North Carolina Colleges
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100

What North Carolina college did Michael Jordan attend?

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

100

The first public university in North Carolina, UNC, was founded in this year. (Margin of error +/- 20 years)

What is 1789? (accepted 1769 - 1809)

100

What is the most applied to college in North Carolina?

What is UNC Chapel Hill?

100

This type of aid, based on academic or extracurricular achievements, does not need to be repaid and can come from schools, clubs, or private companies.

What are scholarships?

100

This RA has an oddities collection. 

Who is Ms. Jade?

200

UNCW is known for its strong programs in marine biology and oceanography, partly due to its proximity to which ocean?

What is the Atlantic Ocean?

200

UNC Wilmington was founded in this year as Wilmington College, originally only with degrees in education and liberal arts.

What is 1947?

200

What is the 2023 average ACT score for students in North Carolina? (answer is to the half point)

What is 18.5?

200

This term describes money that students borrow to pay for school, which must be paid back with interest.

What are student loans?

200

This RA has their Master of Fine Arts in Filmmaking & Production.

Who is Ms. Alex?

300

What college has the most enrolled students in North Carolina?

What is NC State?

300

This year marked a growing trend among colleges and universities to go test-optional, allowing applicants to choose whether to submit standardized test scores.

What is 2020?

300

As of February 27, 2024, how many AP courses does College Board offer? (with a margin of error of +/- 3)

What is 39 courses? (Acceptable range: 36 - 42)

300

This federal program provides funds to undergraduate students who work part-time while attending school. These jobs are often related to their field of study.

What is the Federal Work-Study Program?

300

This is Mr. Savage's favorite plant. Wilmington is known for what plant which only grows within a 50 mile radius and is not found anywhere else in the world?

What is the Venus flytrap?

400

This historically black university in Durham, established in 1891, is known to be a pioneer in the establishment of the National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities.

What is North Carolina Central University?

400

What year was the North Carolina School of Science and Math founded?

What is 1980?

400

As of 2022, how many high schools (public and private) are in North Carolina? (margin of error +/- 100)

What is 686? (acceptable answers 586 - 786)

400

What is the average annual in-state college tuition in North Carolina (data from 2021-2022 academic year)? (margin of error +/- 2000)

What is 12,060. (acceptable 10,060 - 14,060)

400

This RA rides motorcycles frequently.

Who is Ms. Julia?

500

How many undergraduate and graduate students are enrolled at UNCW? (margin of error +/- 2,000)

18,848 (16,848 - 20,848)

500

In this year, the Common Application, a standardized college application platform used by hundreds of colleges and universities, was launched.

What is 1975?

500

What percentage of students in North Carolina take the SAT? (margin of error +/- 5 percent)

What is 24 percent. (accepted 19 - 29)

500

FAFSA, a financial aid form, completed annually, is used to determine a student's eligibility for federal and state financial aid programs in the U.S. What does FAFSA stand for?

What is Free Application for Federal Student Aid?

500

These RA's are both the same age right now. 

Who is Mr. Savage and Ms. Alex?