Massachusetts Trivia

Park the car in the yard and let's have some trivia. Hey Gang. This is episode. 170 of the dorky geeky. Nerdy trivia podcast. I'm your host Brian Rollins and this week based on my terrible attempt at a Boston accent is all about Massachusetts. One of the earliest colonies and States. Massachusetts has a huge history as well as a number of famous. As people from there, we got a lot of ground to cover so let's just get started with the door key round. Number one, what is the capital of Massachusetts? Boston. Number two, what Massachusetts football team holds the record for most Super Bowl appearances. The New England Patriots, they've been 11 times and 16. Number three, what? Boston silversmith was immortalized for his Midnight Ride warning Americans that the British were coming Paul Revere. Number for the Mayflower pilgrims founded, what town in 1620? Plymouth, Number five. What is the two letter abbreviation for Massachusetts? Ma. Number 6. What is children's author and artist, Theodor Geisel better known as Dr. Seuss, he was born in Springfield Massachusetts in 1905. Number 7. What town was made famous or inFAMOUS for its Witch Trials during the 1600s Salem. Massachusetts, 19 people were hanged. No one was burned at the stake. Number 8, speaking of Salem, what Arthur Miller play tells the story of the panic? The Crucible Miller use the events to draw, parallels, to the McCarthy hearings of the 1950s. Number nine, what future US president was born in Brookline. Massachusetts in 1917. John F, Kennedy. Number 10. What Bostonian along with Ben Affleck? Won an Oscar for Good? Will Hunting 's screenplay? Matt Damon. the geeky round number, one of the four u.s. presidents to be born in Massachusetts, which was the first John Adams the second president. Number two which Star Trek actor and director was born in Boston in 1931. Leonard Nimoy. Supposedly his unusual way of saying sensors was to cover up his Bostonian accent. Number three, what woman was tried and acquitted of murdering her father and stepmother in 1892. Lizzie Borden. Number four. What Bostonian was a minister to France and Sweden as well as the first Postmaster General. Benjamin Franklin. Number 5. If you live in Boston, you're never more than one and a half miles from what restaurant. Dunkin Donuts. There are more than 350 stores in Massachusetts. number 6, Massachusetts does not refer to itself as a state but rather as a, what A commonwealth. Number 7. What? Two, states border Massachusetts to the South Connecticut and Rhode Island. Number 8. What large Bay is formed by Massachusetts hook. Cape Cod Bay. Number 9, how would you spell the city of Worcester? Wor C EST. ER, Worcester. Number 10. What? Two towns were the sites of the first military engagements of the American Revolution. Lexington and Concord. the nerdy round number one of the four u.s. presidents to be born in Massachusetts, which was the most recent George h.w. Bush. Number two, what Civil War, Colonel and leader of the Massachusetts. 54th Regiment was one of the main characters in the 1989 movie Glory. Robert Gould Shaw. Number 3, what is the official nickname of Massachusetts? The Bay State. Number four, born in Braintree, who was the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence. John Hancock. Number 5, what pre-revolutionary war event was known as the incident on King Street in Great Britain. The Boston Massacre. It's a slightly different spin. Number 6. What activist and botanist was born in Leominster in 1774, John Chapman better known as Johnny Appleseed. Number 7, a tank. Containing What exploded in Boston? In 1919. Molasses known as the great Molasses Flood and no, I'm not making that up. It injured 150 people and killed 21. Number 8, what? Two stars of the series friends were born in Massachusetts. Matt LeBlanc and Matthew Perry. number 9 on what island was, then, Senator Ted Kennedy when he crashed his car, killing a 29 year old woman, Chappaquiddick. Number 10. What Massachusetts island is one of the earliest known deaf communities? Martha's Vineyard due to hereditary deafness. The community developed its own sign language. And that's it for this week's show. Massachusetts is crammed full of historical nuggets. I only scratched the surface here. I'll see you back here for more trivia next week. Here's a clue to tide you over what u.s. state has the highest divorce rate? For those who are familiar with the state, this one should be pretty easy to guess. I'll see you back here next Wednesday, this has been episode 170 of the dorky geeky. Nerdy trivia podcast. The music has been provided by Jason Shaw at audio knoteks.com. I'm your host, Brian Rollins. Come say hi to me at the voices in my head.com and thanks for listening.