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