Packet 2: Tossup 3

Ferries complete this state’s Highway 12, which terminates near the southern portion (-5[1])of the Currituck Sound. “Old Christmas” is observed on January 6th in this state’s (-5[1])Chicamacomico (15[1]-5[3])(“chick-a-ma-CAH-me-co”) town of Rodanthe (“roh-DAN-thee”). An island chain in this state known as the “Graveyard of the Atlantic” (15[2])contains (15[1])the Pamlico (15[3]-5[1])(“pam-LEE-co”) Sound (15[2]-5[1])town of (15[2])Buxton. (15[3])Pisgah National Forest contains (15[1])this state’s (15[2]-5[3])(*) Mount Mitchell. (10[2]-5[1])The tallest (10[1])lighthouse (-5[1])in the (10[1])U.S. (10[1])is located (-5[1])in this state’s Cape (-5[1])Hatteras (-5[1])(“HAT-er-iss”), near (10[1])the Outer Banks. (10[3])This state (10[1])and Tennessee (10[1])share the (10[1])Great Smoky Mountains. For 10 points, (10[2])what state’s “Research Triangle” is (10[1])centered on the cities of (10[1])Durham, (10[2])Chapel Hill (10[1])and Raleigh? ■END■ (10[9])

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