- 1. South Carolina was part of which group from the original 13 colonies?
A) New England
B) Midwest
C) Mid-Atlantic
D) Southern
- 2. How man counties are there in South Carolina?
A) 46
B) 35
C) 18
D) 52
- 3. What body of water forms on the Eastern side of South Carolina?
A) Lake Murray
B) Catawba River
C) Pacific Ocean
D) Atlantic Ocean
- 4. How many state parks are in South Carolina?
A) 100
B) 8
C) 46
D) 24
- 5. What is the capital city of South Carolina?
A) Myrtle Beach
B) Greenville
C) Columbia
D) Charleston
- 6. What South Carolina crop was grown using the knowledge of the African people?
A) Green Beans
B) Corn
C) Rice
D) Cotton
- 7. Who, from South Carolina, is nicknamed the "Swamp Fox"?
A) William Moultrie
B) Andrew Pickens
C) Thomas Sumter
D) Francis Marion
- 8. Which South Carolina motto means, "While I breath, I hope?"
A) E Pluribus Unum
B) Suma Cum Laude
C) Veni Vidi Vici
D) Dum spiro Spero
- 9. What battle led to the design of our state flag?
A) Battle of Cowpens
B) Battle of Camden
C) Battle of Sullivan's Island
D) Battle of Kings Mountain
- 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) War of 1812
B) Spanish-American War
C) French & Indian 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) Cherokee
B) Iriquois
C) Yemassee
D) Catawba
- 13. Which of the following Presidents of the United States was from South Carolina?
A) Bill Clinton
B) Abraham Lincoln
C) Andrew Jackson
D) Dwight Eisenhower
- 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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