NewsTracker Answers for week of Feb. 06, 2023

Q: The weather station atop Mount Washington in New Hampshire last week measured a wind chill of -108F, the coldest wind chill ever recorded in the United States. Where is the small northeastern state of New Hampshire??

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Q: With a temperature of minus 46 degrees Fahrenheit and winds of 97 miles per hour at the summit of the 6,288-foot mountain, frostbite could strike in less than 10 minutes. Mount Washington is the highest mountain in the northeast. Which state has the highest mountain above sea level?

A. Alaska

B. Colorado

C. Hawaii

D. Idaho

A. Alaska’s Denali, also known as Mount McKinley, rises 20,310 feet above sea level and is the highest peak in North America. But, Hawaii’s volcanic Mauna Kea is a whopping 30,610 feet tall when it is measured from its base on the Pacific Ocean floor to its peak at 13,803 feet above sea level.

Q: While Alaska and Hawaii were the last states to join the union, New Hampshire was one of the original 13 states. Which neighboring state became the 14th state to join the United States?

A. Maine

B. Massachusetts

C. New York

D. Vermont

D. What became the state of Vermont in 1791, was an area once claimed by both the colonies of New Hampshire and New York. Vermont borders New Hampshire to the west. New Hampshire’s eastern neighbor, Maine, was part of Massachusetts until 1820, when it voted to secede and become the 23rd state to join the union. New Hampshire no longer borders New York.

Q: Nearly a quarter of New Hampshire’s 1.3 million people have French/French-Canadian/Acadian ancestry. The Canadian Province of Quebec borders New Hampshire to the north. How many U.S. states border Quebec?

A. 2

B. 3

C. 4

D. 5

C. Quebec, Canada’s largest province by area and second most populous, borders the states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and New York.

Q: New Hampshire has the shortest ocean coastline of any U.S. coastal state, with a length of 13 miles. Which state has the longest ocean coastline?

A. Alaska

B. Florida

C. California

D. Hawaii

A. Alaska’s 6,640-mile ocean coastline is by far the longest. Florida ranks second with a 1,350-mile ocean coastline.