The Massachusetts Chronicles Beginners Quiz Reckon you can ace our 10-question multiple choice quiz on state history? This is the easy one, so no excuses for not getting 10/10! Which of the following Indigenous people lived in what is now southeastern Massachusetts long before the arrival of European settlers?Nipmuc peopleApache peopleWampanoag peopleSioux peopleWhat was the name of the ship that brought the Pilgrims to New England?PoppyMayflowerMagnoliaVioletGive the year when the Pilgrims founded Plymouth Colony1620172018201920Which public holiday commemorates Plymouth Colony’s celebration of its first harvest, which Wampanoag people also attended?Independence DayThanksgivingLabor DayTurkey FestivalWhat was the name of the “City upon a Hill” founded by Puritans?WorcesterGloucesterPlymouthBostonIn protest at British rule, American colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor. What did this act of rebellion come to be called?The Boston MassacreThe shot heard around the worldThe Boston Tea PartyThe Declaration of IndependenceWho was America’s second President?John AdamsSamuel AdamsGeorge WashingtonJohn Quincy AdamsName the sergeant who fought in a Massachusetts African-American infantry regiment in the American Civil War, and won the Medal of Honor.Robert Gould ShawAbraham LincolnFrederick DouglassWilliam Harvey CarneyWhere was basketball invented?BostonSalemSpringfieldPlymouthName the first female Governor of MassachusettsSusan B. AnthonyLucy StoneAbigail AdamsJane SwiftNameEnter your name and email address below to receive your score and the chance to win a pat on the back! Try out our Intermediate or Advanced Quiz, which, if you get all the answers correct, will win you a What on Earth Books money-off voucher! First Last Email*
