- 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) 52
B) 46
C) 18
D) 35
- 3. What body of water forms on the Eastern side of South Carolina?
A) Catawba River
B) Atlantic Ocean
C) Pacific Ocean
D) Lake Murray
- 4. How many state parks are in South Carolina?
A) 8
B) 24
C) 46
D) 100
- 5. What is the capital city of South Carolina?
A) Greenville
B) Myrtle Beach
C) Charleston
D) Columbia
- 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) Andrew Pickens
B) Francis Marion
C) William Moultrie
D) Thomas Sumter
- 8. Which South Carolina motto means, "While I breath, I hope?"
A) Veni Vidi Vici
B) Suma Cum Laude
C) E Pluribus Unum
D) Dum spiro Spero
- 9. What battle led to the design of our state flag?
A) Battle of Kings Mountain
B) Battle of Sullivan's Island
C) Battle of Cowpens
D) Battle of Camden
- 10. What laws caused much disunity in South Carolina following Reconstruction?
A) Jim Crow Laws
B) Pennies for Progress
C) Blue Laws
D) Title IX
- 11. What war did the colonists fight prior to the American Revolution?
A) Spanish-American War
B) Civil War
C) French & Indian War
D) War of 1812
- 12. Which of the following was not one of the major Native American groups to first live in South Carolina?
A) Yemassee
B) Catawba
C) Cherokee
D) Iriquois
- 13. Which of the following Presidents of the United States was from South Carolina?
A) Andrew Jackson
B) Abraham Lincoln
C) Bill Clinton
D) Dwight Eisenhower
- 14. What is the name of the state bird for South Carolina?
A) Pheasant
B) Cardinal
C) Wren
D) Blue Jay
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