Q 01/05

Which city is Connecticut's most populous?

A) Bridgeport

B) Hartford

C) New Haven

D) Stamford

Answer · why

A) Bridgeport

Hartford is only the state's fourth-largest city; Bridgeport, on Long Island Sound, has led the population table for decades.

Q 02/05

The 'Constitution State' nickname refers to the Fundamental Orders, adopted by Connecticut in what year?

A) 1620

B) 1662

C) 1639

D) 1701

Answer · why

C) 1639

The Fundamental Orders were adopted in 1639 by the Connecticut River towns, and some historians call them the first written constitution in Western hi...

Q 03/05

Which spice gives Connecticut its unofficial nickname?

A) Cinnamon

B) Clove

C) Ginger

D) Nutmeg

Answer · why

D) Nutmeg

Connecticut is the Nutmeg State; one tongue-in-cheek origin story says its peddlers sold carved wooden nutmegs as the real spice to unsuspecting custo...

Q 04/05

Which song is Connecticut's official state song?

A) Yankee Doodle

B) America the Beautiful

C) The Battle Hymn of the Republic

D) Hail, Connecticut

Answer · why

A) Yankee Doodle

Connecticut adopted 'Yankee Doodle' as its official state song in 1978, embracing a Revolutionary-era tune sung by Continental Army troops.

Q 05/05

The state's name comes from a Mohegan-Pequot word translated as what?

A) Land of many hills

B) Place of the oak

C) Beside the salt water

D) Long tidal river

Answer · why

D) Long tidal river

The word refers to the river that roughly bisects the state and empties into Long Island Sound between Old Saybrook and Old Lyme.