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South Carolina History & Facts

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name

Class

Date

This sport made its American debut in 1786 in Charleston, SC at "Harleston Green"?

Tennis

Soccer

Cricket

Golf

South Carolina's state flower is the ________

Yellow Rose

Gold Lantana

Yellow Jasmine

Gold Daffodil

South Carolinians are also called ____________

Sandlappers

Tarheels

Cowboys

Gamecocks

The state bird of South Carolina is the ______________

Woodpecker

Carolina Wren

Chicken

Coastal Seahawk

One of the South's 1st compulsory education laws was passed in 1862 at this "Freedman's" village on Hilton Head Island. This town was unique in that freed slaves built, governed, & educated their respective town.

Sea Pines

Mitchelville

Port Royal

Charleston

South Carolina's state fish is the ________

Brim

Striped Carp

Catfish

Striped Bass

Born in Barnwell, SC this famous musician was known as the "Godfather of Soul" and had many "I Got You (I Feel Good)" & "Try Me"

Drake

Fats Domino

James Brown

Otis Redding

The state's snack food is __________

Twinkies

Sunflower Seeds

Pork Rinds

Boiled Peanuts

Born in Clarendon County, South Carolina she became the first black tennis player to win a Grand Slam event (Wimbledon, 1957) & the 1st black female golfer on the LPGA

Serena Willams

Althea Gibson

Chrisi Everrett

Martina Ingus

10.

The first shots of the Civil War were fired at ___________ off the coast of Charleston on April 12, 1861

Fort Sumter

Fort Hood

Fort Jackson

Fort Gordon

11.

South Carolina produces _________ as many peaches as the "peach state" (Georgia)

Half (1/2)

One-Third (1/3)

Twice (2x)

Three (3x)

12.

This country established the first settlement in South Carolina near Port Royal & Parris Island in 1526?

France

England

Spain

Holland

13.

Born in Greenville, SC he has been a presidential candidate and a prominent civil rights activist for 5 decades.

Jesse Jackson

Donald Trump

Tim Scott

Louis Farrakhan

14.

Morgan Island or Monkey Island is located off the coast of _________ & inhabits over 3500 monkeys that are studied by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Beaufort

Myrtle Beach

Charleston

Columbia

15.

Just months after Jackie Robinson, ________ became the 1st African-American American League baseball player in 1947. He was inducted in the MLB Hall of Fame in 1998 and is from Camden, SC

Michael Jackson

Joe Frazier

Larry Doby

Karl Malone

16.

The 1st US Senator elected by write-in votes was _________ from Edgefield, SC & is infamously known for the longest filibuster in congressional history

George W. Bush

Lindsey Graham

Strom Thurmond

Derek Jeter

17.

This American Civil War hero stole a Confederate steamer, was a champion for education & civil rights and became a famous SC politician (Hint: The Generals down the road)

Joe Frazier

William Hilton

William Sherman

Robert Smalls

18.

The current governor of SC is ________

Henry McMaster

Lindsey Graham

Tim Scott

Nikki Haley

19.

SC's state reptile is ___________

Alligator

Loggerhead Sea Turtle

The Lizard Man

Rattlesnake

20.

This building is located in

Charleston

Columbia

Greenville

Lugoff

21.

Undisputed Heavyweight Boxing Champion from 1970-1973. He beat Ali in 1971 in the "Fight of the Century." He also won the Gold Medal in the 1964 Summer Olympics.

Mean Joe Green

Shoeless Joe Jackson

Smokin' Joe Frazier

Broadway Joe Namath

22.

USC's mascot, the Fightin' Gamecocks pays homage to

Chickens

Birds

Thomas Sumter

The State Bird

23.

SC State Dance is the _______

Wobble Wobble

The Whip

The Shag

Electric Slide

100 %

South Carolina History & Facts

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

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