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State of North Carolina

Can you guess this trivia about the southern U.S. state of North Carolina?
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State capital
Raleigh
Largest city
Charlotte
State nickname
Tar Heel State
Central NC region that holds most major cities
Piedmont
Mountain range in western NC
Blue Ridge
National park shared with Tennessee
Great Smoky Mountains
Prestigious university in Durham
Duke
Big military complex home to the US Army Special Forces—changed its name
in 2023
Fort Liberty
City near that fort (starts with "F")
Fayetteville
Wake Forest University city
Winston-Salem
Famous NASCAR racer known as "The Intimidator"
Dale Earnhardt
President who acquired the Mexican Cession and Oregon
James K. Polk
Name one of the historical "Big Three" NC industries
Tobacco / Textiles / Furniture
Highest mountain in the eastern United States
Mt. Mitchell
Town where the Wrights took off
Kitty Hawk
Three prominent capes of the Outer Banks
Fear
Hatteras
Lookout
Small English colony that wasn't present when revisited in 1590
Roanoke
Largest city in western NC
Asheville
Soda brand from New Bern
Pepsi
NBA player who grew up in Wilmington
Michael Jordan
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