1. How Much Do you Know about North Carolina?
8th gRade Global Studies

2. Roy Cooper He is the Governor of North Carolina.
1. The Winner of the 2016 Gubernatorial election in North Carolina was:
Roy Cooper
He is the Governor
of North Carolina.

3. 2. In 2016, North Carolina’s two U.S. Senators are:
Thom Tillis (elected in 2014.
Next Election- 2020)
Richard Burr (elected in 2004;
Re-elected in 2010; re-Elected in
2016. Next election- 2022)
Thom Tillis
Richard Burr

4. 3. There are 100 counties in North Carolina.
Mecklenburg County

5. 4. North Carolina borders the following States:
Virginia
South Carolina
Georgia
Tennessee

6. 5. North Carolina borders the Atlantic ocean.

7. 6. The Capital of NC is Raleigh and was named for Sir Walter Raleigh.

8. 7. The Largest city in Nc is Charlotte.

9. 8. The “City of Medicine” is durham.

10. 9. The directions of odd-numbered interstate highways is north/South.

11. 9. The direction of even-numbered interstate highways is East/West.

12. 10. The three main geographical regions in nC are:
Mountains
Piedmont
Coastal Plain

13. 11. The largest sand dune in nc is:
Jockey’s Ridge

14. 12. The largest residential house in NC is the Biltmore house in Asheville, NC.

15. 13. The big four schools in Nc are:
Unc
Duke
Wake Forest
Nc state

16. Unc chapel Hill
Rameses

17. Duke Blue Devils

18. Wake Forest
Demon Deacons

19. NC State

20. 14. The cape hatteras lighthouse was moved to protect it from the ocean.

21. 15. Major tropical storms that affect nc are called
Hurricanes

22. 16. Orville wright flew the first airplane.

23. 17. The north Carolina zoo is in Asheboro, and it is the first zoo to keep animals in their natural habitat.

24. 18. The “Queen City” is charlotte.

25. 19. The national football league team, the Carolina panthers is based in charlotte.

26. 20. The bloodiest civil war battle fought in nc was battle of Bentonville.

27. 21. The Carolina hurricanes won the Stanley cup in 2006.