SC History
South Carolina was _____ to ratify the Constitution
What is 8th?
The SC State Flower
What is yellow jasmine?
South Carolina’s sports teams are referred to as the Gamecocks in honor of which Revolutionary War hero
Who is Thomas Sumter?
The "Godfather of Soul"
Who is James Brown?
South Carolina produces more peaches than what state?
What is Georgia?
South Carolina was the _______ state to secede
What is first?
The SC State Hospitality Drink
What is Sweet Tea?
The Gamecocks have just one Heisman winner in school history running back
Who is George Rogers?
a star heavyweight champion who won the boxing gold medal at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. known for his legendary 1971 “Fight of the Century” against Muhammad Ali and his defeat in the “Thrilla in Manila,”
Who is Joe Fraizer?
This island on Lake Murray is the first purple martin sanctuary in North America.
What is Bomb Island?
South Carolina changed captials from Charleston to Columbia in this year
What is 1788?
The SC State Bird
What is the Carolina Wren?
What is 11?
Best known for hosting the puzzle-board game show Wheel of Fortune since 1982
Who is Vanna White?
South Carolina has been credited with Hunley’s invention of the _______. The first was named H.L. Hunley
What is a submarine?
This tree was used for protection during the Revolutionary War in South Carolina
What is the Palmetto Tree?
SC State Vegetable
What is Collard Greens?
Clemson has this many wins of UofSC in Football
What is 69?
Gained fame as the lead singer and guitarist of the rock band Hootie & the Blowfish.
Who is Darius Rucker?
About two-third of the City of Columbia burned down during which war in 1865.
What is the Civil War?
Which SC Governor became the first person to be elected to the U.S. Senate as a write-in candidate, winning 63 percent of the vote.
Who is Strom Thurmond?
SC State Fruit
What are peaches?
South Carolina football began in this year
What is 1892?
An American talk show host. She is best known as a correspondent and co-host for Entertainment Tonight (1984–2000)
Who is Leeza Gibbons?
Before South Carolina was known as the Peach State, it was the ______
What is the Iodine State?