Statistics for History of North Carolina

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Question	Answer	% Correct
What was the main cash crop of North Carolina during its colonial era?	Tobacco	90%
After which English king is North Carolina named?	King Charles I	84%
What pirate's "Queen Anne's Revenge" ran aground on the North Carolinian coast in 1718?	Blackbeard	82%
What title in the White House was Dolley Madison the first wife of a president to be referred to as?	First Lady	80%
What English colony was established in 1585 but vanished shortly thereafter?	Roanoke	80%
What doughnut company was founded by Vernon Rudolph in 1937?	Krispy Kreme	79%
Who established that colony?	Sir Walter Raleigh	78%
Near what town did the Wright brothers make the first successful airplane flight?	Kitty Hawk	77%
First President to be impeached	Andrew Johnson	76%
President who fought 13 duels	Andrew Jackson	72%
What did North Carolina provide at least 125,000 of to the Confederacy during the Civil War — far more than any other state?	Soldiers	71%
What North Carolina university was the alma mater of Richard Nixon?	Duke University	69%
What soda brand was first introduced as "Brad's Drink"in New Bern, North Carolina?	Pepsi	67%
What national park between North Carolina and Tennessee has been the most-visited park in the U.S. since 1944?	Great Smoky Mountains	61%
President during the Mexican–American War	James K. Polk	52%
The Hall of Fame of what sport was opened in Charlotte in 2010?	NASCAR	48%
What famous Charlotte-based bank was formed with mergence of two banks in 1998?	Bank Of America	45%
Who was the first English person to be born in America in 1587, in that colony?	Virginia Dare	39%
In what city did the Battle of Guilford Court House take place in 1781?	Greensboro	36%
Who became North Carolina's first female senator, and also ran for President in 2000?	Elizabeth Dole	25%