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“Are You a True Tar Heel?”

“Are You a True Tar Heel?”. Dr. T om Shields. One. Know why is North Carolina called “The Tar Heel State.” Add 5 Know two or more theories add 10 Did not know NC was the “Tar Heel State” subtract 25. Answer One.

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“Are You a True Tar Heel?”

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  1. “Are You a True Tar Heel?” Dr. Tom Shields

  2. One • Know why is North Carolina called “The Tar Heel State.” • Add 5 • Know two or more theories add 10 • Did not know NC was the “Tar Heel State” subtract 25

  3. Answer One • During colonial day, NC exported more tar and pitch than any other colony, and the tar that spilled on the ground stuck to workers’ feet. • During the Revolutionary War, Lord Cornwallis’ troops crossed the Tar River in eastern NC and got to the other side with tar all over their feet that had been poured in the river by Patriots. • During the Civil War, a group of retreating soldiers left a regiment of North Carolinians and told the retreaters that next time they were going to put tar on their heels to make them stick (Most widely accepted).

  4. Two • What kind of tea do you prefer? • Iced sweet, add 10 • Herbal, unsweetened, or dislike tea, subtract 10

  5. Three • How do you like BBQ? • Eastern NC BBQ, add 5 • Lexington (western) BBQ, add 10 • Favorite BBQ joint has a cartoon picture of a pig wearing a bib, add 5 • Prefer BBQ beef or BBQ ribs, subtract 10

  6. Four • Believe that NC has dibs on Orville and Wilbur Wright. • Add 10 • Believe Ohio has better claim, subtract 10

  7. Five • If forecasts of snow send you to the grocery store for milk, bread, eggs, and toilet paper. • Add 10 • If you reminisce of cold North winters or snow does not send you to the store, subtract 10

  8. Six • If you have ever skipped work (school), brought a TV to work (watched in class), on the Friday of the ACC tournament. • Add 15 • If you have no idea what sport is being talked about is, subtract 15

  9. Seven • If you know how to shag, even just a little. • Add 10 • If your first thought was carpet, subtract 10.

  10. Eight • If you follow NASCAR so closely that you know all the drivers. • Add 10 • If you would rather watch paint dry, subtract 10 • If you can name at least three of the four racing Pettys, add 5

  11. Nine • If you have ever driven along the Blue Ridge Parkway. • Add 10 • If you have done it in autumn to see the leaves, add 5 • If you think leaves are leaves no matter the color, subtract 10

  12. Ten • If you have spent vacation time visiting one or more of NC’s lighthouses. • Add 5 • Climbed to the top, add 5

  13. Eleven • If you love homegrown tomatoes. • Add 5 • If your family grows their own, add 5

  14. Twelve • If you have seen any of NC’s famous outdoor dramas. • Add 10 • If you cannot even name one of NC’s dramas, subtract 10

  15. Thirteen • If you have heard NC’s official state song, “The Old North State.” • Add 5 • If you can sing a verse, add 20

  16. Fourteen • If you have ever been to Tweetsie Railroad. • Add 5 • If you know where Tweetsie got its name, add 10 • If you have never heard of Tweetsie, subtract 10

  17. Fifteen • If you know of the legend of the Devil’s Tramping Ground. • Add 5 • If you can name the county in which the site is located, add 10

  18. Fifteen Answer • Located in Chatham County, is a 40 foot barren circle in the middle of a forest. Nothing will grow in the mysterious circle, and objects placed in the circle at nighttime disappear before dawn. According to legend the devil paces there, charring the ground as he does so.

  19. Sixteen • If you have been to a festival named after a fruit, vegetable, or some sort of animal. • Add 10

  20. Seventeen • Can name the official state bird, flower, fruit, or motto. • Add 5 for each • Do not know any, subtract 10

  21. Seventeen Answer • Cardinal • Dogwood • “Esse Quam Videri” (“To be, rather than to seem”) • Scuppernong grape

  22. Eighteen • If you have been to Grandfather Mountain. • Add 5 • Taken a picture of Mildred, add 5 • Crossed the Mile-High Swinging Bridge, add 5

  23. Nineteen • If you know the NC city which Mayberry is based from the “The Andy Griffith Show.” • Add 5 • You you did not know the show was based on a NC town, subtract 10.

  24. Twenty • Coke or Pepsi. • Pepsi, add 5 • Coke, subtract 5 • Name another soft drink that NC claims, add 5

  25. Twenty-One • Can name three country music stars from NC. • Add 10 • Cannot name any or dislike country music, subtract 10

  26. Twenty-Two • Can name the President NC claims to be born in the state. • Add 10 • If you did not know Presidents were born in NC, subtract 10

  27. Twenty-Three • If you have ever been to NC Christmas tree farm to cut down your own tree. • Add 5 • If you use a artificial tree, subtract 5

  28. Twenty-Four • Know where Krispy Kreme Doughnuts is headquartered. • Add 5 • If you do not like them, subtract 5

  29. Twenty-Five • If you have eaten seafood at Calabash. • Add 5

  30. Twenty-Six • Know what “hoi toide” means. • Add 10

  31. Twenty-Seven • You have lived in NC all your life. • Add 15 • Lived in NC most of your life, add 5

  32. Score • High 320

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