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