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