North Carolina Themed

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  1. 1. _______had its beginnings in 1937 when a man named Vernon Rudolph open a small donut shop in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
  2. 5. highest point in NC
  3. 7. What is the state gem?
  4. 9. Previously known as the Wachovia Championship, the Wells Fargo Championship is an annual competition in Charlotte in what sport?
  5. 12. This city is a major port and is also where many movies and the television show 'Dawson's Creek' is filmed?
  6. 13. NC nickname
  7. 14. Though its name might fool you into thinking it's made elsewhere, what brand of hot sauce, the third best-selling in the United States, has been manufactured in Winston-Salem since 1929?
  8. 15. state bird
  9. 19. ______,was home to the first colony of English settlers in the New World
  10. 22. Baseball legend ________ hit his first professional homerun on March 7, 1914 in Fayetteville, North Carolina
  11. 24. Inspired by the actual HBCU North Carolina A&T, the fictitious institution Atlanta A&T University was the central setting for what 2002 film starring Nick Cannon portraying an aspiring college marching band percussionist?
  12. 25. He has over 140 million subscribers on YouTube, giving him the most subscribed to channel by an individual creator on the site. By what name does Greenville-raised internet personality (and philanthropist) Jimmy Donaldson go by online?
  13. 26. Although it has a North Carolina address, a major NC attraction that opened in 1973 at a cost of $70 million is actually along the North Carolina-South Carolina state line, with a portion of the attraction in Fort Mill, SC. What is this attraction?
  14. 29. What city has a record of being the 'Furniture Capital'?
  15. 30. Charlotte is located in which North Carolina county?
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  1. 2. Winston-Salem, North Carolina is home to the last standing clam-shaped building once used as a gas station by what petroleum giant?
  2. 3. What popular North Carolina-based television show centers on the conflict between seasonal "Kooks" and local "Pogues?"
  3. 4. Largest city
  4. 6. North Carolina A&T State University’s official school colors are gold and what primary color?
  5. 8. What city has the North Carolina Zoo?
  6. 10. North Carolina is one of the largest producers of ______ in the country.
  7. 11. What is North Carolina's state beverage?
  8. 16. North Carolina is a major producer of both sweet potatoes and ____________
  9. 17. Seats in the U.S. House of Representatives
  10. 18. State Capital
  11. 20. state flower
  12. 21. Governor
  13. 23. What notorious pirate "lost his head" when he was defeated by the British Navy off the coast of Ocracoke, North Carolina in 1718?
  14. 27. Raleigh, North Carolina, officially calls itself "The City of" what trees, supposedly named so by the city's founders?
  15. 28. The North Carolina State Fair, one of the state's biggest and most popular events, is held in Raleigh each year. During which month is the fair typically held?