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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Answer: 9th
New Hampshire, one of the original thirteen colonies, became the ninth state to join the Union on June 21, 1788.
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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.
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Answer: Manchester
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Answer: Concord
Concord is the state capital but Manchester is the largest city.
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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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Answer: 3
New Hampshire borders Maine (New Hampshire is the only state that does border Maine), Vermont, and Massachusetts.
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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.
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Answer: Salem
One of the largest, and possibly the oldest Megalithic (stone constructed)sites in North America.
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Answer: white birch tree
White Birch trees are beautiful trees that are used to make paper.
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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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Answer: 10
The counties are Belknap, Carroll, Cheshire, Coos, Grafton ,Hillsborough, Merrimack, Rockingham, Strafford, and Sullivan.
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Answer: Red-spotted Newt
A newt is a type of salamander. It lives freely on both land and water.
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Answer: 1769
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Answer: Old New Hampshire
It was replaced by 'Live Free or Die'.
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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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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).
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Answer: granite
Granite is highly prized for its toughness and is used in building bridges and thick-walled structures such as banks and monuments.
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Answer: Derry
It was planted in 1719 at the Londonderry Common Field.
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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.
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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
Answer: 10
Belknap, Carroll, Cheshire, Coos, Grafton, Hillsborough, Merrimack, Rockingham, Strafford, Sullivan.
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Answer: June 21, 1788
New Hampshire was the 9th state to join the union
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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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Answer: Brook Trout
The brook trout is plentiful in New Hampshire's rivers and lakes. It was adopted as a state symbol in 1992.
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Answer: John Mason
Captain John Mason named New Hampshire after the English county of Hampshire where he spent time as a child.
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Answer: Seabrook
Seabrook Station was begun in 1986. In 2013, it provided about 40% of New Hampshire's electricity.
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Answer: 20
During the month of July, the temperature in Concord, New Hampshire is around 70 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Answer: Striped Bass
The striped bass swims in New Hampshire's coastal waters. It was adopted as a state symbol in 1992.
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Answer: Concord
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Answer: 920610
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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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Answer: 1964
The New Hampshire Lottery was the first legal lottery in the United States.
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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.
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Answer: Alarm Clock
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Answer: 44th
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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.
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Answer: Dover
Located at Hilton State Park. The first most extreme tidal flow is located in the Bay of Fundy in Canada.
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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.
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