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What is the motto on New Hampshire’s license plate?
A) "Do Unto Others"
B) "Living Free and Enjoy"
C) "Live Free of Die"
D) "America's Vacationland"
What is the name of New Hampshire's largest lake?
A) Lake Sunapee
B) Squam Lake
C) Lake Winnisquam
D) Lake Winnipesaukee
What is the capital of New Hampshire?
A) Manchester
B) Keene
C) Concord
D) Portsmouth
New Hampshire is famous for having no……?
Who was the NH teacher selected as the first “Teacher in Space,” and is honored at a planetarium in Concord NH?
A) Sally Ride
B) Christa McAuliffe
C) Eileen Collins
D) Kathryn Sullivan
Site of what Academy Award-winning movie with Henry Fonda and Katharine Hepburn?
A) Lake Sunapee
B) Squam Lake
C) Lake Winnisquam
D) Lake Winnipesaukee
Which famous rock formation in Franconia Notch collapsed in 2003?
A) The Granite Face
B) The Old Man of the Mountain
C) Eagle’s Head
D) The White Cliff
Which U.S. president was born in New Hampshire?
A) Franklin Pierce
B) Calvin Coolidge
C) Chester A. Arthur
D) James K. Polk
The state animal of New Hampshire is?
A) Purple Finch
B) White Tailed Deer
C) Black Horned Moose
D) American Bald Eagle
New Hampshire was the first colony to do what during the American Revolution?
A) Declare independence from England
B) Form a Continental Army
C) Print its own money
D) Sign the Declaration of Independence
The Bretton Woods Conference in 1944, at the Mount Washington Hotel, created which global institutions?
A) United Nations
B) World Bank and International Monetary Fund
C) NATO
D) European Union
Which NH native invented the first alarm clock in America in 1787?
A) Levi Hutchins
B) Samuel Snoozick
C) Elias Tickerson
D) Benjamin Secondhand
The famous Revolutionary War hero from New Hampshire who shouted “Live free or die!” was…
A) Nathan Hale
B) Ethan Allen
C) John Stark
D) Paul Revere
New Hampshire has a coast line along the Atlantic Ocean that is how long?
A) 11.6 Miles
B) 18 Miles
C) 39 Miles
D) 66 Miles
Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom has hosted many famous performers. Which genre is it NOT typically known for?
A) Classic Rock
B) Comedy Shows
C) Country Music
D) Classical Music
What popular breakfast item was first produced in Concord New Hampshire in the 1800s?
A) Cream of Wheat (Elain Wheatman)
B) Granola (Albert Stufflebeam)
C) Instant Oatmeal (Winston Walker III)
D) The Drip Coffee Pot (Sir Benjamin Thompson)
In 2024, nuclear power accounted for _____% of New Hampshire's electrical energy generation.
A) 18.1%
B) 25.2%
C) 56.9%
D) 81.1%
Which Hollywood actor, best known for “Star Wars” spent summers in NH and has ties to the state?
A) Mark Hamill
B) Harrison Ford
C) Alec Guinness
D) James Earl Jones
Which famous poet, known for “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening,” lived in Derry, NH, and taught at Pinkerton Academy?
A) Walt Whitman
B) Robert Frost
C) Emily Dickinson
D) Albert Einstein
New Hampshire has many museums. Choose which of these is not an actual NH museum.
What is one unique feature of New Hampshire’s laws regarding seatbelts?
A. All new vehicles sold in NH since 2011 must be sold with seat belts.
B. New Hampshire is the only U.S. state that does not require adults to wear seatbelts.
C. Vehicles manufactured prior to 1999 that did not have seat belts had to have them installed.
D. Seat belt buckles must be made of high strength steel so they can be used to cut passengers free from a wreckage.
What industry contributes the most to New Hampshire’s economy today?
A) Textiles and Clothing
B) Tourism
C) Manufacturing
D) Healthcare
This popular celebrity/comedian, as a young boy, spent many of his summers attending Camp Notre Dame in New Hampshire, and later performed at Hampton Beach. His ashes were spread in Lake Spofford at Camp Notre Dame.
A) George Carlin
B) Robin Williams
C) Steve Martin
D) Chevy Chase
This unique place is in Salem, NH.
A) America’s Stonehenge
B) New England Center for the Study of Egyptian History
C) The Original Salem Witch House
D) New England Witchcraft Academy
Which US Navy submarine (SSN), commissioned at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, sunk off Cape Cod in 1963?
USS Thresher (SSN-593), a nuclear-powered submarine with a crew of 129. USS Intrepid (SSN-ABC) an experimental coal powered submarine sailing from Tampa to Great Britain. USS Moscow (SSB-001), commissioned at the Los Angles shipyard in 1981 USS Nashville (LPD-13)