All About North Carolina

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1.

What is the two letter abbreviation for the state of North Carolina?
- A.
  
  Co
- B.
  
  Wa
- C.
  
  Nc
- D.
  
  Mi
Correct Answer
C. Nc
2.

What lighthouse in North Carolina was, at the time it was moved in 1999, the largest ever relocated?
- A.
  
  Price's Creek
- B.
  
  Currituck Beach
- C.
  
  Cape Hatteras
- D.
  
  Diamond Shoals
Correct Answer
C. Cape Hatteras
3.

What university in North Carolina is the oldest state university in the United States?
- A.
  
  Chapel Hill
- B.
  
  Appalachian
- C.
  
  Duke
- D.
  
  Winston-Salem
Correct Answer
A. Chapel Hill
4.

Harker's Island, North Carolina hosts what annual festival in December?
- A.
  
  Mt. Mitchell Craft
- B.
  
  Core Sound Decoy
- C.
  
  Peach
- D.
  
  Appalachian
Correct Answer
B. Core Sound Decoy
5.

Located in North Carolina, what is the tallest dam in the Eastern United States?
- A.
  
  Fontana
- B.
  
  Tillery
- C.
  
  Walters
- D.
  
  Blewett Falls
Correct Answer
A. Fontana
6.

North Carolina with a land area of 48718 square miles is ranked here compared to other states in total land area?
- A.
  
  23rd
- B.
  
  28th
- C.
  
  46th
- D.
  
  34th
Correct Answer
B. 28th
7.

What is the state bird and state tree of North Carolina?
- A.
  
  Eastern Goldfinch And Oak
- B.
  
  Cardinal And Pine
- C.
  
  Hermit Thrush And Sugar Maple
- D.
  
  California Seagull And Blue Spruce
Correct Answer
B. Cardinal And Pine
8.

When did North Carolina achieve statehood in the USA?
- A.
  
  November 21, 1789
- B.
  
  April 28, 1788
- C.
  
  March 4, 1791
- D.
  
  June 20, 1863
Correct Answer
A. November 21, 1789
9.

What waterfall in North Carolina is the highest waterfall in the eastern United States?
- A.
  
  Whitewater Falls
- B.
  
  Twin Boulder Falls
- C.
  
  Upper Creek Falls
- D.
  
  White Owl Falls
Correct Answer
A. Whitewater Falls
10.

The North Carolina Seafood Festival is held the first weekend of what month?
- A.
  
  October
- B.
  
  November
- C.
  
  July
- D.
  
  June
Correct Answer
A. October
11.

Krispy Kreme Doughnut was founded in what North Carolina city?
- A.
  
  Salisbury
- B.
  
  Winston-Salem
- C.
  
  Newton
- D.
  
  Mooresville
Correct Answer
B. Winston-Salem
12.

What soft drink was invented and first served in New Bern, North Carolina in 1898?
- A.
  
  Root Beer
- B.
  
  Pepsi
- C.
  
  Coke
- D.
  
  Dr. Pepper
Correct Answer
B. Pepsi
13.

North Carolina was the first state in the nation to establish what kind of state museum?
- A.
  
  Art
- B.
  
  Science
- C.
  
  Geography
- D.
  
  History
Correct Answer
A. Art

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All About North Carolina

What is the two letter abbreviation for the state of North Carolina?

What lighthouse in North Carolina was, at the time it was moved in 1999, the largest ever relocated?

What university in North Carolina is the oldest state university in the United States?

Harker's Island, North Carolina hosts what annual festival in December?

Located in North Carolina, what is the tallest dam in the Eastern United States?

North Carolina with a land area of 48718 square miles is ranked here compared to other states in total land area?

What is the state bird and state tree of North Carolina?

When did North Carolina achieve statehood in the USA?

What waterfall in North Carolina is the highest waterfall in the eastern United States?

The North Carolina Seafood Festival is held the first weekend of what month?

Krispy Kreme Doughnut was founded in what North Carolina city?

What soft drink was invented and first served in New Bern, North Carolina in 1898?

North Carolina was the first state in the nation to establish what kind of state museum?