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South Carolina--The Palmetto State Quiz

Welcome to South Carolina--The Palmetto State.

A multiple-choice quiz by Morrigan716. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Morrigan716

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
100,604

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
9 / 15

Plays
2367

Last 3 plays: Guest 75 (10/15), Nala2 (10/15), Guest 24 (5/15).

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Question 1 of 15

1. South Carolina was originally called Carolana.

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False

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Question 2 of 15

2. South Carolina's motto is "Dumb Spiro Sparow".

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Question 3 of 15

3. What are South Carolina's state flowers? Hint

Wall Pepper & Camellia

Yellow Jessamine & Goldenrod

Mountain Heather & Apple Blossom

Indian Pink & Peony

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Question 4 of 15

4. What is South Carolina's state tree?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 5 of 15

5. What is the state stone? Hint

Marble

Limestone

Pink Granite

Blue Granite

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Question 6 of 15

6. What is the state gemstone? Hint

Emerald

Garnet

Aquamarine

Amythest

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Question 7 of 15

7. What is the state game bird? Hint

Wild Turkey

Ruffed Grouse

Ring-necked Pheasant

Ground Dove

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Question 8 of 15

8. What is the state reptile? Hint

Loggerhead Turtle

American Alligator

Worm Snake

Glass Lizard

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Question 9 of 15

9. South Carolina has two state beverages.

True

False

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Question 10 of 15

10. What is the state fruit? Hint

Apple

Peach

Pear

Lemon

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Question 11 of 15

11. Where is the geographic center of South Carolina? Hint

Richland

Spartanburg

Columbia

Charleston

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Question 12 of 15

12. The state shell is the dwarf olive.

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False

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Question 13 of 15

13. Does South Carolina have a state soil?

Yes

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Question 14 of 15

14. South Carolina's highest point is Sassafras Mountain.

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False

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Question 15 of 15

15. Charleston is the largest city in South Carolina.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. South Carolina was originally called Carolana.

Answer: True

The territory was originally called Carolana, from "Carolus", Latin for Charles. The territory was later divided between North and South Carolina.

2. South Carolina's motto is "Dumb Spiro Sparow".

Answer: False

South Carolina actually has two state mottoes: "Dum Spiro Spero", which means "While I Breathe, I Hope"; and "Animis Opibusque Parati", meaning "Prepared in Mind and Resources".

3. What are South Carolina's state flowers?

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.

4. What is South Carolina's state tree?

Answer: palmetto

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."

5. What is the state stone?

Answer: Blue Granite

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

6. What is the state gemstone?

Answer: Amythest

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

7. What is the state game bird?

Answer: Wild Turkey

A wild turkey can weigh as much as 20 pounds. The Carolina wren is the state non-game bird.

8. What is the state reptile?

Answer: Loggerhead Turtle

Thousands of loggerhead turtles live off the state beaches and there are many programs to protect them.

9. South Carolina has two state beverages.

Answer: True

The state beverage is milk and the state hospitality beverage is tea.

10. What is the state fruit?

Answer: Peach

More than a million peach trees grow in Edgefield County alone.

11. Where is the geographic center of South Carolina?

Answer: Richland

It is in Richland, 13 miles southeast of Columbia.

12. The state shell is the dwarf olive.

Answer: False

It is actually the lettered olive.

13. Does South Carolina have a state soil?

Answer: Yes

It is called Lynchburg, and it is a deep and somewhat poorly drained soil formed in marine sediments.

14. South Carolina's highest point is Sassafras Mountain.

Answer: True

Sassafras Mountain is 3,560 feet high.

15. Charleston is the largest city in South Carolina.

Answer: True

The largest city is Charleston and Columbia is the second largest.

Source: Author Morrigan716

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