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WorksheetsNorth Carolina Challenge
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 19mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the name of the English writer, poet, spy, and explorer that the capital of NC is named for?
a)
Sir Charles Charlotte
b)
Sir Walter Raleigh
c)
Sir Joseph Green
d)
Sir George Wilmington
2.
What was the name given to the group of people who mysteriously disappeared after John White went back for more supplies from England?
a)
The Croatans
b)
The John White Family
c)
Virginia Dare's Family
d)
The Lost Colony
3.
Who was the first English born baby in what later became North Carolina?
a)
Virginia Raleigh
b)
Carolina Gurl
c)
Virginia Dare
d)
Carolyn Able
4.
What is the name of the ocean that first brought English settlers to North Carolina and later had problems with pirates robbing ships along its coast?
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Indian Ocean
d)
Arctic Ocean
5.
Who was the most famous pirate who robbed many ships around Bath, North Carolina?
a)
Vicious Guy
b)
Scary Dude
c)
Club Man
d)
Black Beard
6.
What was the name of the war between the Native Americans and the settlers of the land in the early days of our state's history?
a)
Trail of Tears
b)
Battle of the Indians
c)
Tuscarora War
d)
Cherokee Battles
7.
What does our state motto mean?
a)
Hi. How are you?
b)
We are all in this together.
c)
To be, rather than to seem
d)
Here we go!
8.
What was the name of the King who gave the land of the Carolinas to 8 friends called the Lord Proprietors?
a)
King Charles II
b)
King Charles I
c)
King Charles III
d)
King Charles IV
9.
Penelope Barker led the Edenton Tea Party to protest what?
a)
the price of stamps
b)
the taxes on teas
c)
the cost of ships
d)
the taxes on cloth
10.
North Carolina became one of the first 13 colonies and later became a state. It was the _______ state.
a)
10th
b)
11th
c)
12th
d)
13th
11.
Early farmers built this kind of road to help them sell their crops around the state.
a)
dirt roads
b)
plank roads
c)
board roads
d)
wood roads
12.
There are two dates on the state flag. The first represents the Mecklenberg Declaration. The other stands for ________________.
a)
The date the flag was made.
b)
The Edenton Tea Party
c)
The date we became a state.
d)
The Halifax Resolve
13.
Why was corn so important to the early North Carolinians?
a)
We were so poor and it was easy to grow.
b)
We could sell it.
c)
It grew in shady areas.
d)
It grew all year.
14.
During the Civil War, North Carolinians fought for which side?
a)
The Union
b)
The North
c)
The South
d)
The Patriots
15.
This president from North Carolina is pictured on the twenty dollar bill.
a)
Andrew Jackson
b)
Andrew Johnson
c)
James Polk
d)
Andy Taylor
16.
This man from North Carolina was the 17th president after Abraham Lincoln was assassinated.
a)
Andrew Jackson
b)
Andrew Johnson
c)
James Polk
d)
Andy Taylor
17.
This man was the eleventh president of the United States. His birthplace is toured by many people each year.
a)
Andrew Jackson
b)
Andrew Johnson
c)
James Polk
d)
Andy Taylor
18.
This was a famous first lady who helped to decorate the white house in its early days.
a)
Penelope Barker
b)
Dolley Madison
c)
Dolly Parton
d)
Gloria Jackson
19.
This Native American tribe lived mostly in the mountains of North Carolina. They had an advanced language.
a)
Catawba
b)
Sioux
c)
Tuscarora
d)
Cherokee
20.
A sad time in American history was when a large group of Native Americans were forced to leave North Carolina. It was called __________________.
a)
The Trail of Tears
b)
The Saddest Day
c)
Time to Move On
d)
Farewell NC
21.
What is the name of the enormous house in Asheville, North Carolina that many people tour each year?
a)
The Huge Hotel
b)
Jumbo House
c)
The Biltmore Estate
d)
The Asheville Manor
22.
Name the two brothers famous for being the first in flight.
a)
Bob and Bill Wrong
b)
Orville and Wilbur Wright
c)
John and Stan White
d)
Mike and Mark Right
23.
Where did the Wright Brothers make their historic first flight?
a)
Kill Devil Hills
b)
Asheville
c)
Shallotte
d)
Ocean Isle
24.
How many counties does does North Carolina have now?
a)
25
b)
50
c)
75
d)
100
25.
Greensboro was famous for a peaceful protest called a sit-in that took place in a Woolworth's during the Civil Rights Movement. What was the nickname of the leaders of this protest?
a)
The A & T Group
b)
The Greensboro Four
c)
Martin's Men
d)
Protestors Unite
26.
This city is our state's capital and the home of our state's government. What is it?
a)
Wilmington
b)
Charlotte
c)
Raleigh
d)
Greensboro
27.
This city is nicknamed the Queen City. What is it?
a)
Greensboro
b)
High Point
c)
Winston Salem
d)
Charlotte
28.
This is one of our state's three regions and the home of the Appalachian Mountains, which includes the Blue Ridge Parkway and the Great Smoky Mountains.
a)
The Piedmont
b)
The Mountains
c)
The Coastal Plains
d)
The Tidewater
29.
This region of North Carolina is the home to our largest cities including Charlotte, Greensboro, Raleigh, and Winston Salem.
a)
The Mountains
b)
The Coastal Plains
c)
The Piedmont
d)
The Flat Lands
30.
North Carolina has a theme park featuring a train in the mountain region. What is the train called?
a)
Tweetsie Railroad
b)
Twixie Railroad
c)
Tweety Railroad
d)
Treetop Railroad
31.
North Carolina has two nicknames: The Tar Heel State and ______________________.
a)
The Old State
b)
The Old North State
c)
The Best Carolina
d)
The Wolfpack
32.
This lighthouse is the tallest one in North Carolina. What is it?
a)
Old Baldy
b)
Currituck
c)
Cape Hatteras
d)
Stripes
33.
What was the name of the place where our country's first gold rush occurred?
a)
Cabarras Gold Mine
b)
John's Gold Mine
c)
NC's Gold Mine
d)
Reed's Gold Mine
34.
This crop used to make cigarettes was a huge cash crop for North Carolina's economy.
a)
tobacco
b)
pipe fill
c)
corn
d)
wheat
35.
There is a large group of barrier islands off the coast of North Carolina in the Atlantic Ocean. What is it called?
a)
Sunset Beach
b)
Ocean Isle
c)
Holden Beach
d)
The Outer Banks
36.
This unusual carnivorous plant grows along the coast of North Carolina right above Wilmington. What is it called?
a)
the meat eater
b)
Venus Fly Trap
c)
the chopper
d)
Spiky Plant
37.
The other states that border North Carolina are Virginia, Tennessee, South Carolina, and ______________.
a)
West Virginia
b)
Kentucky
c)
Georgia
d)
Florida
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