| Question | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Capital city | Columbia | 96%
|
| Person for who the state is named for | King Charles | 96%
|
| Oldest city | Charleston | 92%
|
| Second biggest university | Clemson University | 90%
|
| Biggest university | University of South Carolina | 88%
|
| The first shots of the Civil War were fired upon... | Fort Sumter | 87%
|
| State nickname | The Palmetto State | 81%
|
| ...by cadets of this college | The Citadel | 79%
|
| President born near the border | Andrew Jackson | 65%
|
| Oldest serving senator in U.S. history | Strom Thurmond | 60%
|
| River that forms most of the border with Georgia | Savannah | 59%
|
| African American country singer | Darius Rucker | 52%
|
| Oldest university | College of Charleston | 51%
|
| National park | Congaree | 33%
|
| Baseball player banned from MLB | "Shoeless" Joe Jackson | 29%
|
| State Animal | White-tailed Deer | 29%
|
| Casual dining chain headquartered in Spartanburg | Denny's | 28%
|
| TV host and political satirist | Stephen Colbert | 28%
|
| Vice President of the above | John C. Calhoun | 22%
|
| Civil rights activist and Baptist minister | Jesse Jackson | 15%
|