Statistics for Geography of North Carolina

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Question	Answer	% Correct
In what mountain range in which the above is located?	{Blue} Ridge Mountains	92%
What are the three cities that are home to those universities?	Raleigh	92%
With what state does North Carolina share its shortest border?	Georgia	87%
What is the name of North Carolina's barrier islands?	Outer {Banks}	87%
What are the three cities that are home to those universities?	Durham	85%
What is the name of the region of the state with three prestigious universities?	{Research} Triangle	79%
What are the three cities that are home to those universities?	Chapel Hill	74%
In what region on those islands did history's first airplane flight take place?	Kitty Hawk	73%
What island was once home to a "Lost Colony" established in 1585?	Roanoke	72%
What is the biggest city in western North Carolina?	Asheville	71%
What is the most populous city in North Carolina that is on the coast?	Wilmington	67%
What North Carolina military base is the headquarters of the Army Special Forces?	Fort {Bragg}	62%
What national park is located between North Carolina–Tennessee border?	Great Smoky Mountains	60%
What is the slang for someone from North Carolina?	Tar Heel	58%
In what county is Charlotte located?	Mecklenburg	55%
What is the tallest mountain in North Carolina – as well as Eastern United States?	Mount Mitchell	51%
For what North Carolina headland is a Robert De Niro thriller named?	Cape Fear	49%
What is the largest reservoir in North Carolina – primarily fed by the Catawba River? (hint: ancient Norse people of France)	Lake Norman	41%
What hilly region forms the central third of the state?	{Piedmont} Plateau	39%
What large sound / lagoon is created by those islands?	{Pamlico} Sound	33%