From county seats to tiny towns, these three crossword puzzles spanning from the ’40s to the ’70s have sharpened our readers’ knowledge for decades.
These two searchwords from 1976 tested readers on how quickly they could spot the names of beloved towns from mountains to coast.
Quizzes were a popular addition to the magazine in the ’30s and ’40s, and our editors at the time encouraged readers to grade themselves — and they weren’t pulling punches when they created their rubric: “We’re of the opinion that these questions are rather easy. There are thirty of them. If you get 27, 28, 29, or 30 right, give yourself a grade of Excellent. If you get 24, 25, or 26 correct — Good. If you get 21, 22, or 23 correct — only Fair. Below 21 shows that your knowledge of North Carolina needs a lot of bolstering.”
Want to further your North Carolina know-how even more? Test your knowledge with The North Carolina Quiz Book and the North Carolina Trivia Game.
North Carolina is known for many things, but nothing more important this week than the qualities of endurance, resilience, and hope.
By day, this adventure park in the Triad is a fall festival to die for. By night, the undead come alive for Halloween tricks. Welcome to one man’s vision of year-round merrymaking.
North Carolina’s border dances across the mountains as it traces four different states. Life here can be more remote, but good neighbors are never far away.
The Blue Ridge Parkway stands out among America’s national parks: Unfurling across six Appalachian mountain chains, it connects dozens of rural communities and binds together generations of families through shared memories.
