Fictional Characters from South Carolina Quiz

Answer: Rhett Butler

In "Gone with the Wind", Rhett Butler is originally from Charleston, however he is basically blacklisted from many of the social events there because of his bad reputation. His father has disowned him and he is not on speaking terms with his brother. Rhett is a very wealthy man, having earned his fortune through various means including gold rushes and gambling.

He is in love with Scarlett (who has multiple other beaus) and her desire to keep on living as the situation and her life becomes bleaker and bleaker near the end of the American Civil War.

Answer: Tom Haverford

Much like the actor who plays him, Tom is originally from South Carolina and is of Indian-American heritage. Tom has left his home state for Pawnee, Indiana where he works in city hall. Tom is known for his lavish lifestyle and is always telling his coworkers to treat themselves to luxuries way out of their price range. He is also a known ladies man, frequently flirting with women.

Answer: President of the United States

When "House of Cards" began, Frank Underwood (Kevin Spacey) was a member of the House of Representatives and House Majority Whip. He later became Vice President and then President. His wife Claire (Robin Wright) was also politically active. She was named Ambassador to the United Nations and later became Second and First Lady of the United States.

She was also named Vice President and became President of the United States herself later in the series. Because of scandals involving Kevin Spacey, his character was written out of the show after season five and the series turned to focus more on Claire and her positions in government.

Answer: Doc Hollywood

"Doc Hollywood" is a comedy film starring Michael J. Fox as Dr. Ben Stone, a young doctor hoping to make it big as a surgeon in Beverley Hills. However, he is forced to do community service in Grady, a small rural town in South Carolina. Ben hates life in the small town but he falls for Vialula (Julie Warner). Soon, Ben must make a decision to stay in the town (where the locals are beginning to respect him) with the woman he loves or pursue his dreams in Hollywood.

Answer: Wet Suit

Wet Suit is a Navy SEAL and is considered one of the strongest and toughest SEALs. He is also known for his intelligence, which often comes across as unexpected to the other people around him. Wet Suit is also known for being quite mean and often getting into harsh verbal disagreements with other people.

Answer: Army Wives

"Army Wives" was about a group of women whose husbands and boyfriends were serving in the military. They lived mostly at the North Charleston Army Base. Episodes of the series typically involved the women's concerns about their husbands' wellbeing and other problems in their daily lives. Claudia Joy was portrayed by Kim Delaney. Denise Sherwood is played by Catherine Bell. Roxy LeBlanc is played by Sally Pressman.

Answer: Francine Smith

Francine Smith is the wife of Stan on the series "American Dad". Francine was born in South Carolina to strict Catholic parents. However, she was later adopted by a Chinese-American couple and identifies as Chinese despite being white. Francine and Stan have two children, Haley and Steve. Francine has had a few careers but she is primarily a housewife and mother.

She is known to dabble in vices such as wine, cigarettes and prescription drugs.

Answer: The Secret Life of Bees

"The Secret Life of Bees" is a 2001 novel by Sue Monk Kidd. The main character is Lily, a teenage girl whose mother was killed and has an abusive father. The novel is set in 1964 when racial tensions were high in the South. Lily befriends her father's black housekeeper Rosaleen and the two decide to leave their dreadful lives behind and go in search of a Virgin Mary statue that Lily's mother had a picture of.

In the town of Tiburon, they find the statue and live with three sisters who make honey which they call Black Madonna, after the statue.

Answer: Ella Minnow Pea

"Ella Minnow Pea" is a 2001 novel by Mark Dunn. In the novel, Ella is a young woman from Nollop Island where the inventor of the sentence "the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" used to live. The phrase has become the motto of the island and there is a plaque with the phrase on it on the island.

However, once letters from the sentence start falling off, the townspeople are forbidden from using them in their writings and speech. As the novel goes on, all the letters but L, M, N, O, P are banned Ella is one of the most savvy people to get around the rules.

Answer: Princess Python

Zelda DuBois was a circus worker whose main trick was charming snakes. She later used her abilities for evil and became Princess Python and could mentally control snakes to commit crimes. She is frequently seen alongside other circus performers turned villains such as the Ringmaster and the Clown.

She is a frequent foe of the Avengers and Luke Cage. Unlike other villains, Princess Python has no superabilities or superpowers.