- 1. South Carolina was part of which group from the original 13 colonies?
A) New England
B) Mid-Atlantic
C) Southern
D) Midwest
- 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) Catawba River
B) Lake Murray
C) Atlantic Ocean
D) Pacific Ocean
- 4. How many state parks are in South Carolina?
A) 46
B) 8
C) 24
D) 100
- 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) Green Beans
B) Corn
C) Cotton
D) Rice
- 7. Who, from South Carolina, is nicknamed the "Swamp Fox"?
A) William Moultrie
B) Francis Marion
C) Andrew Pickens
D) Thomas Sumter
- 8. Which South Carolina motto means, "While I breath, I hope?"
A) Dum spiro Spero
B) Veni Vidi Vici
C) Suma Cum Laude
D) E Pluribus Unum
- 9. What battle led to the design of our state flag?
A) Battle of Camden
B) Battle of Kings Mountain
C) Battle of Sullivan's Island
D) Battle of Cowpens
- 10. What laws caused much disunity in South Carolina following Reconstruction?
A) Jim Crow Laws
B) Blue Laws
C) Title IX
D) Pennies for Progress
- 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) Yemassee
B) Iriquois
C) Catawba
D) Cherokee
- 13. Which of the following Presidents of the United States was from South Carolina?
A) Abraham Lincoln
B) Bill Clinton
C) Andrew Jackson
D) Dwight Eisenhower
- 14. What is the name of the state bird for South Carolina?
A) Pheasant
B) Cardinal
C) Blue Jay
D) Wren
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