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Massachusetts State Trivia (#14478)
State Name origin - This state was named after the Massachusetts Indians that lived in the Massachusetts Bay Region. Massachusetts means "large hill place."

Nickname - Massachusetts is most commonly known as "The Bay State" or "The Old Bay State" in reference to the Cape Cod Bay where early settlements were made and to the Massachusetts Bay Company given a royal charter in 1629 to promote settlement of the new land "from sea to shining sea."

Residents - People who live in Massachusetts or who come from Massachusetts are called Bay Staters after one of the state's nicknames. This designation was made Official by the legislature December 18, 1990.

Massachusetts Official State Symbols

•Bean - Baked Navy Bean
•Berry - Cranberry
•Beverage - Cranberry Juice
•Bird - Chickadee
•Cat - Tabby Cat
•Children's Book - Make Way for Ducklings
•Cookie - Chocolate Chip Cookie
•Dessert - Boston Cream Pie
•Dog - Boston Terrier
•Donut - Boston Cream Donut
•Fish - Cod
•Flower - Mayflower
•Folk Hero - Johnny Appleseed
•Folk Song - Massachusetts
•Game Bird - Wild Turkey
•Heroine - Deborah Samson
•Horse - Morgan Horse
•Insect - Ladybug
•Muffin - Corn Muffin
•Polka - Say Hello to Someone in Massachusetts
•Rock - Roxbury Puddingstone
•Shell - New England Neptune
•Song - All Hail to Massachusetts
•Sport - Basketball
•Tree - American Elm


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