| Hint | Answer | % Correct | |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Mountain range west of the state | Appalachians | 95%
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| D | Major city near Raleigh | Durham | 90%
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| U | Wake Forest, Duke, e.g. | University | 89%
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| K | Famous donut chain | Krispy Kreme | 88%
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| J | Duelist U.S. President | Andrew Jackson | 87%
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| O | North Carolina's barrier islands | Outer Banks | 82%
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| P | NFL team of North Carolina | Panthers | 80%
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| R | Region of the state in which Raleigh is located | {Research} Triangle | 78%
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| H | Charlotte-based basketball team owned by Michael Jordan | Hornets | 76%
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| Z | "The Hangovers" actor | {Zach} Galifianakis | 73%
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| C | State bird | Cardinal | 71%
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| T | Someone from North Carolina | Tar Heel | 69%
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| B | Vanderbilt estate in Asheville | Biltmore | 68%
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| W | Most populous coastal city | Wilmington | 68%
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| N | Charlotte is home this sport's "Hall of Fame" | NASCAR | 65%
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| L | Nickname of "Roanoke Colony" | Lost Colony | 64%
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| V | First English person born in the New World | {Virginia} Dare | 64%
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| G | Most-visited National Park in the United States | Great Smoky Mountains | 58%
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| Q | Name of the ship Blackbeard ran in Beaufort Inlet in 1718 | {Queen} {Anne}'s Revenge | 55%
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| M | Tallest peak in A | Mount Mitchell | 48%
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| E | Type of North Carolinian barbecue | Eastern | 43%
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| I | Nickname of NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt | Intimidator / Ironhead | 37%
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| F | North Carolina's slogan | First in Flight | 30%
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| Y | Major river C is near to | Yadkin | 19%
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| S | "Feeling Good" singer | Nina Simone | 14%
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