Trivia Tuesday with 1792 Beer Co: Colonial NC History

Looking for something fun to do during the quarantine and learn while you do it?  Participate in Trivia Tuesday!



1792 Beer Co. has partnered with The Time Travelers history club to host a trivia night on the topic Colonial North Carolina History.  Students in the club created sixteen questions about the rich early history of our state and invite you to play along!  Here's how it works:

     1) Find the answers to the sixteen trivia questions below and write them down.  Feel free to use the internet!  Our list of online Resources for Research found here and is a great place to start.

     2) Take your answers to 1792 Beer Co. to enter to win the special prize package!  Ends May 5th, 2020.



Here are the questions:

1. What patriot spy's intelligence led to the Battle of Elizabethtown in 1781?

2. Name North Carolina's three signers of the Declaration of Independence.

3. How did the "Father of the American Revolution in North Carolina" die?

4. North Carolina's Provincial Congress ordered that this industry be established in the colony on April 24, 1776 after exportation from Great Britain became impossible. What is it?

5. What official document made North Carolina the first colony to advocate for declaring independence from England on paper in April 1776?

6. What North Carolina judge and supporter of the Bill of Rights died by turkey attack?

7. What year was Captain Hugh Waddell named negotiator between the English colonies and the Catawba and Cherokee tribes?

8. In what town did North Carolina's "tea party" take place?

9. What were the citizens of Wilmington specifically protesting when they held a mock funeral for liberty?

10. What man plotted to kill George Washington in 1776?

11. What is the name of the historic house, temporary governor's residence, and location of a skirmish in 1781?

12. Who owned the "Granville District?"

13. How long was North Carolina a royal colony?

14. In October 1886, who purchased Guilford Battlefield to restore and revive it?

15. Who founded the town of Summerfield?

16. In what year was Summerfield founded?
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We hope you enjoy this Trivia Tuesday event!  Let us know what you thought in the comments!

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