- 1. South Carolina was part of which group from the original 13 colonies?
A) New England
B) Midwest
C) Southern
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) Lake Murray
B) Pacific Ocean
C) Atlantic Ocean
D) Catawba River
- 4. How many state parks are in South Carolina?
A) 24
B) 8
C) 100
D) 46
- 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) Green Beans
B) Corn
C) Cotton
D) Rice
- 7. Who, from South Carolina, is nicknamed the "Swamp Fox"?
A) Francis Marion
B) William Moultrie
C) Andrew Pickens
D) Thomas Sumter
- 8. Which South Carolina motto means, "While I breath, I hope?"
A) E Pluribus Unum
B) Dum spiro Spero
C) Suma Cum Laude
D) Veni Vidi Vici
- 9. What battle led to the design of our state flag?
A) Battle of Cowpens
B) Battle of Sullivan's Island
C) Battle of Camden
D) Battle of Kings Mountain
- 10. What laws caused much disunity in South Carolina following Reconstruction?
A) Title IX
B) Jim Crow Laws
C) Blue Laws
D) Pennies for Progress
- 11. What war did the colonists fight prior to the American Revolution?
A) French & Indian War
B) Civil War
C) War of 1812
D) Spanish-American 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) Dwight Eisenhower
B) Bill Clinton
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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