State Symbols of North Carolina

Which site is the location of the first documented discovery of gold—the state mineral—in the United States?

The state wildflower is in which floral family?

The official folk art, the whirligig, was popularized by which eastern N.C. artist whose works are on display in Wilson?

In 2011, who successfully lobbied for stock car racing to become the official state sport?

The official state dog of North Carolina, the plott hound, was originally bred to hunt primarily which animal?

The first symbol from North Carolina, a government seal, was composed of coats of arms from which group?

North Carolina boasts the greatest variety of salamanders in the country. What is the state salamander?

Biologist Charles Darwin called this, the state carnivorous plant, “one of the most wonderful plants in the world.”

The largest emerald—the official precious stone—ever found in North America was unearthed in 2009 near which town?