North Carolina New Year

10 Questions | By Ourstate | Last updated: Nov 15, 2016 | Total Attempts: 220

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1.

For more than 200 years, men in the Cherryville area have gathered each New Year’s Eve to fire muskets, chant, and visit neighbors. Cherryville is located in what county?
- A.
  
  Mecklenburg
- B.
  
  Cleveland
- C.
  
  Gaston
2.

First Night Charlotte is the name of the Queen City’s annual New Year’s Eve event. In addition to music and food, Charlotte celebrates by raising what lighted symbol at midnight?
- A.
  
  Crescent moon
- B.
  
  Star
- C.
  
  Crown
3.

Perhaps the most unusual, and controversial, New Year’s Eve “drop” has taken place in Brasstown in Clay County. As midnight strikes, what marsupial is traditionally lowered to the ground?
- A.
  
  Skunk
- B.
  
  Raccoon
- C.
  
  Opossum
4.

Located on the Neuse River, the town of Oriental celebrates New Year’s Eve with a tradition in which locals bang pots and make noise in an attempt to drive away what mythical creature?
- A.
  
  Dragon
- B.
  
  Unicorn
- C.
  
  Griffin
5.

Historic Rural Hill Farm near Huntersville holds an annual New Year’s celebration that includes recreating the ancient practice of first-footing. Settlers brought this tradition to North Carolina from what country?
- A.
  
  Germany
- B.
  
  France
- C.
  
  Scotland
6.

Raleigh’s New Year’s celebration includes processions, fireworks, music, and the dropping of what tree nut that nods to the city’s nickname?
- A.
  
  Acorn
- B.
  
  Walnut
- C.
  
  Pecan
7.

One of North Carolina’s newest New Year’s traditions takes place in Cumberland County, where the locals drop a 30-pound wooden flea in what town?
- A.
  
  Lumberton
- B.
  
  Spivey’s Corner
- C.
  
  Eastover
8.

The Island of Lights New Year’s Eve celebration in New Hanover County drops a lighted beach ball at midnight. The annual event takes place in what town south of Carolina Beach?
- A.
  
  Calabash
- B.
  
  Kure Beach
- C.
  
  Southport
9.

Fayetteville welcomes the New Year by dropping what well-known bloom that is North Carolina’s official state flower?
- A.
  
  Rhododendron
- B.
  
  Camellia
- C.
  
  Dogwood Dogwood
10.

Crystal Coast residents gather in Morehead City to drop what box-like implement used to catch crabs?
- A.
  
  Crab pot
- B.
  
  Crab hook
- C.
  
  Sand trap