Little Known New Hampshire Facts

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1. What is the largest city in New Hampshire? Concord Petersboro Keene Manchester

2. Where is 'America's Stonehenge' located? Dover Dixville Notch Laconia Salem

3. What year was Dartmouth College founded? 1869 1769 1746 1646

4. Where was the first potato in the U.S. planted? Derry Deering Dover Danville

5. How many counties are there in New Hampshire? 15 25 20 10

6. Who named New Hampshire? Ben Franklin Daniel Webster Ebenezer Hampshire John Mason

7. What is the state capital of New Hampshire? Keene Manchester Concord Salem

8. What did Levi Hutchins of Concord invent in 1787? Cotton Gin Steam Engine Potato Peeler Alarm Clock

9. Where is the second most extreme tidal flow in the world located? Hampton Dover Salisbury Wier

10. What is the state flower? White Lilac White Rose Pink ladyslipper Purple Lilac

11. What town is home to a ten foot wooden Trojan horse? Gorham Gofftown Gossville Gonic

12. Where can you find the original x-ray of Muhammad Ali's broken jaw from his 1973 fight against Ken Norton? Hooksett Bethlehem Epping Dublin

13. What town was author and journalist Sarah Josepha Hale from? Intervale Milan Newport Acworth

14. What town in New Hampshire is the first to vote in every New Hampshire election? New Boston Dixville Notch Mirror Lake Newton Junction

15. What was the name of the New Hampshire school teacher who died in the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger? Answer: (Two Words)

16. What town is the 'Oldest Summer Resort' in America? Union Wolfeboro Wonlancet Sunapee

17. Where can you see a four legged chicken? Canaan Dover Alton Fisherville

18. In the center of what town can you find a 'Redstone Intermediate Range Ballistic' missile? Tamworth Kearsarge Lempster Warren

19. What is the geographic center of New Hampshire? Berlin Belknap Brentwood Bethlehem

20. What U. S. president was born in Hillsboro? Dwight Eisenhower Andrew Jackson John Adams Franklin Pierce

21. What year did New Hampshire adopt the first legal lottery in twentieth century America? 1964 1963 1962 1901

22. What town was Luther C. Ladd born in? Acworth Alton Albany Alexandria

23. What town, settled in 1623 is the oldest permanent settlement in New Hampshire? Dublin Danville Deering Dover

24. What number state was New Hampshire when ratifying the constitution? 3rd 9th 6th 12th

25. In what town is the Belknap Mill located? Lake Port Laconia Lempster Lochmere