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Nevermind the fabricated scary attractions dotting interstate billboards and backroads this month—NC is home to actual haunted hallows aplenty, with the dearly (and not-so-dearly) departed still left lurking in every nook and cranny of the state. Test your smarts on the eerie and uncanny around NC for your next spooky romp—or take notes on what other-worldly locales to avoid. Happy haunting!
- A 1958 fire broke out in a children’s orphanage just off what Raleigh road—resulting in present-day reports of scattered screams, the smell of smoke and the nickname “Crybaby Lane”?
a. Falls of Neuse Road
b. Six Forks Road
c. Western Boulevard
d. Clark Avenue
- In the 1920s, a young woman dressed in pink met her demise after falling two stories at which NC hotel, where guests have still spotted her gliding over the grounds?
a. Bonclarken Conference Center
b. Weaverville’s Inn on Main Street
c. The Omni Grove Park Inn
d. The Longleaf Hotel and Lounge
- Security guards at Spring Hill often report motion-detecting alarms going off when no one is there, and someone (or something!) leaving through the backdoor. Which Raleigh park was home to the Wake County plantation?
a. Pullen Park
b. Dix Park
c. Durant Nature Preserve
d. William B. Umstead State Park
- Bonclarken, a church camp in Western NC, is allegedly still home to the original owner’s wife ~150 years later—and she’s still got a bone to pick. What made the wife so unhappy that she still seeks revenge by spooking unsuspecting hotel guests?
a. Her husband’s infidelity
b. The death of her firstborn
c. Her’s husband undisclosed debt
d. Insanity
- The now-closed “bottomless” pools at what NC lake led to the death of multiple divers, whose spirits are rumored to still be lurking near the geographical phenomenon?
a. Lake Norman
b. Jordan Lake
c. Falls Lake
d. Lake Lure
- The USS North Carolina is WWII’s most decorated battleship, and allegedly the most haunted place in NC. Where is the most common spot for apparent apparitions of sailors to appear to guests?
a. The stern
b. The washroom
c. Atop the gun deck
d. The bunk room
- Remember 1833 like it was yesterday? The ghosts of this local historic site certainly do. The smell of cigar smoke, an uneasy feeling and shadowy figures aren’t uncommon to which Raleigh building?
a. NC State Capitol Building
b. Joel Lane Museum House
c. Mordecai House
d. NC Executive Mansion
Answers: 1. C; 2. C; 3. B; 4. A; 5. D; 6. B; 7. A
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