Answer: Mt. Mitchell
Mt. Mitchell is named for Elisha Mitchell, the University of North Carolina professor who measured the mountain's elevation and later fell to his death on same mountain. He is buried near the summit.
From Quiz: NC Geography for Beginners
Answer: Guilford
Greensboro is the largest of the three cities that make up the Piedmont Triad. Winston-Salem, which is in Forsyth County, and High Point, in southwestern Guilford County, are the other points of the triad. Greensboro was designated as the county seat, as it was closer to the geographical center of the county than the previous seat of Guilford Court House.
From Quiz: Greensboro, North Carolina
Answer: New Bern
Raleigh was specifically designed to be a capital city, with its site having been selected four years before the city was even established. The General Assembly, North Carolina's legislative body, first met there in December, 1794, and granted the city's charter the next month. Unlike New Bern, which is located on the coast, Raleigh is fairly close to the state's geographical center.
From Quiz: Raleigh, North Carolina
Answer: Mecklenburg
Mecklenburg County is bordered by seven different counties--Iredell to the north, Cabarrus to the northeast, Union to the southeast, Lancaster and York (South Carolina) to the south, Gaston to the west, and Lincoln to the northwest.
From Quiz: Charlotte
Answer: 7
Asheville, Chapel Hill, Greensboro, Pembroke, Wilmington, Charlotte where my daughter attends, and UNC of the Arts, in Winston-Salem.
From Quiz: Little Known North Carolina Facts
Answer: King Charles I
North and South Carolina are named for King Charles I of England. The word Carolina comes from the Latin word for Charles, Carolus.
From Quiz: The Old North State
Answer: Asheboro
This zoo is rated as one of the best in the country for its natural surroundings.
From Quiz: Some North Carolina Geography
Answer: U.S.S. North Carolina
From Quiz: Wilmington, North Carolina
Answer: Roanoke Island
The colony became known as The Lost Colony. Also where Virginia Dare was born on Aug. 18, 1587.
From Quiz: North Carolina State
Answer: Raleigh
This is where the capital buildings and many museums are. This is also where I go to school, at North Carolina State University.
From Quiz: North Carolina
Answer: Cape Hatteras Lighthouse
The Cape Hatteras lighthouse, along the Outer Banks of N.C., is visible from approximately 20 miles away under normal weather conditions. The lighthouse is measured at 207 feet.
From Quiz: NC Geography for Beginners
Answer: Channel 2
Originally owned by the Greensboro News Company, which published the Greensboro Daily News and the Daily Record newspapers, WFMY-TV is owned today by an even better-known publisher in the Gannett Company, which publishes USA Today. Like WBTV, which broadcasts in Charlotte, WFMY has been primarily a CBS affiliate during its existence.
From Quiz: Greensboro, North Carolina
Answer: Oak
By virtue of the many oaks in the city, it is known as the City of Oaks. In fact, an oak is prominently featured on the city seal.
From Quiz: Raleigh, North Carolina
Answer: Milk
Milk was adopted in 1987. North Carolina ranks 20th among the dairy-producing states in the nation. State residents drink more than 143 gallons of milk every year.
From Quiz: North Carolina,The Tar Heel State
Answer: 1949
Signing on from studios in downtown Charlotte on July 15, 1949, WBTV moved to its present location at One Julian Price Place, west of downtown, in the 1950s. In 2006, WBTV's original parent company, Greensboro-based Jefferson Pilot, merged with Philadelphia-based Lincoln Financial Group. In 2008, the station was sold to Raycom Media.
From Quiz: Charlotte
Answer: Fayetteville
It happened on March 7,1914.
From Quiz: Little Known North Carolina Facts
Answer: 8,049,313
This made NC the 11th most populated state in the Union.
From Quiz: The Old North State
Answer: Robbins
Senator Edwards was born in Seneca but raised in Robbins where he went to high school and church.
From Quiz: Some North Carolina Geography
Answer: Dawson's Creek
From Quiz: Wilmington, North Carolina
Answer: 66
General Cornwallis was driven out of North Carolina after the Battle of Guilford Courthouse in 1781.
From Quiz: North Carolina State
Answer: From Murphy to Manteo
Sometimes reversed - "from Manteo to Murphy" - the phrase "from Murphy to Manteo" is used to indicate that the issue under discussion applies to the entire state of North Carolina. Its first public use is recorded during a political campaign for governor in 1876, in which Zebulon B. Vance and Justice Thomas Settle, Jr. squared off in debates throughout the state. Manteo, in Dare County on the Atlantic coast, and Murphy, in the mountains of Cherokee County, are actually 545 miles (around 877 km) apart in driving distance, missing the exact distance across the state from east to west by around 15 miles. While Wilmington is on the coast, Raleigh is on the fall line rather than across the state. Asheville is on the far western edge of North Carolina, but Myrtle Beach is in a different state: South Carolina. Burgaw (the county seat) and Yamacraw (really just a crossroads) are both in Pender County, only a few miles apart.
From Quiz: N.C. Mountains to Sea
Answer: A famous golf course
Pinehurst Resort was established in 1895 and has hosted numerous championships. Located in the area known as the Sandhills, the resort and village attract thousands of amateur and professional golfers annually. Antique enthusiasts enjoy shopping in the nearby towns of Aberdeen and Southern Pines, and the city of Fayetteville (home to Fort Bragg) is just an hour's drive.
From Quiz: Jack and Jill's North Carolina Vacation
Answer: Cape Fear River Basin
The Cape Fear River basin has 9,322 square miles. The Cape Fear River itself is 202 miles long.
From Quiz: NC Geography for Beginners
Answer: Becoming a flying ace during World War II
I-85 Business is named Preddy Boulevard, in honor of a native son who was one of America's most prolific combat flyers. Preddy was credited with 27 kills, including six in a single mission in August, 1944. Preddy died on Christmas Day, 1944, when American anti-aircraft forces accidentally shot him down. He and his brother, William, who also died in combat, are buried in France.
From Quiz: Greensboro, North Carolina
Answer: October
Because N.C. State's football team usually plays a major Atlantic Coast Conference foe at home during the State Fair, traffic tends to get a bit hectic on the west side of town. Carter-Finley Stadium, the Wolfpack's home turf, sits on the opposite side of Trinity Road from the State Fairgrounds. The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services manages the fair.
From Quiz: Raleigh, North Carolina
Answer: NC 49
On its way from Charlotte to Asheboro, NC 49 runs past UNC-Charlotte. The road inspired the school's sports nickname, 49ers.
From Quiz: North Carolina's Roads
Answer: Bath
Incorporated in 1705.
From Quiz: Little Known North Carolina Facts
Answer: 100
North Carolina is the only state in the Union with exactly 100 counties.
From Quiz: The Old North State
Answer: Wilmington
People come to this coastal city to see one of its major tourist attractions.
From Quiz: Some North Carolina Geography
Answer: 1861
North Carolina provided more troops to the Confederacy than any other.
From Quiz: North Carolina State
Answer: Wilmington
This is my hometown, and is also where the World War Two battleship USS North Carolina is docked. Also, Woodrow Wilson's father was a minister at the First Presbyterian Church in downtown Wilmington.
From Quiz: North Carolina
Answer: Aggies
The North Carolina state legislature established A & T, as the school is more popularly known, four years to the day that it established North Carolina Agricultural and Mechanical College (today known as North Carolina State University) in Raleigh. A & T was founded specifically to educate black students, as they were not allowed to attend A & M due to segregation. A & T is well known for its science and engineering programs, and has produced a number of notable alumni, including the late astronaut Dr. Ronald McNair. A & T's sports teams participate in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.
From Quiz: Greensboro, North Carolina
Answer: Shaw University
Founded in 1865, Shaw University is a private liberal arts school that grants degrees in a number of disciplines, including computer science, public administration and business administration. Raleigh's other historically black college, St. Augustine's, was founded in 1867. Meredith College is a private women's school in the city and, according to the USjournal of Academics, is the largest such school in the Southeastern United States. North Carolina Central University, a historically black school and member of the University of North Carolina system, is located in Durham.
From Quiz: Raleigh, North Carolina
Answer: US 220
Much of US 220 north of Asheboro has been signed for future Interstates 73 and 74, which are under construction.
From Quiz: North Carolina's Roads
Answer: Emerald
The emerald was selected as the state gem in 1973. In 1970, the largest emerald ever found in North America was found in North Carolina near Hiddenite. The stone was cut and polished, increasing its value to $100,000.
From Quiz: North Carolina,The Tar Heel State
Answer: 49ers
Founded as Charlotte College in 1946, UNC-Charlotte joined the University of North Carolina system in 1963. The university sits on state highway 49 in northeast Charlotte. In recent years, the teams have been known specifically as the Charlotte 49ers, to avoid confusion with the system's main campus, simply known as UNC, in Chapel Hill.
From Quiz: Charlotte
Answer: New Bern
Invented in 1898 by Caleb D. Bradham in his pharmacy which is now the museum.
From Quiz: Little Known North Carolina Facts
Answer: The Great Smoky Mountains
These two ranges cover the western one fifth of the state. The highest point east of the Mississippi, Mt. Mitchell, is located in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
From Quiz: The Old North State
Answer: High Point
All of these cities manufacture furniture but only one has the title.
From Quiz: Some North Carolina Geography
Answer: Gen. Joseph Johnston
He surrendered to Gen. William T. Sherman near Durham, NC.
From Quiz: North Carolina State
