South Carolina Trivia

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

From Quiz The Great South Carolina Quiz

Answer: Jesse Jackson

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

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".

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.

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.

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.

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.

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".

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.

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."

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!

From Quiz The Great South Carolina Quiz

Answer: Sassafras Mountain

Sassafras Mountain is 3,507 feet tall.

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.

From Quiz South Carolina--The Palmetto State

Answer: Blue Granite

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

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."

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.

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.

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.

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.

From Quiz South Carolina--The Palmetto State

Answer: Amythest

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

This is category 3945
Last Updated Nov 15 2025 5:45 AM

= Top 5% Rated Quiz, Top 10% Rated Quiz, Top 20% Rated Quiz, A Well Rated Quiz
= added recently, = Editor's Pick = FunTrivia Editor = Gold Member
Teachers / educators: FunTrivia welcomes the use of our website and quizzes in the classroom as a teaching aid or for preparing and testing students. See our education section. Our quizzes are printable and may be used as question sheets by k-12 teachers, parents, and home schoolers.

 ·  All questions, answers, and quiz content on this website is copyright FunTrivia, Inc and may not be reproduced without permission. Any images from TV shows and movies are copyright their studios, and are being used under "fair use" for commentary and education.