- 1. South Carolina was part of which group from the original 13 colonies?
A) Mid-Atlantic
B) Southern
C) Midwest
D) New England
- 2. How man counties are there in South Carolina?
A) 52
B) 35
C) 18
D) 46
- 3. What body of water forms on the Eastern side of South Carolina?
A) Pacific Ocean
B) Atlantic Ocean
C) Lake Murray
D) Catawba River
- 4. How many state parks are in South Carolina?
A) 100
B) 46
C) 8
D) 24
- 5. What is the capital city of South Carolina?
A) Charleston
B) Myrtle Beach
C) Greenville
D) Columbia
- 6. What South Carolina crop was grown using the knowledge of the African people?
A) Corn
B) Rice
C) Green Beans
D) Cotton
- 7. Who, from South Carolina, is nicknamed the "Swamp Fox"?
A) Thomas Sumter
B) William Moultrie
C) Francis Marion
D) Andrew Pickens
- 8. Which South Carolina motto means, "While I breath, I hope?"
A) Veni Vidi Vici
B) E Pluribus Unum
C) Dum spiro Spero
D) Suma Cum Laude
- 9. What battle led to the design of our state flag?
A) Battle of Kings Mountain
B) Battle of Sullivan's Island
C) Battle of Cowpens
D) Battle of Camden
- 10. What laws caused much disunity in South Carolina following Reconstruction?
A) Pennies for Progress
B) Title IX
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) Catawba
B) Iriquois
C) Cherokee
D) Yemassee
- 13. Which of the following Presidents of the United States was from South Carolina?
A) Bill Clinton
B) Dwight Eisenhower
C) Abraham Lincoln
D) Andrew Jackson
- 14. What is the name of the state bird for South Carolina?
A) Pheasant
B) Wren
C) Blue Jay
D) Cardinal
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