Q 01/05

Who founded Providence in 1636?

A) Roger Williams

B) William Penn

C) John Winthrop

D) Anne Hutchinson

Answer · why

A) Roger Williams

He was a religious exile from the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

Q 02/05

What does the city's name honour?

A) A Royal Navy frigate

B) God's merciful Providence

C) A Narragansett sachem

D) A Lincolnshire market town

Answer · why

B) God's merciful Providence

Williams believed divine providence had revealed the haven to him.

Q 03/05

Providence sits at the head of which bay?

A) Buzzards Bay

B) Cape Cod Bay

C) Narragansett Bay

D) Casco Bay

Answer · why

C) Narragansett Bay

The Providence River runs through the city into the bay.

Q 04/05

What was Providence's population at the 2020 census?

A) 190,934

B) 200,934

C) 210,934

D) 220,934

Answer · why

A) 190,934

It is the third-most populous city in New England.

Q 05/05

Providence ranks where among New England's cities by population?

A) First

B) Second

C) Third

D) Fifth

Answer · why

C) Third

Only Boston and Worcester are larger.