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10 South Carolina quizzes and 110 South Carolina trivia questions.
1.
  Cities/Towns of the Great State of South Carolina    
Collection Quiz
 15 Qns
Can you identify the municipalities that can be found in the U.S. state of South Carolina?
Very Easy, 15 Qns, jcmttt, Mar 21 24
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The Charming State of South Carolina
  The Charming State of South Carolina   great trivia quiz  
Photo Quiz
 10 Qns
Looking for somewhere to go on your next vacation? South Carolina may be just the place you are looking for. South Carolina is located on the east coast of the U.S. and is the epitome of 'Southern Charm'.
Easier, 10 Qns, dcpddc478, Dec 21 15
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The Sweet State of South Carolina
  The Sweet State of South Carolina    
Photo Quiz
 10 Qns
South Carolina is a southern state that was one of the Thirteen Original Colonies. It was also the first state to secede from the Union in The Civil War. Let's take a look at the symbols of this historic state.
Easier, 10 Qns, dcpddc478, Dec 30 18
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Dec 30 18
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  South Carolina's Roads   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The Palmetto State is served by a vast network of roads and highways. This quiz is devoted to these lifelines of commerce and industry.
Tough, 10 Qns, cag1970, May 03 13
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  Charmed by Charleston   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Marjabelle Young Stewart, the noted business etiquette writer, has, for years, placed this jewel of southern charm at the top of her list of the most polite places in the U.S. Dare to be surprised how much you already know about this historic city!
Average, 10 Qns, woofi, Dec 05 12
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  The Land of Sandlappers, South Carolina!   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz is all about my homeland, South Carolina! Y'all come visit sometime!
Average, 10 Qns, Mowwow, Dec 30 15
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  A Little About South Carolina    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Here you will find questions that cover facts about the state of South Carolina.
Average, 10 Qns, C.A Gumby, Jun 27 18
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Jun 27 18
521 plays
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  Greenville or Bust!    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz is for all who have vacationed to Greenville, SC! You probably wouldn't do to well if you''ve never been there! Try and see.
Average, 10 Qns, gehrmankk, Sep 03 11
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  South Carolina--The Palmetto State    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
Welcome to South Carolina--The Palmetto State.
Average, 15 Qns, Morrigan716, Jun 02 20
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Jun 02 20
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  The Great South Carolina Quiz    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is my quiz on South Carolina. Hope you like it!
Average, 10 Qns, spongebobum, Nov 13 12
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trivia question Quick Question
What two rivers flank the Charleston peninsula?

From Quiz "The Land of Sandlappers, South Carolina!"




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  South Carolina History [History] (2 quizzes)


South Carolina Trivia Questions

1. What two rivers flank the Charleston peninsula?

From Quiz
The Land of Sandlappers, South Carolina!

Answer: The Ashley and the Cooper

These two rivers were named for Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury. He was one of eight Lords Proprietor appointed by King Charles II to oversee the Province of Carolina. In 1629, the province was initially granted by Charles I to Sir Robert Heath. Charleston boasts beautifully preserved colonial architecture. Tremendously wealthy planters built mansions, churches and civic buildings. After the Civil War, 1861-1865, these fortunes fell away. The phrase "too poor to paint and too proud to whitewash" was coined and is still used today. However, this same poverty made it impossible to afford new construction and leading to retention of the city's 18th century architecture for which it is famous today.

2. How many South Carolina counties border the Atlantic Ocean?

From Quiz A Little About South Carolina

Answer: Six

The counties are from south to north: Jasper, Beaufort, Colleton, Charleston, Georgetown, and Horry. You will find a lot of the history of South Carolina in Beaufort, while you will find a lot of tourism and history in Charleston.

3. When did South Carolina join the union?

From Quiz The Great South Carolina Quiz

Answer: May 23, 1788

South Carolina was one of the original 13 colonies. It was the 8th state to enter the union.

4. What is the name of the Performing Arts Center downtown Greenville?

From Quiz Greenville or Bust!

Answer: The Peace Center

The PeaceCenter is composed of two lovely theatres: The Concert Hall and the smaller Gunter Theatre. Visitors and locals enjoy the many productions that light up the stage. Shows ranging from world known dance companies to off- Broadway productions can all be seen in Greenville.

5. Congaree National Park is a fabulous place to visit. What marvel would one NOT expect to see upon visiting?

From Quiz The Land of Sandlappers, South Carolina!

Answer: Big Foot

Visitors will see one of the largest old-growth bottom and hardwood forests in North America and get a glimpse of how America looked to the original European settlers. Because it is a flood plain for the Congaree and Wateree rivers, there are cattle mounds scattered in the forest to enable wildlife safety when the area floods. For ornithologists, it is one of the most diverse sighting areas on the Eastern migratory flyway.

6. Which governor of South Carolina was elected twice?

From Quiz The Great South Carolina Quiz

Answer: Mark Sanford

Did you know that Mark Sanford was elected for governor in 2002 and was re-elected in 2006? He is the 115th governor of South Carolina.

7. To get from the port city of Charleston to the fun and sun of Myrtle Beach, what US highway would the weary traveller take?

From Quiz South Carolina's Roads

Answer: US 17

US 17 is a busy highway that connects South Carolina's coastal communities. It runs roughly parallel to I-95, and multiplexes--that is, runs concurrently--with I-95 for several miles in the southern portion of the state.

8. Spartanburg, South Carolina, is home to what major automobile plant?

From Quiz Greenville or Bust!

Answer: BMW

Spartanburg's BMW plant draws many Germans to the area. It is the only BMW plant in the United States.

9. Since 1977, the Spoleto festival has been an integral part of the cultural life of Charleston. This arts festival is the companion to the Festival dei Due Mondi, in the town of Spoleto. In which European country would you find Spoleto?

From Quiz Charmed by Charleston

Answer: Italy

This seventeen-day festival has everything from traditional classics to experimental performing arts. It is held annually in late spring, offering about one hundred different performances during that period.

10. Spanish moss hanging from live oaks is a familiar sight in coastal South Carolina. It isn't a moss and isn't from Spain. Oddly, it is closely related to what plant?

From Quiz The Land of Sandlappers, South Carolina!

Answer: Pineapple

Tillandsia usneodes is its botanical name and so puts it in the taxonomic group of pineapples and succulents. The Native Americans called it tree hair, the French dubbed it Spanish Beard and the Spanish referred to it as French Hair. Eventually, it came to be known as Spanish moss.

11. In what city would you find the landmark called The Giant Peach?

From Quiz A Little About South Carolina

Answer: Gaffney

It is actually a water tower that was made to look like a giant peach. It can be seen directly off of Interstate 85. Over the years, natives have claimed that South Carolina should be called "Peach State" instead of Georgia since it produces more peaches!

12. Which African-American leader was from South Carolina?

From Quiz The Great South Carolina Quiz

Answer: Jesse Jackson

Jesse Jackson was from Greenville, South Carolina. Greenville is located in upstate South Carolina.

13. Exit 116, where US 15 crosses I-20 south of Bishopville, is named for what famed athlete?

From Quiz South Carolina's Roads

Answer: Felix "Doc" Blanchard

All of the athletes here have some ties to South Carolina. Tennis pioneer Althea Gibson was born in the town of Silver, in Clarendon County, in 1927. Baseball star Shoeless Joe Jackson was born in Pickens County in 1889 and died in Greenville in 1951. And although he was a native of Georgia, George Rogers won the Heisman Trophy in 1980 while playing for the South Carolina Gamecocks. "Doc" Blanchard, who grew up in Bishopville, also won a Heisman, in 1945, while playing at Army. He was "Mr. Inside".

14. Where is Greenville, SC located?

From Quiz Greenville or Bust!

Answer: in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Greenville, SC resides comfortably in the shadows of the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains. One can see the mountains in the distance at certain places in Greenville.

15. What are South Carolina's state flowers?

From Quiz South Carolina--The Palmetto State

Answer: Yellow Jessamine & Goldenrod

The Yellow Jessamine is also called Carolina Jessamine. It is a member of the olive family. The Goldenrod is a perennial.

16. At the Battle of Sullivan's Island in June 1776, SC patriots fighting from Ft. Moultrie rebuffed the British in their attempt to take Charleston. Palmetto trees, used to build the fort, gave what unique additional protection?

From Quiz The Land of Sandlappers, South Carolina!

Answer: The spongy logs absorbed the impact of cannonballs

The British fleet was initially rebuffed by Charleston patriots forces in 1775. In 1776, intelligence came that the British fleet were planning a new southern offensive. Col. William Moultrie was appointed to command the defense of the city. He ordered a fort to be built on Sullivans Island, the gateway to Charleston Harbor. The British fleet was defeated by the American troops of Fort Moultrie. Due to the shock-absorbing property of palmetto logs, incoming cannonballs had negligible effect.

17. What is South Carolina's state game?

From Quiz A Little About South Carolina

Answer: The white tailed deer

South Carolina has never been known for a high deer population or large-sized deer, but it has some dedicated hunters. A popular sport in South Carolina is deep sea fishing--and rightly so, being that South Carolina is a coastal state.

18. What is South Carolina's state fruit?

From Quiz The Great South Carolina Quiz

Answer: The Peach

The only state that grows more peaches than South Carolina is California. People sometimes call it "The Tastier Peach State".

19. A portion of I-77 in Columbia is named for which space shuttle-era astronaut?

From Quiz South Carolina's Roads

Answer: Charles Bolden

The second African-American to ever command an American spacecraft, Major General Charles F. Bolden, Jr. (USMC, retired) is a native of Columbia and a graduate of Annapolis (1968). Bolden flew in space four times, including STS-31 (Hubble Space Telescope deployment mission in April, 1990) and STS-60 (first US space mission to include a Russian cosmonaut as part of the flight crew). I-77 bears his name from the Richland/Fairfield county line, north of Columbia, until it crosses I-20, northeast of downtown.

20. What is South Carolina's state tree?

From Quiz South Carolina--The Palmetto State

Answer: palmetto & cabbage palmetto&sabal palm

This is because during the Revolutionary War, the clouds of smoke from a hit British warship looked like a fully grown palmetto tree. Also, 9livesoffolly adds this information: "In the American Revolution, Colonel Mountrie defended Sullivan's Island against an attack by British warships in June of 1776. Cannonballs fired at the fort from the British ships could not destroy the walls of the forts which were built of Palmetto logs. Instead, the cannonballs simply sank into the soft, tough Palmetto wood."

21. What is the climate of South Carolina?

From Quiz The Land of Sandlappers, South Carolina!

Answer: Humid Subtropical

The majority of the state is in the low-lying Coastal plain. The warm Gulf Steam current runs close to the coast and the Appalachian Mountains block many of the cold fronts moving in from the north. High and low temperatures feel higher and lower because of humidity. As we say, it's not the heat, it's the humidity!

22. What is the highest peak in South Carolina?

From Quiz The Great South Carolina Quiz

Answer: Sassafras Mountain

Sassafras Mountain is 3,507 feet tall.

23. The Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, which runs from Gaffney to Walhalla, bears what state highway (SC) number?

From Quiz South Carolina's Roads

Answer: SC 11

The Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway runs for 115 miles through Oconee, Pickens, Greenville, Spartanburg and Cherokee counties. A number of state parks and lakes lie along the route, making it a popular alternative to the high-speed drive down I-85 and the busy Greenville-Spartanburg corridor.

24. What is the state stone?

From Quiz South Carolina--The Palmetto State

Answer: Blue Granite

South Carolina is among the top ten producers of granite in the fifty states.

25. South Carolina is close in size to what country?

From Quiz The Land of Sandlappers, South Carolina!

Answer: Austria

Austria's area is 88,879 square kilometers or 32,386 square miles. South Carolina's area is 31,055 square miles and ranks 40th in the US. In repose to SC seceding from the Union in 1860, State Representative James Petigru who opposed secession famously commented, "South Carolina is too small for a republic and too large for an insane asylum."

26. In what county would you find the truck-stop tourist attraction South of the Border?

From Quiz A Little About South Carolina

Answer: Dillon

South of the Border started out as a truck-stop, but the owners kept adding on to it which brought tourists. It eventually turned into a full tourist attraction as well. It was featured on The Travel Channel.

27. What is on the state flag of South Carolina?

From Quiz The Great South Carolina Quiz

Answer: a tree and a crescent moon

The flag is blue and the tree and the crescent moon are both white. The crescent was a symbol of South Carolina when it was a British colony.

28. The southern terminus of SC 381 is in the community of Blenheim, at SC 38, in Marlboro County. What foodstuff is Blenheim famous for?

From Quiz South Carolina's Roads

Answer: Ginger ale

Originally created in 1903 by a local doctor who mixed Jamaican ginger with strong mineral water, Blenheim Ginger Ale is bottled today in neighboring Dillon County. The family that owns the beverage also runs the infamous tourist trap South of the Border, which sits on the North Carolina/South Carolina border.

29. What is the name of the river that flows through the heart of downtown Greenville?

From Quiz Greenville or Bust!

Answer: Reedy River

The Reedy River runs through Greenville. There are some great walking paths and landmarks along the banks.It is a favorite spot for picnics and dog walks.

30. What is the state gemstone?

From Quiz South Carolina--The Palmetto State

Answer: Amythest

The amethyst is a bluish violet variety of quartz and is often used by jewelers.

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