Test your grammar and general knowledge with this quiz about the state of Massachussetts. In 1999, the US Mint issued quarters celebrating the five first states to join the union: Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia and Connecticut. In 2000, five new quarters will be released celebrating the states of Massachussetts, Maryland, South Carolina, New Hampshire and Virginia. New quarters will be issued every year until 2008. Click here if you'd like to read more about the US Mint 50 State Quarter Program. The first US state to be honored by the US Mint in 2000 is Massachussetts. Check back soon for quizzes on other US states. Close your eyes and try to spell Massachussetts! 1) Massachussetts is known as The Old Line State The Bay State The Palmetto State The Constitution State 2) The capital of Massachussetts is Boston Arlington Hartford Cambridge 3) The Boston Light is America's first lighthouse Boston's first electricity company The oldest tower in North America Boston's first church 4) Massachussetts is located in a region in the US known as Greater New York New England Mid-Atlantic states Upstate New York 5) Massachussetts is bounded by Rhode Island, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and the Pacific Ocean Connecticut, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and the Pacific Ocean Connecticut, New York, Vermont and the Atlantic Ocean Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and the Atlantic Ocean 6) Cape Cod is a famous ________________ in Massachussetts. Summer resort Island Shopping mall Fish 7) Nantucket is a famous ______________________. Summer resort Island Shopping mall Fish 8) Which one is NOT a nickname of the state of Massachussetts? The Bay State The Pilgrim State The Puritan State The Constitution State 9) The largest river in Massachussetts is the _____________________. Connecticut Massachussetts Charles Nantucket 10) The longest river wholly within Massachussetts is the _________________. Connecticut Massachussetts Charles Nantucket If you want to know more... Click here for a Virtual Guide to New England Lighthouses. Click here to visit the New England Aquarium web site. Click one of the states below to take our previous quizzes. Check back soon for quizzes on other US states. Delaware Pennsylvania Maryland Virginia Rhode Island Tennessee Indiana Alabama Michigan Iowa Minessota New Jersey Georgia South Carolina New York Vermont Ohio Mississipi Maine Florida Wiscosin Oregon Connecticut Massachussetts New Hampshire North Carolina Kentucky Louisiana Illinois Arkansas Texas California Nevada