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09 Mar 2008, 9:54 am

I asked my friend (who's from Philly) this and now I'll try it here, too:

1. What city in NC did the Wright Brothers flew their plane at in 1903?
2. Who is our state's governor?
3. Name the three main cities in the Piedmont Triad area.
4. What's is our state's football team?
5. Name the three main cities in The Triangle region of NC.
6. What NBA basketball team is from North Carolina?
7. Name a college/university in NC.
8. What city in NC is also known as "The Furniture Captial Of The World"(it's my hometown, too).
9. Name a TV/radio station/newspaper that is based in the Piedmont Triad.
10. Where is our state's captial?
11. Pepsi was invented in what NC town?
12. Wilmington, NC is known from what?
13. What famous basketball star is also from Wilmington
14. What town in NC is known for its pottery?
15. The Woolworth's Lunch Counter Sit-In took place in what NC city in 1960?



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09 Mar 2008, 10:00 am

roygerdodger wrote:
I asked my friend (who's from Philly) this and now I'll try it here, too:

1. What city in NC did the Wright Brothers flew their plane at in 1903?
2. Who is our state's governor?
3. Name the three main cities in the Piedmont Triad area.
4. What's is our state's football team?
5. Name the three main cities in The Triangle region of NC.
6. What NBA basketball team is from North Carolina?
7. Name a college/university in NC.
8. What city in NC is also known as "The Furniture Captial Of The World"(it's my hometown, too).
9. Name a TV/radio station/newspaper that is based in the Piedmont Triad.
10. Where is our state's captial?
11. Pepsi was invented in what NC town?
12. Wilmington, NC is known from what?
13. What famous basketball star is also from Wilmington
14. What town in NC is known for its pottery?
15. The Woolworth's Lunch Counter Sit-In took place in what NC city in 1960?


1. Kitty Hawk

2. Mike Easley

3. Greensboro, Winston-Salem, ???

4. Panthers

5. Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill

6. Bobcats

7. Duke

8. ???

9. ???

10. Raleigh

11. ???

12. ???

13. ???

14. ???

15. Greensboro


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09 Mar 2008, 11:24 am

8)Newspapers of the Piedmont Triangle

Greensboro News & Record, Guilford County
Winston-Salem Journal, Forsyth County
Burlington Times-News, Alamance County
Courier-Tribune, Randolph County
The Dispatch, Davidson County
High Point Enterprise, High Point
The Tribune, Surry, Wilkes, and Yadkin counties
Mount Airy News, Surry County
Yes! Weekly, Guilford County
Rhino Times, Guilford County
The Jamestown News, Guilford County
The Stokesdale News, Guilford County
Northwest Observer, Guilford County



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09 Mar 2008, 12:52 pm

I know it's a state. That's about it.



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09 Mar 2008, 1:12 pm

1) None. They flew it off Kill Devil hill. They didn't fly over any cities until they went back to Ohio..;)
2) Iseley
3) Triad - Greensboro, High Point, and Winston Salem (I cheat...lived in Greensboro from 68-83..;)
4) What, we have to pick just one? Duke, Carolina, and State are the biggies...;)
5) Raleigh, Durham, and the People's Republic of Chapel Hill (cheated again, lived in Raleigh from 83-01,,,l)
6) Erm....uh...the Panthers are the football team (see, I'm from Texas, and that's the important sport...;)
7) UNC-Greensboro. Graduated 1980
8) I'd say Thomasville, but High Point's just next door...;)
9) WTVD (Winston, I think. Channel 12...;)
10) Raleigh Again. Lessee, it's right off Downtown blvd, just take a left at...;)
11) Have no idea. Can't stand Pepsi. Dr. Pepper was invented in Waco, and that's good enough for me..;)
12) A TV show...Dawson's Creek....;)
13) I forget, but there's a highway named after him...;)
14) Ah....@#$%.it's just south of Asheboro. Jugtown, Sedalia (I think...;) one of those
15) Greensboro, again. They tried to tear it down, cant' remember if they saved it or not...;)