Statistics for North Carolina True or False?

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Question	Answer	% Correct
North Carolina has more people than South Carolina	True	91%
Duke University is located in North Carolina	True	90%
The Outer Banks are a string of barrier islands	True	90%
Before the Civil War, North Carolina and South Carolina were a single state known simply as "Carolina"	False	86%
The first battle of the Civil War happened in North Carolina	False	81%
Kamala Harris is from North Carolina	False	80%
Asheville is located in the western part of the state	True	80%
People from North Carolina are known as "Tar Heels"	True	79%
The pirate Blackbeard once operated in North Carolina	True	79%
North Carolina's largest city is also its capital	False	78%
The Research Triangle lies about 500 miles off the coast of North Carolina	False	69%
The Wright Brothers were born and raised near Kitty Hawk	False	65%
North Carolina's tallest building is a megachurch shaped like a cross	False	65%
The "Lost Colony" of Roanoke was located in what is today North Carolina	True	65%
North Carolina contains the highest mountain east of the Mississippi River	True	56%