Tar Heel Trivia Time with Mrs. Nance!

Question 1

Who were the Greensboro Four?

Accepted Answer

College students who led a sit-in

Question 2

Which region has the highest mountains?

Accepted Answer

Mountain

Question 3

Name a famous person from modern NC.

Accepted Answer

Michael Jordan

Question 4

What happened to the Lost Colony?

Accepted Answer

They disappeared and were never found

Question 5

What are two important crops in NC?

Accepted Answer

Tobacco and sweet potatoes

Question 6

What is the name of the English explorer who sent settlers to Roanoke Island?

Accepted Answer

Sir Walter Raleigh

Question 7

What was the main issue that caused the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

Slavery and states' rights

Question 8

Which river flows from the mountains to the ocean?

Accepted Answer

Neuse River

Question 9

What was the Edenton Tea Party?

Accepted Answer

A protest by women against British taxes

Question 10

Name a Native American tribe that originally lived in NC.

Accepted Answer

Cherokee

Question 11

What is segregation?

Accepted Answer

Separation of people by race

Question 12

Which side did most North Carolinians support in the Revolution?

Accepted Answer

Patriots

Question 13

How did Native Americans use natural resources?

Accepted Answer

For food, shelter, and tools

Question 14

What kind of homes did the Cherokee use in winter?

Accepted Answer

Wattle and daub houses

Question 15

What are two major industries in NC today?

Accepted Answer

Technology and banking

Question 16

What large body of water lies between the Outer Banks and the mainland?

Accepted Answer

Pamlico Sound

Question 17

Was NC part of the Union or Confederacy?

Accepted Answer

Confederacy

Question 18

What was the Trail of Tears?

Accepted Answer

The forced removal of Native Americans

Question 19

What is the name of the chain of islands off the NC coast?

Accepted Answer

Outer Banks

Question 20

Name a Native American tribe that originally lived in NC.

Accepted Answer

Cherokee

Question 21

What is one way NC contributes to science today?

Accepted Answer

Research and medicine

Question 22

When was the Declaration of Independence signed?

Accepted Answer

1776

Question 23

What happened to the Lost Colony?

Accepted Answer

They disappeared and were never found

Question 24

Who led the first English attempt to colonize NC?

Accepted Answer

Sir Walter Raleigh

Question 25

What is the capital of North Carolina?

Accepted Answer

Raleigh

Question 26

What is the state flower of North Carolina?

Accepted Answer

Dogwood

Question 27

What important Revolutionary War battle took place in NC?

Accepted Answer

Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge

Question 28

What are the three regions of North Carolina?

Accepted Answer

Coastal Plain, Piedmont, Mountains

Question 29

When did the Civil Rights Act pass?

Accepted Answer

1964

Question 30

What was life like for women and children during the war?

Accepted Answer

Hard-many took over new jobs

Question 31

Who was Penelope Barker?

Accepted Answer

A leader of the Edenton Tea Party

Question 32

What was the Trail of Tears?

Accepted Answer

The forced removal of Native Americans

Question 33

What does "Reconstruction" mean?

Accepted Answer

Rebuilding the South after the Civil War

Question 34

Who was the first English child born in the New World?

Accepted Answer

Virginia Dare

Question 35

Which region borders the Atlantic Ocean?

Accepted Answer

Coastal Plain

Question 36

What was the Edenton Tea Party?

Accepted Answer

A protest by women against British taxes

Question 37

What is the Research Triangle?

Accepted Answer

An area with major universities and tech jobs

Question 38

How did Native Americans use natural resources?

Accepted Answer

For food, shelter, and tools

Question 39

What is the name of the chain of islands off the NC coast?

Accepted Answer

Outer Banks

Question 40

What was the purpose of the sit-ins?

Accepted Answer

To protest segregation

Question 41

What was the purpose of the Roanoke Colony?

Accepted Answer

To start a new English settlement

Question 42

What does 'Siouan' refer to in NC history?

Accepted Answer

A language group of tribes

Question 43

What were "carpetbaggers"?

Accepted Answer

Northerners who moved South after the war

Question 44

What kind of homes did the Cherokee use in the winter?

Accepted Answer

Wattle and daub houses

Question 45

What is the highest mountain in North Carolina?

Accepted Answer

Mount Mitchell

Question 46

Which region has the highest mountains?

Accepted Answer

Mountain

Tar Heel Trivia Time with Mrs. Nance!

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Tar Heel Trivia Time with Mrs. Nance!

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