I.Q. Test Notes:
- In order to provide instant feedback to your answers,
this test does not total up answers automatically.- There are 30 questions in all, in 3 parts
- Part 1 is easier, Part 2 is moderate, Part 3 is more difficult
- Answer Key is included at the end of the test (after part 3).
- This test can be printed out (in 3 parts) and taken off-line.
- Have fun!
PART 1
1) Who founded Salem Massachusetts:
| a) Elias Derby | |
| b) Roger Conant | |
| c) the Pilgrims |
2) In what year was Salem founded:
| a) 1620 | |
| b) 1626 | |
| c) 1640 |
3) What was the original name for Salem:
| a) New Plymouth | |
| b) Naumkeag | |
| c) Salem Village |
4) Where did the name "Salem" originate:
| a)
From the Native American term meaning "Abundant Fish" |
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| b) From the British explorer John Salem | |
| c) From the Hebrew word
"Shalom" meaning peace |
5) What does the name Naumkeag mean:
| a) Fishing Place | |
| b) The land of many fish and birds | |
| c) Land of peaceful waters |
6) During the 1700's, how did many Salem men become wealthy:
| a) Privateering during the Revolutionary War | |
| b) Trade with the East Indies | |
| c) Salem's abundant natural resources |
7) What event occured at the Lyceum Hall in Salem:
| a) The first
telephone call by Alexander Grahem Bell |
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| b)
First lightbulb demonstrated by Thomas Edison |
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| c)
First witch tried and sentenced to death by hanging |
8) Which Salem native was America's first millionaire:
| a) Sir Thomas Crowninshield | |
| b) Elias Haskett Derby | |
| c) John James Honeycutt |
9) Where was the first blood shed in the revolutionary war:
| a) Leslie's Retreat at North St. | |
| b)
The Lynn-Salem-Swampscott border skirmish |
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| c) Salem Harbor on Brigatine Defiant |
10) Who is Salem's most famous author:
| a) Nathaniel Hawthorne | |
| b) Edgar Allen Poe | |
| c) Ralph Waldo Emerson |
Those questions weren't that difficult, were they?
Reminder: this test does not total up answers automatically
Proceed to PART 2 of the Salem Massachusetts IQ Test
[ Salem Test Part 1 | Salem Test Part 2 | Salem Test Part 3 | Salem Test Part 4 ]
