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200

This group of people were the first to establish a permanent colony in South Carolina

English colonist

200

The two cash crops that made the colony of SC wealthy.

Rice and Indigo

200

Which President was also a Actor


 Ronald Raegan

200

What was the bloodiest single-day battle of American history?

The Battle of Antietam, during the Civil War

200

What is our state flower?

Yellow Jessamine  

400

What body of water forms the eastern border of South Carolina?

Atlantic Ocean

400

LARGEST BARRIER ISLAND


Hilton Head 

400

Who was the first president to declare war?


James Madison


400

This War began in South Carolina on April 12, 1861, when Confederate forces fired on Fort Sumter.

The American Civil War

400

South Carolina's state Wildflower?

Goldenrod 

600

What city is the capital of South Carolina?

Columbia 

600

SC is the birth of what "sweet" drink?


Sweet Tea

600

He served the shortest term of any United States president. He was inaugurated as the 9th president on March 4, 1841, and died of pneumonia just 31 days later on April 4, 1841.  


William Henry Harrison 

600

This general, born in Berkeley County, South Carolina around 1732, was an American military officer and planter who served as a legendary guerrilla leader during the American Revolutionary War.  He was known as the "Swamp Fox"

Francis Marion


600

What is the official state snack of South Carolina?

Boiled Peanuts (est. 2006)


800

The oldest & largest city in South Carolina that was founded in 1670, historically known as the "Holy City" due to its dense skyline of church steeples and rich history

Charleston 

800

What state is North of South Carolina

North Carolina 

800

Which U.S. president spent the longest time in office? This man served in the office until his death at age 63.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

800

What Boston-based battle of the American Revolutionary War is somewhat inaccurately named, since most of the fighting took place on Breed's Hill?

Battle of Bunker Hill

800

South Carolina State Animal

White tail deer 

1000

First tea farm in the U.S. was created in what part of SC?

Summerville (Pinehurst Tea Plantation in 1888)


1000

This musician born near Georgetown, SC ( Spring Gully)rock n' roll pioneer popularized "The Twist"


Chubby Checker 

1000

According to legend, Delaware gets the nickname "Diamond State" because it was once called "a jewel among the states" by what  U.S. President?

Thomas Jefferson

1000

This state saw more American Revolution battles than any other colony. The American forces were primarily led by Continental Army General Nathanael Greene alongside partisan militia commanders Francis Marion ("The Swamp Fox"), Thomas Sumter ("The Gamecock"), and Andrew Pickens.

South Carolina 

1000

South Carolina Produces More ____ than Georgia

Peaches