At the point when individuals think of North Carolina, the word that strikes a chord initially is ‘beautiful.’ North Carolina is a different land, home to the two mountains and a sea, with more than 120 species of trees. The state’s mountains are the ideal vantage point for viewing the splendid kaleidoscope of colors they produce each fall. We have 300 miles of white sandy seashores, more than some other Atlantic Coast states aside from Florida.
North Carolina is wealthy in resources, with a stunning cluster of wild animals, from painted buntings to white-tailed deer, bog turtles, and our native brook trout. This is an extraordinary state for hunting, fishing, boating, and natural life viewing, from one of our 10 national parks or in one of the 41 locations that are currently part of our state parks system. Social and instructive encounters are ample. The country’s most memorable state-supported symphony and art museum continue to flourish in the state. Alongside observed Native American and Civil War roots, we additionally commemorate the Wright Brothers’ most memorable snapshots of flight.
Summer theaters, wineries, create bottling works, and celebrations proliferate all through the state, as does outdoor show. A nationally perceived zoological park and a broad system of aquariums support untamed life instruction.
Here we have gathered some informative North Carolina trivia questions for you to enjoy and get some information.
28)During the Civil War, how many troops from North Carolina were killed in battle?
Answer: 20,000, the most of any state in the Confederacy
29)Where do the river basins west of the Blue Ridge Mountains flow to?
Answer: The Gulf of Mexico
30)How many of the 17 basins are contained entirely within the state’s borders?
Answer: Four
31)What is the North Carolina State bird?
Answer: Cardinal
32)What river is the widest river in the United States at its mouth?
Answer: Neuse
33)On average, how often does a hurricane hit North Carolina?
Answer: About once a decade
34)What was the strongest storm to make landfall in North Carolina as a Category 4 in 1954?
Answer: Hurricane Hazel
35)What was the most damaging storm of the 21st century?
Answer: Hurricane Isabel
36)What is the North Carolina State beverage?
Answer: Milk
37)How often do Tropical storms strike North Carolina?
Answer: Every 3 or 4 years
38)What is the North Carolina state tree?
Answer: Longleaf Pine
39)Only what two states are struck by hurricanes more often than North Carolina?
Answer: Florida and Louisiana
North Carolina facts
40)On average, North Carolina has about how many days of thunderstorm activity per annum?
Answer: 50
41)How many tornadoes does North Carolina experience on average per annum?
Answer: Less than 20
42)What is the North Carolina State vegetable?
Answer: Sweet potato
43)The worst tornado outbreak in the state’s history occurred in April 2011, when 30 confirmed tornadoes touched down, killing how many people?
Answer: At least 24
44)During Colonial times, what town was the state capital, beginning in 1722?
Answer: Edenton
45)In 1788 what city was picked to be the new capital because its location gave it some protection from attack?
Answer: Raleigh
46)What is the North Carolina State red berry?
Answer: Strawberry
47)How many troops from North Carolina died from disease during the war?
Answer: 21,000
48)North Carolina was where the first successful flight was executed by what pair of brothers, near Kitty Hawk on December 17, 1903?
Answer: Wright Brothers
49)In the 1700s, a series of epidemics swept the South and a 1738 epidemic was said to have killed half of the Cherokee Indians What type of epidemics were they?
Answer: Smallpox
50)Most of the English colonists were indentured servants, who hired themselves out as laborers to pay for their what?
Answer: Passage to America
51)In the early years, some Africans could earn their freedom before slavery became what?
Answer: A lifelong status
52)What is the North Carolina State wildflower?
Answer: Carolina Lily
53)North Carolina’s economy was based on slave labor for the production of what?
Answer: Tobacco
54)A major American victory in the war took place when a force of 1000 mountain men from western North Carolina overwhelmed a force of some 1000 British troops led by whom?
Answer: Major Patrick Ferguson
55)In 1795, North Carolina opened the first public “what” in the United States?
Answer: University, the University of North Carolina
56)What is the North Carolina State song?
Answer: “The Old North State”
North Carolina History Trivia
57)What is the name of the oldest town in North Carolina?
Answer: Bath
58)Who was the Governor of the Lost Colony?
Answer: John White
59)The first English child born in America was born on Roanoke Island in North Carolina in 1587 What was her name?
Answer: Virginia Dare
60)The Wright Brothers made the first successful powered flight by man at Kill Devil Hill near Kitty Hawk in North Carolina In what year did this occur?
Answer: 1903
61)During the Civil War, North Carolina was the scene of a number of major battles In March of 1865 the Union’s General Sherman defeated the Confederacy’s General Johnston in a bloody battle over three days Where was this battle fought, which was the largest battle ever fought in North Carolina?
Answer: Bentonville
62)North Carolina has been the birthplace of many famous entertainers, artists, and performers in history which of the following was/is NOT a North Carolina native?
Answer: Singer Patsy Cline
63)What town or area of North Carolina did the British General Cornwallis refer to as a ‘hornet’s nest’ due to the fact the area’s citizens fought so fiercely and were constantly a thorn in the side of the British?
Answer: Charlotte-Kings Mountain area
64)North Carolina is known as the ‘Old North State’ and the ‘Tar Heel State’ Which of the following could NOT be given as the origin of the nickname ‘Tar Heel’?
Answer: This is due to the tremendous success of the University of North Carolina Tar Heels basketball program
65)The first piece of gold discovered in the US was in North Carolina
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