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How much do you know about North Carolina History? | Quiz

This quiz is about the people, places, and events from North Carolina.

A multiple-choice quiz by F6FHellcat. Estimated time: 5 mins.

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F6FHellcat

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245,944

Updated
Dec 03 21

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Question 1 of 10

1. What event occurring on May 16, 1771 ended the War of Regulation? Hint

The signing of the Treaty of London

The signing of the Treaty of Kent

Surrender of the Governor of Tennessee

The Battle of Alamance

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Question 2 of 10

2. Born in 1937 in Level Cross, this North Carolina native would play a movie character fittingly nicknamed "The King." In 1996 he would win the Republican nomination for the state's Secretary of State, though he would then lose the election. Who is it? Hint

Charles Frazier

Richard Petty

Erskine Bowles

Michael Jordan

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Question 3 of 10

3. According to legend, this town, which became known as an upscale resort around 1830, took its name from the use of horses in some kinds of piracy. Hint

Jockey's Ridge

Hilton Head

Fairmont

Nags Head

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Question 4 of 10

4. February 7-8, 1862 saw the battle of Roanoke Island, which would be a victory for the Union forces. Perhaps more interesting is the commander of the Union forces during the battle, who would become infamous later that same year. Who was it?
Hint

George B. McClellan

Joseph Hooker

John Pope

Ambrose Burnside

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Question 5 of 10

5. This North Carolina native is known for, among other things, writing the drama "The Lost Colony." Performed annually at the outdoor Waterside Theater on Roanoke Island, "The Lost Colony" tells the story of the English colonist who attempted to settle on the island. Who is the playwright? Hint

Paul Green

Thomas Dixon

Kaye Gibbons

William Sydney Porter

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Question 6 of 10

6. Wilmington, North Carolina serves as the home to the USS North Carolina, one the ten so called "fast battleships." On what date did did the USS North Carolina open as a memorial? Hint

April 29, 1962

June 23, 1972

December 7, 1941

May 31, 1948

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which of the following presidents was born in North Carolina? Hint

Martin Van Buren

Calvin Coolidge

Franklin Pierce

James K. Polk

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Question 8 of 10

8. In 1584 Sir Walter Raleigh sent an expedition to explore the costal region of what is now known as North Carolina. Upon returning to England, the expedition brought with it a pair of natives from this area. By what names are they know? Hint

Opechancanough and Wamsutta

Matoaka and Sacagawea

Wahunsunacock and Tisquantum

Manteo and Wanchese

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Question 9 of 10

9. What town was founded as a major religous center by Moravians in 1766? Hint

Bethabara

Friedland

Hope

Salem

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who was North Carolina named for? Hint

Princess Caroline

Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

King Charles I

Margravine Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What event occurring on May 16, 1771 ended the War of Regulation?

Answer: The Battle of Alamance

The battle was named for the nearby Great Alamance Creek. Royal governor Tryon would lose nine men with another 61 wounded, the number of wounded and killed on the Regulator's side was much higher. After the battle, Governor Tryon took between twelve and fifteen Regulators prisoner, executing between six and seven of these men.

Answer: Richard Petty

Petty does the voice of the character Strip Weathers, better know as "The King," in Pixar's 2006 movie Cars. Ironically, "The King," as depicted in the movie, looks very much like Petty's own Plymouth Superbird race car. Petty is known to NASCAR fans as simply Richard, King Richard, and The King.

3. According to legend, this town, which became known as an upscale resort around 1830, took its name from the use of horses in some kinds of piracy.

Answer: Nags Head

According to legend, land pirates on what is today known as Nags Head would place a lantern around a nags neck and proceed to walk it up and down the sand dunes. This would give the appearance of a ship riding at anchor in a safe harbor at night. Ships' captains seeing this would then be likely to head towards the light, only to be wrecked on the treacherous shoals. Then the land pirates could recover the salvage from the wreck.

Answer: Ambrose Burnside

The Battle of Roanoke Island was the first battle of Burnside's North Carolina Expedition, an expedition that would largely prove successful for Burnside. But this largely unknown campaign would be overshadowed for Burnside by his failure to cross what is now known as Burnside's bridge in a timely fashion at the Battle of Antietam and then his debacle as commander of the Army of the Potomac at the Battle of Fredricksburg.

Answer: Paul Green

Green was born in 1894 in Lillington, North Carolina. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1927 for his play "In Abraham's Bosom." 1937 saw the first preformance of "The Lost Colony."

6. Wilmington, North Carolina serves as the home to the USS North Carolina, one the ten so called "fast battleships." On what date did did the USS North Carolina open as a memorial?

Answer: April 29, 1962

The North Carolina-class of battleships was the first designed after the signing of the Washington Treaty in the 1920's. She was commissioned April 9, 1941 along with her sister ship, the USS Washington. When she opened as a memorial in 1962, she was dedicated to all North Carolinians who had served in the US armed forces during World War II.

7. Which of the following presidents was born in North Carolina?

Answer: James K. Polk

The eleventh president was born in the town of Pineville on the second of November, 1795. North Carolina also can claim being the birth place of the seventeenth president, Andrew Johnson. Both North Carolina and South Carolina claim Andrew Jackson was born in each state because he was born near the border of both states, although Jackson himself claimed to have been born in South Carolina.

Answer: Manteo and Wanchese

Manteo remained friendly to the English and may have suggested that the 1587 Roanoke colony, which today is known as "The Lost Colony", move to Croatan Island.

9. What town was founded as a major religous center by Moravians in 1766?

Answer: Salem

In 1849 an area of fifty acres was sold to Forsyth County to serve as the county seat. This land became the town of Winston, which would merge with Salem in 1913 to become the city of Winston-Salem in 1913. Today the old town of Salem is the living history museum Old Salem.

10. Who was North Carolina named for?

Answer: King Charles I

At first glance it may seem surprising that both Carolinas were named for King Charles I of England. However, Charles is 'Carolus' in Latin.

Source: Author F6FHellcat

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