NC History
What is North Carolina’s state insect?
The Honeybee
Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina hosts NASCAR's longest race, a "600" mile race sponsored by what beverage company?
Coca-Cola
What is the official state dog of North Carolina? The breed was developed by, and named for, a German immigrant to North Carolina.
Plott hound
The infamous "Lost Colony" of Sir Walter Raleigh was located on what island in North Carolina's Outer Banks?
Roanoke Island
Among the first 13 colonies, which number was North Carolina in becoming part of the United States, i.e., What number were they in adopting the Constitution?
Twelve
Who was the first person to be born in North Carolina to serve as president of the United States?
James K. Polk
What city has the North Carolina Zoo?
What “C” is a mountain in the Great Smoky Mountains in North Carolina, noted for its circular shape on top? Its name kind of sounds like a person owned by static from the dryer.
Clingmans Dome
What famous drink was introduced as "Brad's Drink" in New Bern in 1893 at a drugstore? The product was renamed five years later after the Greek "p" word for "digestion."
Pepsi Cola
Raleigh, North Carolina was the birthplace for what 17th president of the United States?
Andrew Johnson
Although it has a North Carolina address, a major NC attraction that opened in 1973 at a cost of $70 million is actually along the North Carolina-South Carolina state line with a portion of the attraction in Fort Mill, SC. What is this attraction?
Carowinds
In the 1953-54 season, Durham's Duke University Blue Devils started playing their games in what collegiate athletic conference that also includes the Virginia Tech Hokies and the UNC Tar Heels?
ACC
It sounds like a rather gloomy place. What 500,000-acre swamp straddles the border between Virginia and North Carolina?
Great Dismal Swamp
Wilmington is home to which World War II battleship?
U.S.S. North Carolina
The historic Qualla Boundary in Western North Carolina is occupied by the "Eastern Band" of what Native American Tribe, who give their name to a nearby town?
Cherokee
What is the name for the barrier islands separating North Carolina's Currituck Sound, Albemarle Sound, and Pamlico Sound from the Atlantic Ocean?
Outer Banks
North Carolina leads the nation in the production of what tuber, the state vegetable, which is used in pies and Thanksgiving casseroles?
Sweet Potato
Built in the late 1890s by a member of the Vanderbilt family, what Asheville estate bills itself as "America's largest home?"
Biltmore Estate
Vernon Rudolph bought a sweet yeast-raised recipe from a New Orleans chef, rented a building in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and started a company in 1937. Fast forward almost 100 years later, and the alliterative company started by Rudolph is still headquartered in North Carolina featuring a classic red-and-green logo. What is this company?
Krispy Kreme
Believed to be responsible for up to 600 shipwrecks, the ever-shifting cluster of shallow, underwater sandbars extending eight miles (13 km) out from Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, bear the name of what precious stone?
Diamond (The Diamond Shoals)
What was the name of the island that Sir Walter Raleigh established a colony on?
Roanoke Island
What zoologically named town on North Carolina's Outer Banks was the location of the Wright Brothers' operations when they became the first to operate a human-powered flying machine in 1903?
Kitty Hawk
What North Carolina sports team plays its home games at PNC Arena in Raleigh and has a mascot called Stormy?
Carolina Hurricanes
What hall of fame baseball player, the Sultan of Swat, hit his first professional home run in Fayetteville in 1914?
Babe Ruth
The highest point in North America east of the Mississippi River is found at what alliteratively-named North Carolina peak?
Mount Mitchell
What highest peak on the eastern escarpment of the Blue Ridge Mountains, located in Linville North Carolina.
Grandfather Mountain
Raleigh became North Carolina's capital in 1792. Which city served as the capital immediately before it was moved to Raleigh?
New Bern
North Carolina has how many counties?
100
The Outer Banks of Carteret County, NC, are home to what 56-mile long “L” Cape and National Seashore, running from Ocracoke Inlet to Beaufort Inlet? Its name is a word for a place from which to keep watch or view the landscape.
Cape Lookout
Distinctive for its black-and-white striped pattern, the tallest brick lighthouse in the U.S. is located on what North Carolina cape?
Cape Hatteras
The biggest research park in America is located between Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill. Given its position, which geometric shape is in its name?
Triangle
What carnivorous plant, first formally discovered in 1759, is only native to the wetlands of North and South Carolina?
Venus flytrap
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
Who is North Carolina named for?
King Charles I
What is the state gem?