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Which City in Massachusetts?

Name these Massachusetts cities based on their starting letter and a description.
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Last updated: November 16, 2023
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First submittedOctober 16, 2021
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Description
Letter
City
Capital of Massachusetts
B
Boston
Location of Harvard and MIT
C
Cambridge
Famous for its witch trials of 1692 and 1693
S
Salem
In the 1850s, its textile mills made it the largest manufacturing
center in the U.S.
L
Lowell
Where the Mayflower ship landed in 1620
P
Plymouth
Of 34 places with this name in the U.S., this one is the oldest
S
Springfield
Birthplace of two Presidents named Adams
Q
Quincy
Called the "Heart of the Commonwealth" because of its location in the state
W
Worcester
Located at the tip of Cape Cod
P
Provincetown
Where the first battles of the American Revolution took place
C
Concord
L
Lexington
Island formerly known for its whaling industry
N
Nantucket
Former whaling city on the South Coast where part of "Moby-Dick" took place
N
New Bedford
Namesake of a 2016 Casey Affleck movie
M
Manchester-by-
the-Sea
Think hard and you might be able to guess this town home to Williams College
W
Williamstown
Known for its Portuguese community and as the home of Lizzie Borden
F
Fall River
County seat and largest city of Berkshire County
P
Pittsfield
From its name, you might expect to see gray matter growing on branches
B
Braintree
Home to the University of Massachusetts and two other colleges
A
Amherst
According to a song, it's the city of sin, where what looks like gold is really tin
L
Lynn
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16 Comments
elyhoch
+5
Level 46
Aug 16, 2023
love the pittsfield representation
French2010
+2
Level 95
Nov 16, 2023
Only because I grew up in Mass was I able to guess the grey matter on branches in only a second or two. Our high school played theirs in sports. Otherwise, pretty much of a breeze as any of these city quizzes would be for long time residents of that particular state, but I enjoyed it very much reminiscing about the old days.
communisteggplant
+8
Level 74
Nov 16, 2023
Misspelled Fall Rivah
DonTheLamplighter
+5
Level 86
Nov 17, 2023
Thought Foxborough might have made the cut as the home of the New England Patriots.
greenapple7
+2
Level 63
Nov 17, 2023
the way that they thought of the braintree question and not that LOL
pweent
+4
Level 90
Nov 17, 2023
Also worthy of inclusion (western Mass. bias):

Holyoke - birthplace of volleyball

Northampton - home to Smith College

Deerfield - Razed during Queen Anne's War

French2010
+2
Level 95
Nov 18, 2023
It's interesting to note that, according to Wikipedia, the current fad is that it is no longer considered appropriate to refer to the Deerfield raid as a "massacre". 41 colonists were killed in the initial raid, 25 of whom were children. Of the 109 captives, 20 died on the trek to Canada; infants and children "fared the worst" with a woman too weak to keep up because of having given birth being among the first to be murdered.

But thank goodness it is no longer considered a massacre. Again, according to Wiki, "Canadians view the raid not as a massacre and mass abduction but as a successful local application of guerilla techniques in the broader context of international war" and "Moving towards a more inclusive Historic Deerfield's yearly reenactment and educational programs treat "massacre" as a "dirty word" and stress Deerfield as a place to study cultural interaction and difference at society's borders".

French2010
+2
Level 95
Nov 18, 2023
I think I will become more progressive also and reconsider my impressions of the Washita Creek "incident" in Oklahoma and the Sand Creek "disturbance" in Colorado and the unfortunate Wounded Knee " cultural interaction". They weren't massacres, but successful local applications of guerilla techniques at society's borders, in deference to the sensibilities of the descendants of the participating soldiers. I feel so much better already.
IsleAuHaulte
+1
Level 91
Nov 19, 2023
Sounds like murder, kidnapping and sex slavery, but not a complete massacre.
NEGeo
+2
Level 64
Nov 19, 2023
Woo represent!!!
JackintheBox
+2
Level 80
Jan 25, 2024
Never been to US but got 13/20 (guessing English city names got me a few)
GlassMonkeyCode
+1
Level 69
Feb 10, 2024
Yes, that's a good strategy for this part of US.
WashingMachine
+2
Level 67
Jan 25, 2024
Add a clue for Brockton!
bittern
+1
Level 44
Jan 26, 2024
Yes for Brockton, City of Champions. I knew the ditty as ending You Won't Come Out the Way You Went In. Tough to guess between Lowell, Lawrence, and Fall River as top textile center. Mayflower landed at both Provincetown and Plymouth. Hampshire College is back from the dead so Amherst is a good answer; Boston and Worcester have more than two other colleges while Lowell and Dartmouth have fewer; however, with the metastasis of the public university system, Newton is arguably also correct.
Walacama
+1
Level 83
Feb 1, 2024
Each answer must correspond to the first letter given.
LeoTheNerd1121
+1
Level 42
Mar 12, 2025
Great quiz, just missing Brockton.
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