New Hampshire Facts Trivia Quiz

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.

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!

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.

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!

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.

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.

Answer: Seabrook

Seabrook Station was begun in 1986. In 2013, it provided about 40% of New Hampshire's electricity.

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.

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.

Answer: Gundalow

The gundalow was a flat-bottomed barge that was used for transportation of people and goods from the mid 1600s. It was originally poled or rowed, but a sail was added in the 1700s. The sail could be lowered to go under bridges. Today you can take a gundalow cruise on the Piscataqua.