WONDER #2299: Where Is the Great Dismal Swamp?

Question 1 of 3

The Great Dismal Swamp spans over 112,000 acres along the border of Virginia and which other state?

  1. North Carolina
  2. South Carolina
  3. East Carolina
  4. West Virginia

Question 2 of 3

The slaves who established settlements in the Great Dismal Swamp were known as what?

  1. maroons
  2. hiders
  3. runaways
  4. skippers

Question 3 of 3

In 1665, which colonial governor of North Carolina discovered the lake that now bears his name?

  1. Thomas Jefferson
  2. George Washington
  3. William Drummond
  4. Billy Dismal

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