North Carolina State Symbols
The State Bird of North Carolina
What is the Cardinal
This Davidson College Graduate was the seventh pick in the 2009 NBA draft
Who is Stephen Curry
This major attraction opened in 1973 at a cost of $70 million along the North Carolina South Carolina state line
What is Carowinds
The year North Carolina became a state
When is 1789
A female R&B singer who's first single "I believe" hit #1 after winning American idol in 2004?
Fantasia Barrino (born in High Point, NC)
North Carolina's state tree
What is the Pine tree
This basketball player, who went to high school in Wilmington, has the highest career scoring average of any player in NBA history
Who is Michael Jordan
In 1941 this ship is as long as two city blocks, as tall as a 15-story building, 35,000 tons in weight and was considered the "greatest sea weapon in the world" and now resides in Wilmington
What is the USS North Carolina
The largest city in North Carolina is named after this English Queen
Who is Queen Sophia Charlotte
Male country singer who's most known for song Beautiful Crazy?
The State Flower
What is the Flowering Dogwood
This hall of fame baseball player, the Sultan of Swat, hit his first professional home run in Fayetteville, North Carolina in 1914
Who is Babe Ruth
Located in Fayetteville, North Carolina, this military base spans more than 250 square miles and is the U.S. Army's largest base by population
What is Fort Bragg
This famous pirate, born Edward Teach, had a residence on the coast in the historic town of Bath, NC
Who was Blackbeard
Grammy Award-winning gospel singer and pastor known as the First Lady of Gospel Music.
Shirley Caesar (born in Durham, NC)
North Carolina's state Mammal
What is the Gray Squirrel
This school upset Houston to win the 1983 NCAA basketball championship
Who are the North Carolina State University Wolfpack
Wilbur and Orville Wright went to this North Carolina town after four years of experimentation and achieved the first successful airplane flight!
What is Kitty Hawk
This popular soft drink was originally created in New Bern, NC and was first named "Brad's Drink"
What is Pepsi
Female Jazz singer who's most known for the song "Feeling Good"?
Nina Simone (born in Tyron, NC)
The state gemstone
What is the Emerald
This quarterback led the Panthers to their only Super Bowl appearance
Who is Jake Delhomme
Built in the late 1890s by a member of the Vanderbilt family, this Asheville, North Carolina estate bills itself as "America's largest home"
What is the Biltmore Estate
This African-American woman was a famous poet and author, even serving as a professor at Wake Forest University
Who is Maya Angelou
Male Actor most known for his role as a forensic blood spatter analyst by day and Serial Killer by night?
Michael C. Hall (born in Raleigh, NC)