How it works
These New Hampshire trivia questions and answers come in four rounds: from province to ninth state; mills, sap houses and bobhouses; the White Mountains and the north; and rivers, lakes and the seacoast.
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Four rounds on the Granite State
From province to ninth state runs from the first settlement at Dover to the vote of 1788. Mills, sap houses and bobhouses is everyday life, old and new. The White Mountains and the north asks about Mount Washington and the notches. Rivers, lakes and the seacoast ends at the Isles of Shoals.
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Tap a choice to see the right answer, a short reason and the article it was read in. A Scored round draws 20 from the whole pack and shows no marks until the last answer is in.
Questions and answers
What are some easy New Hampshire trivia questions?
Which body of water lies off the state's short coast? Which lake is the largest? What do sap houses hold open houses for in spring? The answers are the Gulf of Maine, Lake Winnipesaukee and sugaring-off.
How were the answers checked?
Against the Wikipedia article New Hampshire, read on October 3, 2026. Where a second article disagreed, on the fort raids of 1774 and the first government of 1776, the question was reworded or dropped. Taxes, population ranks and weather records are left out.
Where is the border between New Hampshire and Vermont?
At the low-water mark on the Vermont side of the Connecticut River, so nearly all of the river there lies in New Hampshire. Only the town of Pittsburg shares a land border with Vermont.
Why is New Hampshire called the ninth state?
It was the ninth state to ratify the U.S. Constitution, on June 21, 1788, and its vote brought the Constitution into effect.