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State Quiz - North Carolina

Can you guess these facts about the U.S. state of North Carolina?
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First submittedOctober 14, 2013
Times taken39,530
Average score57.1%
Rating4.32
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State capital
Raleigh
Most populous city
Charlotte
City home to the University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill
Region in which the above two cities are located
Research Triangle
Historically, the state's most important cash crop
Tobacco
Complete the analogy: North Carolina is to ___ ____ as Indiana is to Hoosier
Tar Heel
Highest point in the Eastern U.S.
Mount Mitchell
Range in which the above is located
Blue Ridge Mountains
North Carolina's barrier islands
The Outer Banks
Location of the first airplane flight
Kitty Hawk
"Lost Colony" established by the English in 1585
Roanoke
Geographical headland which a Robert De Niro thriller is named for
Cape Fear
Largest city in western North Carolina
Asheville
Vanderbilt estate in the above city – the largest privately owned house in the U.S.
Biltmore
Person who North Carolina is named for
King Charles I
University whose athletes are the "Blue Devils"
Duke
University whose athletes are the "Demon Deacons"
Wake Forest
Donut chain founded in Winston-Salem in 1937
Krispy Kreme
Headquarters of the U.S. Army Special Forces, briefly known as Fort Liberty
Fort Bragg
Lexington and Eastern are styles of ...
Barbecue
Singer who recorded "Carolina in My Mind"
James Taylor
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36 Comments
manchesterutd10
+6
Level 59
Jan 9, 2014
too easy live in NC
JenkinsEar
+6
Level 90
Feb 23, 2014
Same here!
introvertigo
+5
Level 43
Mar 6, 2019
I live in NC and I only got 11 lol.
mikeb
+2
Level 65
Feb 22, 2014
Spelled it "Roanoak". Often this close gets credit.
pattage23
+20
Level 78
Jul 13, 2015
Oh good grief! Please stop complaining about not being able to spell things!
manchesterutd10
+11
Level 59
Sep 25, 2016
except that its just wrong.
Zooropa
+3
Level 20
Oct 14, 2014
lived here 15 yrs...19/20. Couldn't get King Charles
TimFed
+14
Level 76
Aug 27, 2017
Only reason I got it is I guessed Ray Charles for Carolina in My Mind. Guess I had Georgia on mine!
JackintheBox
+3
Level 82
Jan 16, 2021
Me tooooooooooooo
SlantedState
+4
Level 39
Nov 6, 2017
I live in the actual Wake Forest and entered it as a joke amd I was shook
DonTheLamplighter
+3
Level 87
Aug 31, 2020
Carolina = Charles. Makes sense. Just not to me. :-P
APHill
+7
Level 76
Sep 1, 2020
Caroline is the feminine version of Charles. It comes from the Latin - Carolus.
Freestatebear
+1
Level 88
Oct 5, 2025
Even less obvious is Virginia = Elizabeth! ;-)

Unless you know the epithet that is usually applied to her, you chances of making the connection are pretty low!

Badge0Master
+2
Level 53
Jan 24, 2021
What are Krispy kreme doughnuts?
ander217
+3
Level 73
Jan 26, 2021
Fluffy and airy on the inside, crispy on the outside, but not as good when they're cold so get them when the red light's on. When we still ate doughnuts, Krispy Kreme's were my favorite and I always looked for them when traveling, but hubby preferred a more "substantial" - heavier - doughnut that was made locally at a family-owned bakery.
fireman1953
+2
Level 71
Jan 24, 2021
Actually, Mt. MItchell is in the Black Mountains, not the Blue Ridge.
chailattee
+3
Level 68
Jan 24, 2021
The Black Mountains are a subrange of the Blue Ridge.
TheCrusher
+2
Level 70
Jan 24, 2021
Chailatte is right, although I think switching the clue to Black Mountains would make it a bit more challenging. I'd be curious to see how much of a drop we'd see in the percentage of people who got it right...
MdogWoodman
+1
Level 51
Nov 21, 2022
Quite a bit since the Black Mountain Crest is only about 15 miles in length, and a tiny part of the Blue Ridge. That said, 6 of the 10 highest peaks in eastern American on this short ridge. Great hike, too... Black Mountain Crest from Bolens Creek to the top of Mitchell... 11.5 miles, 5,147' of ascent.
Jonny
+4
Level 76
Jan 24, 2021
Proud of myself 1/21
Nitoginko
+1
Level 50
Nov 21, 2022
Amateur! Got 0/21
jayhiatt
+4
Level 72
Jan 24, 2021
I would question the wording on the largest city in western NC. I know it depends on how you split it, but if you just split the state into two halves, Charlotte is definitely in the western half of the state (probably even the western third). It might be better to word it largest city in the mountains of NC, which would definitely be Asheville.
GeographyGeek42
+3
Level 65
Nov 21, 2022
I don't think anyone would consider Charlotte as being located in western North Carolina
dumBunny
+1
Level 61
Oct 4, 2025
I grew up in Charlotte, and when discuss legislature and politics, the state often divides itself on East-West lines, with Charlotte being in the west. Since it was already used in an answer, I thought this question was referring to the mountainous regions.
GalileoS
+5
Level 85
Jan 26, 2021
Kudos for accepting Kill Devil Hills for first airplane flight!
MD396
+1
Level 58
Feb 1, 2022
Research banks Bragg fear
ZeldaQuizzer
+1
Level 61
Apr 12, 2022
Love the OBX, haven't been there in years. Really miss it.
Jacktheguy
+1
Level 93
Oct 4, 2025
I went down there this summer for the first time in nearly fifteen years. I had a fun time, though it ended up being too hot to do a lot of the outdoor activities I wanted to do.
reverendmeat
+2
Level 86
Jul 27, 2022
I would've liked to see a question about Camp Lejeune to balance out the Army one! Also New Bern NC is where Pepsi is from
LadyDulcinea
+1
Level 67
Nov 21, 2022
Cape Fear with Robert DeNiro is a remake of a Gregory Peck/Robert Mitchum film.
Praab05
+1
Level 49
Feb 10, 2023
First Flight was actually in Kill Devil Hills not Kittyhawk
DelaBriQue
+2
Level 66
Jun 14, 2024
And finally, after more than 2 years (April 13 2022 for my first try on Hawaii), I completed US State trivia badge.

This one was the most difficult, I started with only 1 good answer at the first try. I did it 16 times.

Now I belong to the all-badges masters :D

EconomicSnake
+2
Level 73
Aug 28, 2024
Can you specify that you're looking for the first or biggest of the UNCs? The other campuses are also called UNC!
dumBunny
+1
Level 61
Oct 4, 2025
Yeah, for those from the state, or who have applied to the universities, this question is misleading. I believe there are 17 schools in the NC university system, seven of which go by UNC: Asheville, Chapel Hill, Charlotte, Greensboro, Pembroke, Arts, and Wilmington.

Chapel Hill is the biggest, most prestigious and well known, but it is not the only UNC school

feverfin
+3
Level 39
Sep 28, 2025
Might be misreading this but Charlotte is definitely not a part of the Research Triangle...was the question wording changed recently?
dumBunny
+1
Level 61
Oct 4, 2025
Krispy Kreme was first started in Tennessee; the owner moved to Winston-Salem, NC, to be closer to his favorite cigarette brand (seriously).
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