- 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) 18
C) 35
D) 46
- 3. What body of water forms on the Eastern side of South Carolina?
A) Catawba River
B) Lake Murray
C) Atlantic Ocean
D) Pacific Ocean
- 4. How many state parks are in South Carolina?
A) 8
B) 46
C) 100
D) 24
- 5. What is the capital city of South Carolina?
A) Myrtle Beach
B) Greenville
C) Columbia
D) Charleston
- 6. What South Carolina crop was grown using the knowledge of the African people?
A) Corn
B) Rice
C) Green Beans
D) Cotton
- 7. Who, from South Carolina, is nicknamed the "Swamp Fox"?
A) Thomas Sumter
B) Francis Marion
C) Andrew Pickens
D) William Moultrie
- 8. Which South Carolina motto means, "While I breath, I hope?"
A) Suma Cum Laude
B) E Pluribus Unum
C) Veni Vidi Vici
D) Dum spiro Spero
- 9. What battle led to the design of our state flag?
A) Battle of Camden
B) Battle of Cowpens
C) Battle of Kings Mountain
D) Battle of Sullivan's Island
- 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) Spanish-American War
B) War of 1812
C) Civil War
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) Catawba
C) Yemassee
D) Iriquois
- 13. Which of the following Presidents of the United States was from South Carolina?
A) Dwight Eisenhower
B) Andrew Jackson
C) Bill Clinton
D) Abraham Lincoln
- 14. What is the name of the state bird for South Carolina?
A) Blue Jay
B) Wren
C) Cardinal
D) Pheasant
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