TRIVIA - NEW ENGLAND

1. New England belonged to several Algonquian tribes, and I bet you can nameoneofthetwofrom Connecticut that are federally recognized, since they now have casinos.

2. This English explorer - who was voiced by Mel Gibson in one of Disney’s insults to historical accuracy - coined the name “New England,” and now his name is America’s most common.

3. The New England Confederation gave the region its first shape, but that shape kept shifting, and for a time New England included New Scotland, aka this Canadian province.

4. In 1791, Vermont became the 14th state in the Union and fifth in New England, thanks to this philosophical tough guy who’s now synonymous with Vermont and furniture.

5. In 1820, Maine became the 23rd state in the Union and sixth in New England, and since the ad said Pets OK, it moved in with this namesake native cat.

6. In New England, this style of simple, symmetrical architecture is reminiscent of the region’s earliest days, and is built low and sturdy so it can withstand harsh shoreline weather.

7. Including tomatoes in this soup is such a faux pas, local legislature once considered a bill to outlaw that ingredient for those Manhattanites.

Courtesy of The Democratic Republic of Trivia