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BMS NC Quiz Bowl
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History
8th Grade
09/13/2007

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How many years did Gabriel Johnston serve as Royal Governor of NC?
Definition
18
Term
Who served longest as NC Governor?
Definition
Gabriel Johnston
Term
For how many years did Gabriel Johnston not get paid?
Definition
14
Term
What are the three largest state universities in NC?
Definition
UNC, NC State, ECU
Term
What are NC's five largest cities from greatest to least?
Definition
Charlotte, Raleigh, Greensboro, Durham, Winston-Salem
Term
When did Raleigh become the capital of NC?
Definition
1792
Term
What is the only major city in the mountain region?
Definition
Asheville
Term
Who sent three expeditions to Roanoke Island in the 1580's?
Definition
Sir Walter Raleigh
Term
Beginning in 1795, UNC holds this distinction.
Definition
The first public university in America
Term
What are NC's three largest sounds in order from biggest to smallest?
Definition
Pamlico, Albemarle, Currituck
Term
What is NC's chain of barrier islands called?
Definition
The Outer Banks
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What are NC's three capes from north to south?
Definition
Cape Hatteras, Cape Lookout, Cape Fear
Term
In 1799, the discovery of gold took place on this farm.
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The Reed Farm
Term
Who discovered a 17 lb. chunk of gold in 1799.
Definition
Conrad Reed (son of farmer John Reed)
Term
What was the 17 lb. chunk of gold first used for after its discovery?
Definition
A door stop
Term
What are NC's two large ports?
Definition
Wilmington and Morehead City
Term
What is the nickname of the area off the coast of Morehead City?
Definition
Graveyard of the Atlantic
Term
About how many ships have sunk in the area known as the Graveyard of the Atlantic?
Definition
more than 400
Term
This pirate used Bath as a base of operations in the early 18th century.
Definition
Blackbeard
Term
What was the real name of Blackbeard?
Definition
Edward Teach
Term
What was the name of Blackbeard's ship?
Definition
Queen Anne's Revenge
Term
This is the first and oldest town in NC today.
Definition
Bath
Term
What are the two subregions in the Piedmont of NC?
Definition
Foothills and Sandhills
Term
What is the boundary between the Piedmont and the Coastal Plain?
Definition
the fall line
Term
What is the height of Mt. Mitchell?
Definition
6,684 ft.
Term
What is the name of the document which declared independence from Great Britain which was signed in 1775?
Definition
Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence (Meck Dec)
Term
What nickname did Cornwallis give Charlotte during the Revolutionary War?
Definition
a HORNET'S NEST of rebellion
Term
Who is the Native American group that was removed from NC during the Trail of Tears?
Definition
Cherokee
Term
When were the Hallifax Resolves signed?
Definition
April 12, 1776
Term
When was the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence or Meck Dec signed?
Definition
May 20, 1776
Term
What is the oldest church in NC?
Definition
St. Thomas Episcople
Term
Where is St. Thomas Episcople Church located?
Definition
Bath
Term
What is the name of the largest sand dune in NC?
Definition
Jockey's Ridge
Term
What are NC's three largest natural lakes?
Definition
Mattamuskeet, Phelps, Waccamaw
Term
What two mountain ranges are part of the Appalachian Chain in NC?
Definition
Blue Ridge and Great Smokey Mountains
Term
Where in NC did the Wright Brothers make their historic flight?
Definition
Kitty Hawk
Term
What are the first names of the Wright Brothers?
Definition
Orville and Wilbur
Term
In what city did the Wright Brothers have a bicycle shop?
Definition
Dayton, OH
Term
This city is named for Gen. Nathanial Green.
Definition
Greensboro
Term
What two things in NC were named for Elisha Mitchell?
Definition
Mt. Mitchell and Mitchell County
Term
This man was NC Attorney General and was later nominated by Washington to the Supreme Court.
Definition
James Iredell
Term
A person would be called this if they supported the ratification of the Constitution.
Definition
a Federalist
Term
What states boarder NC?
Definition
Virginia, Tennessee, Georgia, South Carolina
Term
He was the first student at UNC.
Definition
Hinton James
Term
How did Hinton James travel from Wilmington to Chapel Hill when he enrolled at UNC?
Definition
he walked
Term
This office park was created in 1959 as a center for research and development between Chapel Hill, Durham, and Raleigh.
Definition
Research Triangle Park
Term
Gabriel Johnston made it easy for this ethnic group to acquire land so as to encourage settlement.
Definition
Highland Scots
Term
These were the three major language families that were represented in pre-Columbian North Carolina.
Definition
Iroquoian, Siouan, and Algonquian
Term
This man, who moved south from Virginia, was the first permanent settler in NC.
Definition
Nathaniel Batts
Term
About what year did Nathaniel Batts settle in NC?
Definition
1650
Term
What does "Carolus" mean?
Definition
Latin form of "Charles".
Term
When was the original Carolina Charter granted?
Definition
1663
Term
When was the Second Carolina Charter issued?
Definition
1665
Term
According to the Second Carolina Charter, what were the boundaries of Carolina?
Definition
From 36* 30' down to 29* in a line straight out to the "South Sea".
Term
What are the years that Carolina was under the control of the Lords Proprietors?
Definition
1663 to 1729
Term
Who wrote the Fundamental Constitutions as a model for the government of Carolina?
Definition
John Locke
Term
In what year were the Fundamental Constitutions written?
Definition
1669
Term
When did Creek Indians invade the Pee Dee River Valley?
Definition
c. 15th century
Term
The Creek Indians settled in what present-day county?
Definition
Montgomery
Term
Who selected the upper Pee Dee Valley as their religious and political capital?
Definition
Creek Indians
Term
What was the Creek Indian's temple built on?
Definition
mound
Term
In the Creek Indian culture, who is the Miko?
Definition
Chief political and religious leader
Term
What was the first region settled in NC?
Definition
Albemarle Region
Term
When did seven of the eight Lord's Proprietors sell their land back to the Crown?
Definition
1729
Term
From 1692-1712, where did the governor of Carolina reside?
Definition
Charleston
Term
Why was Charleston favored over other settlements in Carolina in the late 1600's and early 1700's?
Definition
It's natural harbor and proximity to the West Indies (for trade)
Term
What were the first three precincts created in Albemarle Co?
Definition
Berkley, Carteret, and Shaftesbury
Term
Members of the colonial assembly were elected from where?
Definition
Various precincts (counties) and from certain towns which had been granted representation.
Term
The term "precinct" as a geographical unit ceased to exist after what year?
Definition
1739
Term
Around 1739, these two counties ceased to exist.
Definition
Albemarle Co. and Bath Co.
Term
During the proprietary and royal periods, the council served in these two roles.
Definition
An advisory group to the governor as well as serving as the upper house of the legislature when the assembly was in session.
Term
During the proprietary and royal periods, what government positions were by appointment?
Definition
The governor, colonial secretary, attorney general, surveyor general, and the receiver general.
Term
How many colonial assembly representatives did each county have if that county was formed before 1696?
Definition
5
Term
How many colonial assembly representatives did each county have if that county was formed after 1696?
Definition
2
Term
How many colonial assembly representatives did each town have if that town had been granted representation?
Definition
1
Term

In colonial NC, who held the power of the purse and the electing of the treasurer?

Definition
Both were privileges of the assembly.
Term
What group met in Halifax in 1776?
Definition
The Fourth Provincial Congress
Term
Who were NC's signers of the Declaration of Independence?
Definition
William Hooper, Joseph Hewes, and John Penn
Term
The Halifax Resolves were written to what two groups?
Definition
NC's delegates at the Continental Congress and the other colonies
Term
Which colony was the first to instruct its delegates at the Continental Congress to vote for independence from Great Britain?
Definition
North Carolina
Term
Who named the Pacific Ocean?
Definition
Magellan
Term
Who discovered the "South Sea"?
Definition
Balboa
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