| Question | Answer | % Correct |
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| What are the three cities that are home to those universities? | Raleigh | 92%
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| In what mountain range in which the above is located? | {Blue} Ridge Mountains | 90%
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| What is the name of North Carolina's barrier islands? | Outer {Banks} | 87%
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| With what state does North Carolina share its shortest border? | Georgia | 85%
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| What are the three cities that are home to those universities? | Durham | 84%
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| What is the name of the region of the state with three prestigious universities? | {Research} Triangle | 79%
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| What is the biggest city in western North Carolina? | Asheville | 72%
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| What are the three cities that are home to those universities? | Chapel Hill | 72%
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| In what region on those islands did history's first airplane flight take place? | Kitty Hawk | 71%
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| What island was once home to a "Lost Colony" established in 1585? | Roanoke | 71%
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| What is the most populous city in North Carolina that is on the coast? | Wilmington | 65%
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| What North Carolina military base is the headquarters of the Army Special Forces? | Fort {Bragg} | 61%
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| What is the slang for someone from North Carolina? | Tar Heel | 58%
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| What national park is located between North Carolina–Tennessee border? | Great Smoky Mountains | 56%
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| In what county is Charlotte located? | Mecklenburg | 52%
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| What is the tallest mountain in North Carolina – as well as Eastern United States? | Mount Mitchell | 50%
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| For what North Carolina headland is a Robert De Niro thriller named? | Cape Fear | 47%
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| What is the largest reservoir in North Carolina – primarily fed by the Catawba River? (hint: ancient Norse people of France) | Lake Norman | 42%
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| What hilly region forms the central third of the state? | {Piedmont} Plateau | 38%
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| What large sound / lagoon is created by those islands? | {Pamlico} Sound | 32%
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