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100

What name is given to the phenomenon of tiny drops of water condensing on cold objects near the ground?

Dew

100

The Charlotte Convention Center in North Carolina is home to the hall of fame of what stock car racing association?

NASCAR

100

Alternating layers of ladyfingers soaked in a coffee-liqueur combo with mascarpone cheese and chocolate gets you what uplifting Italian dessert?

 Tiramisu

100

Who was the very first American Idol winner?

Kelly Clarkson 

100

The United States bought Alaska from which country?

Russia


200

What color appears in the middle of a rainbow?

Green

200

Later adapted into a 2004 film starring Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams, what Nicholas Sparks novel tells the love story of a soldier who returns to North Carolina after fighting in World War II?

The Notebook


200

Kombu, Wakame, and Hijiki are all edible types of what plant, which is also known as macroalgae or nori on a sushi menu?

Seaweed

200

What rock star moonlights as a horror movie writer and director?

Rob Zombie 

200

Which fabric was invented in Ancient China?

Silk

300

What is the term for the average weather conditions in a particular location?

Climate 

300

Barefoot workers who distilled turpentine from pine tree sap and got sticky stuff on the soles of their feet is the source of what nickname for North Carolinians?

Tarheels

300

What common leafy green is native to Persia and is often associated with a specific cartoon character who made his maritime debut in 1929?

Spinach 

300

What does Lady Gaga affectionately call her fans?

Little Monsters

300

Who fought in the Hundred Years’ War?

Brittan and France

400

Which cloud type is highest in altitude?

Cirrus

400

He has over 140 million subscribers on YouTube, giving him the most subscribed to channel by an individual creator on the site. By what name does Greenville-raised internet personality (and philanthropist) Jimmy Donaldson go by online?

MrBeast

400

Which expensive spice is made from the dried stigmas of an eponymous species of crocus?

Saffron

400

What one-hit wonder act is behind "Barbie Girl?"

Aqua
400

What year did the French Revolution start?

1789

500

Which weather phenomenon has never been recorded in Singapore?

Snow

500

What North Carolina university was founded in 1838 as Brown's Schoolhouse, becoming the Union Institute Academy in 1941 after the state granted the school a charter? The school was renamed in 1924 after the father of the founder of the American Tobacco Company.

Duke

500

According to the USDA, a can of "fruit cocktail" must be comprised of 25-45% pears, 6-16% pineapple, 6-20% grapes, 2-6% cherries, and, as its largest proportion, 30-50% of what fruit?

Peaches

500

What rockstar's memoir is titled The Heroin Diaries?

Nikki Sixx

500

What year did the Internet become available to the public?

1993

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