how well do you know Connecticut?

Connecticut is a complex and crazy state. Its rolling hills and treacherous back roads can hide all sorts of quirky and interesting phenomena! From the Sound to the Massachusetts border, CT also offers a diversity of difference places, people and geography.

This is quiz is an attempt to test your knowledge in the not-so-known matters of the state. It is trivia based, so even if you don't live here, or are a frequent visitor, you may know more than you think. You just have to ask yourself, deep down, how well you really know Connecticut. Or, just take this quiz!

1. What is your age?
Under 18 Years Old
18 to 24 Years Old
25 to 30 Years Old
31 to 40 Years Old
41 to 50 Years Old
51 to 60 Years Old
Over 60 Years Old
2. What is your gender?
Male
Female
3. The capital of Connecticut is:
Milford
New Haven
Stamford
Hartford
4. Connecticut is different from all the other states (except Rhode Island) because
- Highway speed limits are, on average, 20 mph slower than everywhere else
It doesnâ??t have as many counties
There are no county governments
Post high school education is required
5. Which of these towns is not located in CT:
Versailles
Mashapaug
Hoosick Falls
Moosup
Bozrah Street
6. Current President George Bush was born in:
Darien
New Haven
Texas
Hartford
Stamford
7. According to native residents, how should 'aunt' be pronounced:
ant
awhnt
8. Is this the way 'aunt' should be pronounced
yes
no
both ways are wrong
9. How did Connecticut get its name:
it comes from an Algonquian Indian word meaning â??on the long tidal riverâ??
it was named in honor of an English province
no one knows for sure, itâ??s a mystery
it comes from an Iroquois phrase meaning â??land next to the calm oceanâ??
10. Which quaint attraction is not a part of Connecticut:
200 year old rock walls snaking all over the hills
prominent historic greens in the middle of most towns and cities
decaying cemeteries protected by the Connecticut Gravestone Network
the oldest private university in the United States
11. This college is the only one in the country to offer an official degree through its puppet arts training program:
Yale University
Quinnipiac University
University of Connecticut
University of Hartford
This is a trick question. No college has that.
12. Connecticut is known as the 'Nutmeg State' because it, well, produced a lot of nutmeg seed. True or false - the nutmeg seed was in great demand due to the fact that it purportedly had 'a kick like a couple of reefers' and could get people high.
True
False
13. Lots of Connecticut's cities have interesting nicknames, several of which are listed below. Which one is not true?
New Haven is the Gateway to New England
Hartford is often called the Insurance Capitol of the World
New Britain earned the nickname the Hardware City
Waterbury is known as the Dairy Capitol of Southern New England
14. Nothing beats Connecticut radio! Okay, well a lot of things can beat CT radio. But if you were to fiddle with the dial, which off these stations would you find to be Connecticut based?
107.1 WLIR
106.9 WCCC
101.5 WTIQ
89.1 WPIR
15. Gillette Castle - if you've never been, you should go! But if you have been, you probably know that the owner, builder and artitect of the estate made his money because:
He was an actor who famously played the role of Sherlock Holmes in many theatre productions
He was a major league baseball player in the early days of the game, and later went on to manage his own team.
He was a famous architect/ planner and was responsible for the development of many Connecticut towns.
After graduating from Yale, he greatly improved the safety of steamboats, and sold his ideas to the government for a large sum of money.
16. It's Friday night, and you're going out! And you're also stuck in CT... Where could you go?
Finnigan's Wake
Morey's Pier
Toad's Place
the Iron Horse Inn
17. Which of these is not a Connecticut nickname:
Provisions State
Nutmeg State
Land of Steady Habits
Constitution State
All of the above are nicknames
18. Ok, this is last one! What kind of state quiz would be complete without asking you to identify the state bird and flower:
Warbler/ Mountain Laurel
Warbler/Dogwood
Robin/Mountain Laurel
Robin/Dogwood

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