Education Questions:
1) True or False: New Hampshire has Ivy
League, public, private, Legal,
Medical, and community colleges?
2) Where is New Hampshire Technical Institute
located?
3) Franklin Pierce Law School is accredited
by what association?
4) Hanover New Hampshire contains which
schools?
a. Dartmouth and UNH
b. New Hampshire College
alone
c. Franklin Pierce
and Keene State
d. Dartmouth alone.
5) Colleges in New Hampshire are in close
proximity to what major city?
Travel and Tourism Questions
1) Franconia Notch is best known for what
geological feature?
2) New Hampshire has how many miles of
shoreline?
3) Strawberry Banke is:
a. An amusement park.
b. A fruit stand
c. A historical museum
in Portsmouth
d. A whale watching
opportunity.
4) Autumn is a popular tourist season
in the state of New Hampshire due to
what natural occurrence?
5) What well known poet made New Hampshire
his home?
Salem History Questions
1) Before Salem became a town, what district
was it part of?
2) What was the denomination of the inhabitants
of Haverhill?
a. Congregationalist
b. Methodist
c. Catholic
d. Puritan
3) Name three famous swing acts that played
in the Canobie Ballroom.
4) Who was the first doctor to permanently
work in Salem?
5) The Nazis threatened to dynamite which
dam in Salem in 1941?
State History Questions
1) The first siting of New Hampshire was
of the White Mountains in 1508 by
whom?
2) Where was the first permanent European
settlement?
3) Where was New Hampshire's original
capital?
4) In 1741, an official boundary was settled
between New Hampshire and what
other state?
5) Who was the first governor of New Hampshire?
Economy Questions
1) What led to the decline of agriculture
as the main economic activity?
2) Which of the following is the LEAST
important in New Hampshire's economy?
a. tourism
b. manufacturing
c. fishing
d. energy
3) Name two chief agricultural products
in New Hampshire.
4) What industry was at its peak in the
early 1900s?
5) What is unique about New Hampshire
taxes?
Geography Questions
1) How many miles of coastline does New
Hampshire have?
2) Roughly what percent of New Hampshire
is covered in forests?
3) New Hampshire is often referred to
as the "Mother of ____________"
4) What is the famous rock formation on
Profile Mountain?
5) Name the four mountain ranges in the
state.
Government Questions
1) The governor is the head of what branch
of New Hampshire government?
2) Who are New Hampshire's current legislators
in the position of...
(a) governor
(b) representatives
in Congress
(c) attorney general
3) How many representatives are in New
Hampshire's house of representatives?
4) How many members are in the governor's
executive council?
5) If the governor is unable to do his
job, who assumes his responsibilities?
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