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North Carolina - State Trivia Quiz

Can you guess this trivia about the southern state of North Carolina?
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Last updated: November 12, 2024
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First submittedAugust 17, 2024
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State capital
Raleigh
Largest city
Charlotte
Main nickname of that city
Queen City
State nickname
Tar Heel State
Name for the area of the capital, Durham and Chapel Hill
Research Triangle
Central NC region that holds most major cities
Piedmont
"Green" city of this region
Greensboro
Mountain range in western NC that is part of the Appalachians
Blue Ridge Mountains
National park shared with Tennessee
Great Smoky Mountains
Big military complex home to the US Army Special Forces that changed its name in 2023
Fort Liberty
City near that military installation
Fayetteville
City that Wake Forest University is in
Winston-Salem
Prestigious university in Durham
Duke
Name one of the three industries that led the NC economy during the early 1900s
Tobacco / Textiles / Furniture
NBA player who grew up in Wilmington
Michael Jordan
NASCAR racer from Kannapolis known as "The Intimidator"
Dale Earnhardt
US president who oversaw the acquisition of the Mexican Cession and Oregon Territory
James K. Polk
Highest mountain in NC and the eastern US
Mt. Mitchell
Largest man-made lake
Lake Norman
Outer Banks town where the Wright Brothers first flew their airplane in 1903
Kitty Hawk
Small English colony that wasn't present when revisited by John White in 1590
Roanoke Island
Largest city in western NC
Asheville
First capital of the state of North Carolina and where Pepsi originated
New Bern
Name one of the three prominent capes on the North Carolina coast
Fear / Hatteras / Lookout
State motto ("To be, rather than to seem")
Esse quam videri
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