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North Carolina
100

Number of historical districts in Selma.

3 - The Downtown Selma Historical District, the Richard B. Harrison School District, and the West Selma Historical District.

100

Power outages in the US are mostly caused by what?

Squirrels

100

Who preformed at the 2021 Super Bowl halftime show? 

The Weekend

100

This employee won the 2021 March Madness Bracket Challenge 

Tommy Harris, Public Works 

100

How many states border North Carolina?

4

200

Johnston County is the top producing county in North Carolina, which grows 40% of the world's supply of what vegetable?  

Sweet Potatoes

200

JCATS is short for

JOHNSTON COUNTY AREA TRANSIT SYSTEM


200

This TV show premiered with the launch of Disney+ on November 12, 2019. 

The Mandalorian

200

This employee recently spent 2 winters in Afghanistan

Nick Sorrell, Town Clerk

200

This river is believed to be one of the oldest in the world is in North Carolina. 

The New River

300

Selma is a pivotal stop along this annual 100 plus mile event that takes place over two days along US Highway 301.

301 Yard Sale

300

This Selma native was the founder of Vick Chemical Company, maker of "Vicks VapoRub."

Lunsford Richardson

300

This 1978 film stars Clint Eastwood in an uncharacteristic and offbeat comedy role as a trucker and brawler roaming the American West in search of a lost love while accompanied by his pet orangutan, Clyde.

Every Which Way but Loose

300

This employee moonlights as a competitor in local Barbeque cook-offs. 

Phillip McDaniel, Chief Selma Fire Department

300

This station was built in 1855 and thought to be the oldest surviving train station in North Carolina.

Mitchener Station

400

This was the name given to a popular tavern-cabin-service station complex on Highway 301 just south of Selma. In 1942, some locals were convinced the site was under attack by German invaders.  

Catch-Me-Eye

400

There’s only one letter that doesn’t appear in any U.S. state name

Q

400

This 2020 celebrity was rumored to have killed her husband, and feed him to tigers.  

Carole Baskin

400

This employee has lived in the United States for only 15 years.

Shannon Stout, Customer Service 

400

This laid-back island doesn't allow cars.

Bald Head Island

500

This weekly TV show filmed in downtown Selma and airs on Farm & Ranch TV and is a blend of Music and Comedy geared towards family Audiences

Spook and the Rudy

500

This first lady made a historic stop in Selma during her husbands campaign on October 6, 1964

Lady Bird Johnson

500

This celebrity is known for his distinctive hairstyle inspired by Mandinka Warriors in West Africa, his gold jewelry, his tough-guy persona and his catchphrase "I pity the fool!"

Mr. T

500

This employee once worked as a member of the Aerosmith road crew.

Brent Taylor, Town Manager  

500

What famous North Carolina restaurant was founded in Charlotte in 1977?

Bojangles

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