State Symbols
The NC state flag has 4 colors. They are...
What is red, blue, white, and gold
In 1837, the U.S. opened a mint (money maker) in what city?
What is Charlotte
This group of Native Americans lived in the mountains of western NC and were skilled hunters
Who are the Cherokee
This plant grows wild only in North and South Carolina
What is Venus flytrap
This is the mountain range that is in NC
What are the Appalachian Mountains
The NC state tree is this
What is the pine tree
Gold mining was discontinued after this war
What is the Civil War
The first English settlement in America was on this island
What is Roanoke Island
This is the highest mountain peak east of the Mississippi River
What is Mount Mitchell
There have been so many shipwrecks in the Outer Banks that is is called this
What is the Graveyard of the Atlantic
The NC state bird is this beautiful red bird
What is the cardinal
This was the weight of the huge gold nugget that was found that started the NC Gold Rush
What is 28 lbs!
John White's Roanoke Island Colony is referred to as what
What is The Lost Colony
The tallest lighthouse in the world is located here
Where is Cape Hatteras, NC
NC shares a border with these four states
What are SC, GA, TN, and VA
The NC state flower is this white flower
What is the flowering dogwood
For a time, NC's gold mines produced over this amount of dollars worth of gold per year
What is a million dollars
The first European settlement in what is now NC was established at this city around 1650
What is Edenton
It used to be illegal to drink these two things while on a train in NC
What are milk and water
NC has 301 miles of coastline. It's eastern boundary is this ocean
What is the Atlantic Ocean
The NC state motto says this
What is esse quam videri
John Reed's son found a rock that was sold for $3.50. Turns out it was actually worth this much
What is $3,500!
NC's first name was not Carolina but this, which means "Land of Charles' and included present day NC, SC, and GA
What is Carolana
NC was the first state to do this to
What is impeach
This is the largest natural lake in NC
What is Lake Mattamuskeet