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