N.C. Sports History

Question 1

Which basketball star won a national title with the UNC Tar Heels in 1982 and now owns the Charlotte Hornets?

Accepted Answer

Michael Jordan

Question 2

Which of the following professional golfers once played for Wake Forest College’s (now University) golf team?

Accepted Answer

Arnold Palmer

Question 3

The Hartford Whalers franchise relocated to North Carolina in 1997, rebranding as which team?

Accepted Answer

Carolina Hurricanes

Question 4

In what year did NFL owners select the Carolinas as the 29th NFL franchise and the first expansion team since 1976?

Accepted Answer

1993

Question 5

Which female aeronaut and parachutist from Granville County was the first woman to parachute from an airplane?

Accepted Answer

Tiny Broadwick

Question 6

Which college football bowl game moved to Durham in 1942, due to fears of an attack by the Japanese on the West Coast?

Accepted Answer

Rose Bowl

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