home to the Red Sox?	Fenway Park	76%
What is the largest ethnic group in Boston?	Irish	74%
What is the main airport of Boston?	Logan	72%
What name is given to a city in twenty-five U.S. states - but Massachusetts's is nation's most populous one (by urban area)?	Springfield	72%
On what Massachusetts did the Kennedy family vacation?	Martha's Vineyard	68%
In what "pond" did Thoreau sojourn?	Walden Pond	61%
What is the oldest public park in the United States?	Boston {Common}	55%
What city at the extreme tip of the above has nation's highest rate of same-sex couples?	{Province}town	50%
What is the state nickname of Massachusetts?	The {Bay} State	48%
What city was the center of the U.S. textile industry in the 1800s?	Lowell	44%
What part of the Appalachian Mountains cover the state's western portion?	Berkshires	32%
What river makes the border between Eastern and Western Massachusetts?	Connecticut River	30%
What bay does Boston overlook?	{Massachusetts} Bay	30%
What chain of small islands is located right north of the above? (hint: common female name)	Elizabeth Islands	26%