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70 New Hampshire Trivia Questions, Answers, and Fun Facts

How much do you know about New Hampshire? This category is for trivia questions and answers related to New Hampshire (Geography). Each one is filled with fun facts and interesting information.
1 What is the tallest mountain in New Hampshire?
Answer: Mount Washington

In January 2018, Mount Washington tied for the second coldest place on earth, with a temperature of -36 degrees Fahrenheit. It is part of the Presidential Range of the White Mountains or New Hampshire. The range contains the highest peaks in New England, even though it is only 25 miles long.
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2 New Hampshire was the _____ state to join the Union.
Answer: 9th

New Hampshire, one of the original thirteen colonies, became the ninth state to join the Union on June 21, 1788.
    Your options: [ 7th ] [ 3rd ] [ 9th ] [ 5th ]
  From Quiz: All about New Hampshire
3 What is New Hampshire's state animal?
Answer: White-tailed Deer

Deer live in all parts of New Hampshire. The white-tailed deer is so named because it flashes its white tail while running.
  From Quiz: New Hampshire--The Granite State
4 What is the largest city in New Hampshire?
Answer: Manchester
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5 What is the capital of New Hampshire?
Answer: Concord

Concord is the state capital but Manchester is the largest city.
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6 What is a popular day hike that starts near Alton Bay?
Answer: Mount Major

Our fourth grade students climb Mount Major every year. This has included a number of students with physical limitations, with support from staff. It is a highlight for the year. The trail is about 1.5 miles. It is steep and can be quite slippery when wet!
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7 How many states does New Hampshire border?
Answer: 3

New Hampshire borders Maine (New Hampshire is the only state that does border Maine), Vermont, and Massachusetts.
  From Quiz: All about New Hampshire
8 What is the state insect?
Answer: Ladybug

The legislature adopted the ladybug as the state insect in 1977 at the urging of the fifth-grade class of the Broken Grounds Grammar School in Concord.
  From Quiz: New Hampshire--The Granite State
9 Where is 'America's Stonehenge' located?
Answer: Salem

One of the largest, and possibly the oldest Megalithic (stone constructed)sites in North America.
  From Quiz: Little Known New Hampshire Facts
10 What is the state tree?
Answer: white birch tree

White Birch trees are beautiful trees that are used to make paper.
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11 What is the second largest city by population in New Hampshire?
Answer: Nashua

Nashua is from the Native American word meaning, "land between two rivers". Another translation is, "beautiful stream with pebbly bottom". The Nashaway were an Algonquian tribe.
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12 How many counties does New Hampshire have?
Answer: 10

The counties are Belknap, Carroll, Cheshire, Coos, Grafton ,Hillsborough, Merrimack, Rockingham, Strafford, and Sullivan.
  From Quiz: All about New Hampshire
13 What is the state amphibian?
Answer: Red-spotted Newt

A newt is a type of salamander. It lives freely on both land and water.
  From Quiz: New Hampshire--The Granite State
14 What year was Dartmouth College founded?
Answer: 1769
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15 Prior to 2007, what was the state song of New Hampshire?
Answer: Old New Hampshire

It was replaced by 'Live Free or Die'.
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16 What city in NH was originally known as Strawbery Banke?
Answer: Portsmouth

Strawberry Banke was built at the edge of the Piscataqua River in 1630. It was named after the strawberries growing along the river, by Capt. Neal. You can now visit the Strawberry Banke outdoor museum close to the original settlement in Portsmouth, NH. The houses and buildings represent different times in history from 1695 to 1955. There are costumed interpreters and you can visit a cooper, boat builder, weaver and potter. In addition, there are special events, such as the Candlelight Stroll in December and ice skating in the winter!
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17 What color is the background of New Hampshire's flag?
Answer: blue

The New Hampshire flag is blue. In the center of the flag is the seal. All around the seal are laurel leaves and nine stars (probably to represent that it was the ninth state to join the Union).
  From Quiz: All about New Hampshire
18 What is New Hampshire's state rock?
Answer: granite

Granite is highly prized for its toughness and is used in building bridges and thick-walled structures such as banks and monuments.
  From Quiz: New Hampshire--The Granite State
19 Where was the first potato in the U.S. planted?
Answer: Derry

It was planted in 1719 at the Londonderry Common Field.
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20 What is the state bird?
Answer: Purple Finch
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21 The Lamprey River feeds into which body of water?
Answer: the Great Bay

Lampreys are a jawless fish with a sucking mouth. The Great Bay is a tidal estuary. Its waters flow from Hilton Point in Dover to the Atlantic Ocean, via the Piscataqua River. The Piscataqua River is a tidal river, one of the fastest in the United States. It is the third fastest navigable river in the world.
    Your options: [ the Cocheco River ] [ the Atlantic ocean ] [ the Exeter River ] [ the Great Bay ]
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22 What is the state gem?
Answer: Smoky Quartz

Quartz is found in rocks and looks like broken glass. Smoky quartz has a sparkle and is either black or brown.
  From Quiz: New Hampshire--The Granite State
23 How many counties are there in New Hampshire?
Answer: 10

Belknap, Carroll, Cheshire, Coos, Grafton, Hillsborough, Merrimack, Rockingham, Strafford, Sullivan.
  From Quiz: Little Known New Hampshire Facts
24 What was the date of entry into the union?
Answer: June 21, 1788

New Hampshire was the 9th state to join the union
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25 Where is the Great Bog?
Answer: Portsmouth

The Great Bog is a freshwater seepage swamp, that purifies the water, as it filters through to the aquifer below. It drains via the Pickering Brook watershed to the Great Bay, and via Sagamore Creek Watershed to Little Harbour and on to the Piscataqua River.
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26 What is the state freshwater fish?
Answer: Brook Trout

The brook trout is plentiful in New Hampshire's rivers and lakes. It was adopted as a state symbol in 1992.
  From Quiz: New Hampshire--The Granite State
27 Who named New Hampshire?
Answer: John Mason

Captain John Mason named New Hampshire after the English county of Hampshire where he spent time as a child.
  From Quiz: Little Known New Hampshire Facts
28 Where is the nuclear power plant in New Hampshire?
Answer: Seabrook

Seabrook Station was begun in 1986. In 2013, it provided about 40% of New Hampshire's electricity.
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29 What is the approximate average temperature (degrees Fahrenheit) in Concord, New Hampshire during the month of January?
Answer: 20

During the month of July, the temperature in Concord, New Hampshire is around 70 degrees Fahrenheit.
  From Quiz: All about New Hampshire
30 What is the state saltwater fish?
Answer: Striped Bass

The striped bass swims in New Hampshire's coastal waters. It was adopted as a state symbol in 1992.
  From Quiz: New Hampshire--The Granite State
31 What is the state capital of New Hampshire?
Answer: Concord
  From Quiz: Little Known New Hampshire Facts
32 What is the population of New Hampshire according to the 1980 census?
Answer: 920610
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33 What is the northernmost town in New Hampshire?
Answer: Pittsburg

Pittsburg is also the largest town by area in New England. The population was 800 in the 2020 census. It borders Canada, Vermont and Maine.
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34 In what year was the New Hampshire lottery started?
Answer: 1964

The New Hampshire Lottery was the first legal lottery in the United States.
  From Quiz: All about New Hampshire
35 What is New Hampshire's state motto?
Answer: Live Free or Die

On the state emblem, "Live Free or Die" is written above the face of the Old Man of the Mountain.
  From Quiz: New Hampshire--The Granite State
36 What did Levi Hutchins of Concord invent in 1787?
Answer: Alarm Clock
  From Quiz: Little Known New Hampshire Facts
37 In order from largest to smallest (land area) what number did New Hampshire rank?
Answer: 44th
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38 On March 6, 1873, two women were murdered on an island off the coast of New Hampshire (though it belongs to Maine). What was the name of the island where the murders occurred?
Answer: Smuttynose

Anethe Matea Christensen and her sister-in-law Karen Anne Christensen were killed with an axe. The man accused and hanged for the crime was Louis Wagner. He was reported to have rowed from Newcastle, NH to the Smuttynose, murdered the two women, and then rowed back in one night.
In 2013, Dan O'Reilly rowed the same route, in a 19th century wooden dory, to prove that it could have been done, under similar conditions. Other people have rowed or kayaked to the Isles of Shoals as well.
  From Quiz: New Hampshire Facts
39 Where is the second most extreme tidal flow in the world located?
Answer: Dover

Located at Hilton State Park. The first most extreme tidal flow is located in the Bay of Fundy in Canada.
  From Quiz: Little Known New Hampshire Facts
40 Out of the 13 original colonies,(from first to last), when did NH declare its independence from Great Britain?
Answer: 1st

Though NH was the ninth state to join the union it was first to declare its independence from the 'mother country' Great Britain.
  From Quiz: New Hampshire
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