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November 14, 2001 By: Betty Ramsey, LEOASC Passport Destination: New England Packing Round 1. This colonist, a member of Jamestown's council, is credited with coining the term New England. JOHN SMITH 2. It's not surprising that the official state flower of Massachusetts is the MAYFLOWER. 3. Hartford, Connecticut is known as the INSURANCE capital of the world. 4. The state of Maine is home to all of these cities except MONTPELIER. 5. Massachusetts is home to all of these attractions except TENNIS HALL OF FAME. 6. A big tourist attraction in Waterbury, Vermont is a guided tour a/an ICE CREAM factory. Picture of a red brick building Departure Round 1. Vermont produces more of this food product than any other US state. MAPLE SYRUP 2. This incumbent stormed out right after the only debate of the 2001 debate for Mayor of Boston. THOMAS M. MERINO 3. Hester Prynne is the key character about 17th Century New England life. THE SCARLET LETTER 4. The highest peak in New England is Mount WASHINGTON in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. 5. Which of these Vermont ski resorts is noted for being the birth place of snow boarding. STRATTON Picture of large European looking building On Tour Round 1. The BULL AND FINCH Pub in Boston was the inspiration for the TV series "Cheers." 2. The cobblestone streets in the preserved whaling port of New Bedford, Mass. inspired this writer. HERMAN MELVILLE 3. Visitors can experience life in a 19th Century seaport at this popular Connecticut site. MYSTIC SEAPORT 4. The NARRAGANSETTE Bay cuts into the small state of Rhode Island. 5. Sandwich, one of Cape Cod's oldest towns became famous for manufacturing GLASSWARE. 6. Canterbury Center in New Hampshire was one of America's most important SHAKER communities. 7. All of the New England colonies were involved in the 1675-76 war with the native Americans. KING PHILIP'S WAR Picture of light house 8. This New Hampshire town is filled with visitors during the Dartmouth College Winter Carnival. HANOVER 9. Connecticut residents are colloquially referred to as NUTMEGGERS. 10. The summer home of former President Bush in Kennebunkport, Maine is named WALKER'S Point. 11. Franconia Notch, one of the most popular tourist destinations in New Hampshire, is a MOUNTAIN GAP 12. It's worth a trip to 85 Touro Street in New Port, RI to visit the oldest SYNAGOGUE in the US. Bonus question 1 This Connecticut city is the birth place of the lollypop, corkscrew and steamboat. NEW HAVEN Bonus question 2 Look at the following map, pick the region where New Haven is located. Area 5 Picture of an obelisk and statue Slide Show 1. This Boston landmark, a US revolution meeting place, is noted for its grasshopper weathervane. FANEUIL HALL 2. This former summer home of Cornelius Vanderbilt called BREAKERS is a Newport, RI landmark. 3. The landmark PEMAQUID POINT Lighthouse marks the site of Maine's first English settlement. 4. The BENNINGTON BATTLE Monument, a Vermont landmark, is noted for its height. |