- 1. South Carolina was part of which group from the original 13 colonies?
A) New England
B) Mid-Atlantic
C) Midwest
D) Southern
- 2. How man counties are there in South Carolina?
A) 35
B) 52
C) 18
D) 46
- 3. What body of water forms on the Eastern side of South Carolina?
A) Catawba River
B) Pacific Ocean
C) Atlantic Ocean
D) Lake Murray
- 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) Columbia
B) Charleston
C) Greenville
D) Myrtle Beach
- 6. What South Carolina crop was grown using the knowledge of the African people?
A) Corn
B) Green Beans
C) Rice
D) Cotton
- 7. Who, from South Carolina, is nicknamed the "Swamp Fox"?
A) Thomas Sumter
B) William Moultrie
C) Francis Marion
D) Andrew Pickens
- 8. Which South Carolina motto means, "While I breath, I hope?"
A) Suma Cum Laude
B) Dum spiro Spero
C) Veni Vidi Vici
D) E Pluribus Unum
- 9. What battle led to the design of our state flag?
A) Battle of Kings Mountain
B) Battle of Cowpens
C) Battle of Camden
D) Battle of Sullivan's Island
- 10. What laws caused much disunity in South Carolina following Reconstruction?
A) Blue Laws
B) Pennies for Progress
C) Title IX
D) Jim Crow Laws
- 11. What war did the colonists fight prior to the American Revolution?
A) War of 1812
B) Spanish-American War
C) French & Indian War
D) Civil War
- 12. Which of the following was not one of the major Native American groups to first live in South Carolina?
A) Yemassee
B) Cherokee
C) Iriquois
D) Catawba
- 13. Which of the following Presidents of the United States was from South Carolina?
A) Andrew Jackson
B) Dwight Eisenhower
C) Abraham Lincoln
D) Bill Clinton
- 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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