- 1. South Carolina was part of which group from the original 13 colonies?
A) Midwest
B) Mid-Atlantic
C) Southern
D) New England
- 2. How man counties are there in South Carolina?
A) 52
B) 18
C) 35
D) 46
- 3. What body of water forms on the Eastern side of South Carolina?
A) Atlantic Ocean
B) Lake Murray
C) Catawba River
D) Pacific Ocean
- 4. How many state parks are in South Carolina?
A) 100
B) 46
C) 24
D) 8
- 5. What is the capital city of South Carolina?
A) Greenville
B) Myrtle Beach
C) Columbia
D) Charleston
- 6. What South Carolina crop was grown using the knowledge of the African people?
A) Corn
B) Rice
C) Cotton
D) Green Beans
- 7. Who, from South Carolina, is nicknamed the "Swamp Fox"?
A) Thomas Sumter
B) Andrew Pickens
C) Francis Marion
D) William Moultrie
- 8. Which South Carolina motto means, "While I breath, I hope?"
A) Veni Vidi Vici
B) Suma Cum Laude
C) Dum spiro Spero
D) E Pluribus Unum
- 9. What battle led to the design of our state flag?
A) Battle of Kings Mountain
B) Battle of Cowpens
C) Battle of Camden
D) Battle of Sullivan's Island
- 10. What laws caused much disunity in South Carolina following Reconstruction?
A) Title IX
B) Pennies for Progress
C) Blue Laws
D) Jim Crow Laws
- 11. What war did the colonists fight prior to the American Revolution?
A) French & Indian War
B) War of 1812
C) Spanish-American War
D) Civil War
- 12. Which of the following was not one of the major Native American groups to first live in South Carolina?
A) Iriquois
B) Yemassee
C) Cherokee
D) Catawba
- 13. Which of the following Presidents of the United States was from South Carolina?
A) Andrew Jackson
B) Dwight Eisenhower
C) Abraham Lincoln
D) Bill Clinton
- 14. What is the name of the state bird for South Carolina?
A) Blue Jay
B) Pheasant
C) Wren
D) Cardinal
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