- 1. South Carolina was part of which group from the original 13 colonies?
A) Southern
B) Midwest
C) New England
D) Mid-Atlantic
- 2. How man counties are there in South Carolina?
A) 35
B) 18
C) 52
D) 46
- 3. What body of water forms on the Eastern side of South Carolina?
A) Pacific Ocean
B) Catawba River
C) Lake Murray
D) Atlantic Ocean
- 4. How many state parks are in South Carolina?
A) 24
B) 46
C) 100
D) 8
- 5. What is the capital city of South Carolina?
A) Myrtle Beach
B) Columbia
C) Charleston
D) Greenville
- 6. What South Carolina crop was grown using the knowledge of the African people?
A) Rice
B) Corn
C) Green Beans
D) Cotton
- 7. Who, from South Carolina, is nicknamed the "Swamp Fox"?
A) Francis Marion
B) Andrew Pickens
C) William Moultrie
D) Thomas Sumter
- 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 Kings Mountain
B) Battle of Camden
C) Battle of Cowpens
D) Battle of Sullivan's Island
- 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) War of 1812
B) Civil War
C) Spanish-American War
D) French & Indian 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) Andrew Jackson
D) Abraham Lincoln
- 14. What is the name of the state bird for South Carolina?
A) Wren
B) Blue Jay
C) Pheasant
D) Cardinal
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