Nickname for Raleigh
City of Oaks
Founding Date
March 7 1887
How Many Dinning Halls?
4
North Carolina's First Public Park
Pullen Park
Person the City Is Named After
Sir Walter Raleigh
Original Nc State Collors
Pink and Blue
When Was the Belltower Built?
1949
Which President Was born in raleigh
Andrew Johnson
Population Of Raleigh (within 10,000)
482,295
Original Mascot
Mechanics or Farmers
Name of the race raising money for UNC children's hospital
Krispy Kreme Challenge
How many miles to NYC from Raleigh? (closest 20 mi)
489
Square Area (within 10 sq mi)
149.6
First Building On States Campus
Holiday Hall
Last Chancellors Name?
Chancellor Woodson
This Event draws nearly 1,000,000 visitors to Raleigh
NC State Fair
Black population (within 5%)
27%
How Many Bricks make up NC States oldest Building? (closest 100,000)
1.2 Million
How Many Basketball Championships?
2
Raleigh's flag is considered special because it's one of the only municipal flags with this characteristic
it's double sided