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North Carolina Trivia |
| Question: When were the Carolinas split? And why?
Answer: In 1663 King Charles II realized the area was to large to be managed efficiently and put "Lords Proprietors" in charge of what became referred to as North and South Carolina. |
| Question: When did NC enter the Union?
Answer: November 21, 1789 |
| Question: What was the first ski resort in the South?
Answer: Catalooche Ski Area, in Maggie Valley |
| Question: How many miles of highway does the state maintain?
Answer: At last count, seventy-six thousand miles - making it the largest state highway system in the United States. |
| Question: Did you know?
Answer: Whistler's mother was born in North Carolina. |
| Question: Did you know?
Answer: North Carolina was the nation's biggest source of gold before the California gold rush. |
| Question: What percent of Southern casualties in the Civil War
were North Carolinians?
Answer: An amazing 25 percent of all Southern Civil War casualties were North Carolinians. |
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by T. Jensen Lacey
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