Carolina On Your Mind?

Attention! All North Carolinians and all those who have an interest in North Carolina! This quiz is for y'all! How much do you really know about this splendid state?

This quiz will show you how much you know about North Carolina's history, geography, pop culture, famous sons and daughters, tourist attractions, and more! Well, what are y'all waitin' for? Let's get started!

Created by: Kathy
  1. What is your age?
  2. What is your gender?
  1. What real town did North Carolinian Andy Griffith make famous as tv's "Mayberry"?
  2. What legendary entertainer from Chapel Hill recorded "Carolina In My Mind"?
  3. What U.S. city is second in banking, only to New York City?
  4. At 6,684 ft., what is NC's highest peak?
  5. In what NC is city is Biltmore Estate, the largest private residence in America?
  6. What NBA superstar was cut from his high school varsity team in Wilmington, NC his sophomore year?
  7. Which would not be considered traditional North Carolina cuisine?
  8. Who was the first English child to be born in the New World?
  9. Which of the following U.S. presidents was not from NC?
  10. What NC city is home to a restored 1766 Moravian village, complete with bakers, cobblers, and weavers working in their trades?
  11. Which is NC's largest city?
  12. Which American Idol finalist is not a North Carolinian?
  13. Which does not border NC?
  14. What Asheville native authored "Look Homeward, Angel" and "You Can't Go Home Again"?
  15. Who recorded the hit song "Carolina Girls"?
  16. What is Duke University's mascot?
  17. Where is NC's golf mecca?
  18. Where is the world's largest natural habitat zoo?
  19. Which is not based in NC?
  20. Who defeated the Carolina Panthers at Superbowl XXXVIII (2004)?
  21. Which interstate highway does not run through NC?
  22. Which Nascar track is located in Concord, NC?
  23. Which is not associated with North Carolina's Outer Banks?
  24. Which theme park is located on the North Carolina / South Carolina border?
  25. What is the westernmost point of NC?
  26. What is the name of Charlotte's NBA team?
  27. What is the name of the Marine base located in Jacksonville, NC?
  28. What is the capital of NC?
  29. Which NC city boasts more BBQ restaurants per capita than anywhere else in the country?
  30. Which artist is from NC?
  31. In 1903 in Kitty Hawk, NC, what brothers made the first flight by a powered aircraft?
  32. What word was found etched on a tree at Roanoke Island where the Lost Colony mysteriously disappeared?
  33. Which was invented and first served in New Bern, NC in 1898?
  34. Which is a North Carolina senator?
  35. For whom was North Carolina named?
  36. Esse quam videri
  37. Which is North Carolinian?
  38. Have you ever been to NC?

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