NCPRO Meeting: Two Truths and a Lie

Select the Lie:

• Asheville, NC has the most breweries per capita in the US

• The most the Voice winners are from North Carolina than any other state.

• Putt-putt golf was invented in North Carolina.

Answer explanation

The most American Idol winners are from North Carolina. They are Fantasia Barrino (2004), Scotty McCreery (2011) and Caleb Johnson (2014).

Select the Lie:

• Former Tar Heel Mia Hamm received ACC player of the year 3 times.

• UNC Chapel Hill is the oldest public university in the US.

• The first major battle of the civil war took place in North Carolina.

Answer explanation

The first major land-battle of the civil war was the Battle of Bull Run, which took place in Prince William County, Virginia.

Select the Lie:

• The state sport of North Carolina is Stock Car Racing.

• North Carolina is the top producer of Christmas Trees in the USA.

• North Carolina has the tallest brick lighthouse in the US.

Answer explanation

North Carolina is the 8^th highest producer of Christmas Trees in the US.

Select the Lie:

• Mountain Dew was invented in North Carolina.

• North Carolina has the highest mountain peak on the East Coast.

• President Andrew Jackson was born in North Carolina.

Answer explanation

Mountain Dew was invented in Tennessee. Pepsi was invented in North Carolina.

Select the Lie:

• The first powered airplane flight was made from the Outer Banks of North Carolina.

• The white-tailed deer is the official state mammal.

• North Carolina is the largest producer of sweet potatoes in the US.

Answer explanation

The grey squirrel if the official state mammal.

Choose the Lie:

• There are 46,000 farmers in the state.

• Farmland makes up 7 million acres of the state’s land.

• Agriculture and agribusiness have an overall economic impact of $92.7 billion.

Answer explanation

Farmland makes up 8.4 million acres of states land.

Choose the Lie:

• Cheerwine was invented in Sailsbury, NC

• The inventor of Vicks VapoRub was from Selma, NC

• Texas Pete hot sauce was invented in Greensboro, NC.

Choose the Lie:

• In 1960 four freshman students from A&T State University had a non-violent protest that played a key role in raising awareness of and ending segregation in North Carolina.

• North Carolina has 10 historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs).

• Shaw University was founded in Raleigh in 1865 and was the first African American institution of higher learning in the South.

Answer explanation

North Carolina has 12 historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs).

Choose the Lie:

• The state of NC recognizes nine American Indian tribes.

• North Carolina is home to the largest population of American Indians east of the Mississippi River.

• The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians is the only North Carolina tribe officially recognized by the federal government.

Answer explanation

The state of NC recognizes eight American Indian tribes.