- 1. South Carolina was part of which group from the original 13 colonies?
A) Midwest
B) Mid-Atlantic
C) Southern
D) New England
- 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) Catawba River
B) Lake Murray
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) Columbia
B) Myrtle Beach
C) Greenville
D) Charleston
- 6. What South Carolina crop was grown using the knowledge of the African people?
A) Green Beans
B) Rice
C) Cotton
D) Corn
- 7. Who, from South Carolina, is nicknamed the "Swamp Fox"?
A) Thomas Sumter
B) William Moultrie
C) Andrew Pickens
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 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) Pennies for Progress
B) Title IX
C) Jim Crow Laws
D) Blue Laws
- 11. What war did the colonists fight prior to the American Revolution?
A) Spanish-American War
B) French & Indian War
C) Civil 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) Catawba
B) Yemassee
C) Iriquois
D) Cherokee
- 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) Cardinal
B) Pheasant
C) Wren
D) Blue Jay
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