- 1. South Carolina was part of which group from the original 13 colonies?
A) Mid-Atlantic
B) New England
C) Midwest
D) Southern
- 2. How man counties are there in South Carolina?
A) 18
B) 46
C) 35
D) 52
- 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) 46
B) 24
C) 100
D) 8
- 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) Cotton
B) Green Beans
C) Rice
D) Corn
- 7. Who, from South Carolina, is nicknamed the "Swamp Fox"?
A) Andrew Pickens
B) Francis Marion
C) Thomas Sumter
D) William Moultrie
- 8. Which South Carolina motto means, "While I breath, I hope?"
A) Suma Cum Laude
B) E Pluribus Unum
C) Veni Vidi Vici
D) Dum spiro Spero
- 9. What battle led to the design of our state flag?
A) Battle of Sullivan's Island
B) Battle of Kings Mountain
C) Battle of Camden
D) Battle of Cowpens
- 10. What laws caused much disunity in South Carolina following Reconstruction?
A) Title IX
B) Blue Laws
C) Jim Crow Laws
D) Pennies for Progress
- 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) Yemassee
B) Cherokee
C) Catawba
D) Iriquois
- 13. Which of the following Presidents of the United States was from South Carolina?
A) Andrew Jackson
B) Bill Clinton
C) Dwight Eisenhower
D) Abraham Lincoln
- 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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