Carolina Culinary Gems

Time to fuel up with some brain food! Test your knowledge on Carolina cookin’ and cuisine—from the hate ’em or love ’em red hot dogs to beloved biscuits and BBQ. It’s giving *quintessential* NC—and we’re eating it up. Dig in!

Not your average Oscar Mayer, NC’s traditional red Bright Leaf hot dogs are hued with the same food coloring as…? 
a. Red velvet cake
b. Sports drinks
c. Cereals
d. All of the above

Speaking of hot dogs—we’ll take ours Carolina-style! Classic NC hot dogs typically come drenched in chili, coleslaw and which third ingredient?
a. Baked beans
b. Onions
c. Relish
d. Pickles

A huge ~pull~ on NC meat eaters, BBQ is essentially a staple in our state. What city considers itself the Barbecue Capital of the World for its BBQ outposts and annual food fest?
a. Ayden
b. Clemmons
c. Murphy
d. Lexington

Soul food 🤝 biscuits. Before Biscuitville became Biscuitville, a former flour broker began the now-uberpopular breakfast stop as Mountainbrook Fresh Bread & Milk in which NC town?
a. Edenton
b. Burlington
c. High Point
d. Sanford

Oh, sweet! Sweet potatoes are the official state veggie—so, naturally, the sweet potato
pie is a perennial dessert. Which historical figure harbored an obsession with the sweet treat due to the belief it was an aphrodisiac?
a. William Howard Taft
b. King Charles III
c. Henry VII
d. Charles Darwin

Aw, shucks! From sea to slurp, NC’s oysters are quite a pearl in the eyes of many a NC native—whether boiled, creamed or served in a chowder. What name do baby oysters go by?
a. Sprag
b. Spat
c. Smelt
d. Fry

Started as a dare, the Krispy Kreme Challenge has garnered runners willing to down a dozen hot ones and run 5 miles from NC State’s Belltower to Krispy Kreme and back. What local org has the race supported since
its inception?
a. Rise Against Hunger
b. Children’s Flight of Hope
c. American Cancer Society
d. UNC Children’s Hospital 

Staying fruity, what was named North Carolina’s official state fruit in 2001?
a. Persimmons
b. Scuppernong grapes
c. Crimson seedless grapes
d. Blueberries

Created by a pharmacist in New Bern, Pepsi has been on the soda scene for the past 100+ years. Which of these well-known drink brands has PepsiCo since acquired?
a. Gatorade 
b. Red Bull
c. Ocean Spray
d. Welch’s

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Answers: 1. D; 2. B; 3. D; 4. B; 5. C;6. B; 7. D; 8. B; 9. A