- 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) 46
C) 18
D) 35
- 3. What body of water forms on the Eastern side of South Carolina?
A) Lake Murray
B) Pacific Ocean
C) Catawba River
D) Atlantic Ocean
- 4. How many state parks are in South Carolina?
A) 8
B) 24
C) 46
D) 100
- 5. What is the capital city of South Carolina?
A) Charleston
B) Greenville
C) Columbia
D) Myrtle Beach
- 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) Dum spiro Spero
B) E Pluribus Unum
C) Suma Cum Laude
D) Veni Vidi Vici
- 9. What battle led to the design of our state flag?
A) Battle of Sullivan's Island
B) Battle of Cowpens
C) Battle of Camden
D) Battle of Kings Mountain
- 10. What laws caused much disunity in South Carolina following Reconstruction?
A) Blue Laws
B) Jim Crow Laws
C) Title IX
D) Pennies for Progress
- 11. What war did the colonists fight prior to the American Revolution?
A) War of 1812
B) Civil War
C) Spanish-American 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) Yemassee
B) Cherokee
C) Iriquois
D) Catawba
- 13. Which of the following Presidents of the United States was from South Carolina?
A) Bill Clinton
B) Abraham Lincoln
C) Andrew Jackson
D) Dwight Eisenhower
- 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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