Rev War
Who were the 4 Revolutionary War generals from South Carolina? Bonus: who was the last one to receive this rank?
Marion, Sumter, Pickens, Moultrie
Where and when was the state mace made?
London, 1756
What South Carolinian woman likely started the first women's-only organization in the country?
Ann Pamela Cunningham
Who saved Lt. Colonel William Washington's life at the Battle of Cowpens?
his servant, an unnamed bugler
There are 3 Revolutionary War generals from South Carolina represented on the monument outside. Identify all 3 using their nicknames
Wizard Owl, Gamecock, Swamp Fox
What battle did Thomas Jefferson consider the "turning point" of the Revolutionary War?
Battle of Kings Mountain
Which well-known South Carolinian politician's plantation is now on Clemson University's property?
John C Calhoun
What year did South Carolina elect its first female governor? Who was she?
2010, Nikki Haley
What South Carolinian was Martin Luther King's spiritual and intellectual advisor, even giving the benediction at the 1963 March on Washington and the eulogy at MLK's funeral?
Dr. Ben E. Mays
How many U.S. presidents are represented in the State House? Bonus for names
6, Woodrow Wilson, George Washington, Ronald Reagan, Andrew Jackson, FDR, Thomas Jefferson
Emily Geiger was carrying an important message from one general to another when she was intercepted by the British soldiers. Who were the Patriot generals involved?
Greene and Sumter
What date and year did South Carolina sign its first state constitution?
March 26, 1776
Who was the goldsmith who made the mace for us? Where can you find more of her work?
Magdalen Feline, 4 known maces in England
What senator represented in a portrait in the State House was the youngest Black man elected to the SC general assembly?
Clementa C. Pinckney
What senator is represented holding the "lucky" gold coin found on the battleship Hunley?
Glenn McConnell
What two states did South Carolina tie for most Revolutionary War battles in the territory?
New Jersey, New York
What signer of the US Constitution served as South Carolina's first governor?
John Rutledge
What year did South Carolina elect its first female senator? Who was she?
1928, Mary Gordon Ellis
The Briggs v Elliot case regarding school inequality in Clarendon County became one of 4 in WHAT larger federal case?
Brown v Board of Education
How many portraits of women are in the building? Bonus points for names
5 APC, MGE, MMB, WLG, MMS
What percentage of all Patriot deaths in the Revolutionary War took place in South Carolina?
20%
Who gave the Cornerstone Speech, describing the cornerstone of the Confederate "revolution"? What did they say was the cornerstone?
Alexander Stephens/VP of the CSA, inequality of races by God/nature
Of the women represented in the State House, which one's focus was on adult education?
Wil Lou Gray
Also an SC state senator during the Reconstruction Era, who is the first and likely the only African-American person to receive an officer rank in the Civil War?
Stephen Swails
Describe the scene taking place in the Angel of Marye's Heights painting which hangs next to the elevator in the lower lobby.
Richland Rowland Kirkland passing out water to dying soldiers on both sides of the Civil War battle at Chickamauga