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Section #1 - Regular
Quiz Bowl Practice
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| North Carolina ranks ___ in total size | 28th |
| North Carolina is 1/3 of the way from the _____ to the Equator | North Pole |
| North Carolina is similar in size to what European county? | England |
| This geographic feature marks the division between the Coastal Plain and Piedmont? | Fall Line |
| The Coastal Plain covers roughly how many square miles of land? | 21,000 |
| This subregion of North Carolina extends up to 30 miles inland | Tidewater |
| This highest sand dune on the Atlantic Coast is located in North Carolina's Outer Banks | Jockey's Ridge |
| The three major NC capes are Cape Lookout, Cape Hatteras, and: | Cape Fear |
| State port facilities are located in Wilmington and; | Moorehead City |
| The are off of Cape Hatteras is known as the; | Graveyard of the Atlantic |
| Elizabeth City State University and UNCW are located in which region? | TideWater |
| Col. William Byrd described this area of land as "a mere quagmire trembling under the feet..." | The Great Dismal Swamp |
| This is the oldest waterway in the United States | The Dismal Swamp Canal, 1793 |
| The Piedmont covers roughly how many square miles? | 22,000 miles |
| What major city in North Carolina gets the nickname the "Queen City"? | Charlotte |
| The eastern range of the Appalachian Mountains is know as the; | Great Smoky Mountains |
| There are ____ Peaks in North Carolina higher that 6,000 feet? | 43 |
| What two literary giants were born in the mountain region? | Carl Sandberg and Thomas Wolfe |
| This explorer named the Appalachian Mountains after the Native American group known as the Apalachee. | Hernando De Soto |
| The Appalachian trail runs from Georgia to what state? | Maine |
| More than ____ kinds of rocks and minerals have economic value to North Carolina? | 70 |
| 2/3rds of the state is still covered in; | Forest |
| North Carolina lies in this regions of the United States? | Sunbelt |
| North Carolina hurricane season runs from; | June to October |
| North Carolina pre-contact Native Americans spoke these three languages; | Iroquoian, Siouan, and Algonquian. |
| This is the name of the Native American trading language; | Mobilian |
| This was the chief crop of the North Carolina Native Americans; | Corn |
| This describes the years following Columbus' voyage, and described the interaction between old and new worlds; | Columbian exchange |
| This document gave Sir Humphrey Gilbert the right to discover and govern land not held by a Christian ruler; | Gilbert Patent |
| The Gilbert Patent was granted on what day? | June 11th 1578 |
| This person was the half brother of Sir Humphrey Gilbert; | Sir Walter Raleigh |
| Raleigh's first expedition was led by what two men? | Philip Amadas and Arthur Barlowe |
| This is a form of land tax charged by the acre; | Quitrent |
| These two political parties developed an early Albemarle county; | Prerogative party and the Popular party |
| This man was appointed to replace Seth Sothel in 1689; | Philip Ludwell |
| North Carolina's first two towns were Bath and; | Newburn |
| This man nicknamed Tuscarora Jack led army of settlers and natives from South Carolina to help in the Tuscarora War. | John Barnwell |
| What town was incorporated in 1722 as a borough town? | Edenton |
| The "Golden Age of Piracy" was from; | 1689-1718 |
| This man was known as the "Gentleman Pirate"; | Stede Bonnet |
| Stede Bonnet and William Rhett clashed at the mouth of this river in September 1718; | Cape Fear |
| In November 1718 Robert Manard found Black Beard near this inlet? | Ocracoke |
| These two women served as pirates on the crew of Captain Calico Jack; | Anne Bonny and Mary Read |
| This town was established 30 miles from the mouth of the Cape Fear river; | Wilmington |
| This term refers to the journey across the Atlantic that sent captured Africans to America for slavery; | The Middle Passage |
| North Carolina's first newspaper was published by James Davis, the name of this newspaper was; | North Carolina Gazette |
| Corduroy Roads were made by laying small _____ over muddy roads. | Trees |
| The economic staples of North Carolina were agriculture, live stock, and _______. | Naval stores |
| This is the first cash crop of North Carolina. | Tobacco |
| This, held in November 1763, ended the French and Indian War. | The Congress of Augusta |
| This term refers to a strong loyalty to a region or a section. | Sectionalism |
| Many settlers came to North Carolina via this route; | The Great Wagon Road |
| This term describes the thinly populated region west of the fall line. | Backcountry |
| This county, was originally named "Wachovia", which means "meadow valley": | Forsyth County |
| This date marked the official separation between North and South Carolina: | May 9, 1712 |
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