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What item does Maine produce over 90% of for the entire country?
Lobster
Where was the first nuclear-powered submarine (USS Nautilus) built in 1954?
Groton, Connecticut
What is the name of the popular, long-running New England rock band that started at Nectar's lounge in Burlington, Vermont?
Phish
What is the official state nickname for Rhode Island?
The Ocean State
What is the only state capital without a McDonald's?
Montpelier, Vermont
Which state is known as the "Green Mountain State"?
Vermont
What candy was invented in Connecticut?
The Lollipop
Which New England university was founded in 1636?
Harvard University (Cambridge, MA)
Where was the first American football game played in 1875?
New Haven, Connecticut
Which city is home to the first subway system in America?
Boston, MA
What city in Massachusetts was the first to have electric street lights in 1886?
Great Barrington
Which state has the highest ratio of dairy cows to people?
Vermont
In what year did the Pilgrims land and establish a colony on the New England coast?
1620
What is the largest state in New England by total area, covering nearly as much ground as the other five combined?
Maine
What is the capital of Vermont, which is known for being the smallest state capital by population?
Montpelier
Which is the only New England state without a coastline?
Vermont
Which state was the first to declare independence from England, doing so in 1776?
New Hampshire
What is the nickname of Maine?
The Pine Tree State
What is the "Constitution State" nickname given to?
Connecticut
What is the highest point in Rhode Island?
Jerimoth Hill
Who wrote "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court"?
Mark Twain
Polo was played for the first time in the United States in 1876 near which New England town?
Newport, Rhode Island
Who founded the colony of Rhode Island?
Roger Williams
What was the original, long-form name of the state (until 2020)
State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Which city is known for its high concentration of historic mansions?
Newport