- 1. South Carolina was part of which group from the original 13 colonies?
A) Mid-Atlantic
B) Midwest
C) New England
D) Southern
- 2. How man counties are there in South Carolina?
A) 52
B) 18
C) 35
D) 46
- 3. What body of water forms on the Eastern side of South Carolina?
A) Catawba River
B) Atlantic Ocean
C) Lake Murray
D) Pacific Ocean
- 4. How many state parks are in South Carolina?
A) 46
B) 8
C) 100
D) 24
- 5. What is the capital city of South Carolina?
A) Columbia
B) Charleston
C) Myrtle Beach
D) Greenville
- 6. What South Carolina crop was grown using the knowledge of the African people?
A) Rice
B) Green Beans
C) Cotton
D) Corn
- 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) Dum spiro Spero
C) E Pluribus Unum
D) Suma Cum Laude
- 9. What battle led to the design of our state flag?
A) Battle of Camden
B) Battle of Sullivan's Island
C) Battle of Cowpens
D) Battle of Kings Mountain
- 10. What laws caused much disunity in South Carolina following Reconstruction?
A) Title IX
B) Jim Crow Laws
C) Pennies for Progress
D) Blue Laws
- 11. What war did the colonists fight prior to the American Revolution?
A) French & Indian War
B) Spanish-American War
C) War of 1812
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) Cherokee
C) Iriquois
D) Yemassee
- 13. Which of the following Presidents of the United States was from South Carolina?
A) Andrew Jackson
B) Abraham Lincoln
C) Dwight Eisenhower
D) Bill Clinton
- 14. What is the name of the state bird for South Carolina?
A) Blue Jay
B) Cardinal
C) Pheasant
D) Wren
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