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Famous South Carolinians Trivia Quiz

This is a quiz on just a few of South Carolinas famous people. I hope you enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by AmonAmarth. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
AmonAmarth

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
264,214

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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680

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What jazz musician, born in Cheraw, South Carolina, is considered by most music historians to be one of the foremost shapers of the trumpet style bebop? Hint

Cab Calloway

Lou Rawls

Earl Hines

Dizzy Gillespie

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Question 2 of 10

2. On August 12, 1781, Robert Mills, one of the first American born architects, was born in Charleston, South Carolina. He is known for building some of the nations most amazing structures, including prisons, bridges, and hospitals. Can you name his most famous? Hint

Alcatraz

The Washington Monument

The Golden Gate Bridge

The White House

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Question 3 of 10

3. Greenville, South Carolina is home to this Civil Rights leader who founded Operation PUSH in 1971. Hint

Martin Luther King

Jesse Jackson

Malcolm X

Rosa Parks

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Question 4 of 10

4. Joe Frazier, who was born near Beaufort, South Carolina, won the 1964 Olympics gold medal for boxing. In what City did this take place? Hint

Kyoto

Sapporo

Tokyo

Nagoya

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Question 5 of 10

5. Robert F. Furchgott, an American pharmacologist, was born in Charleston, South Carolina. Which Nobel Prize was he co-awarded in 1998 with Luis J. Ignarro and Ferid Murad? Hint

Chemistry

Peace

Physiology or Medicine

Literature

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Question 6 of 10

6. The "Savior of the South", born in Charleston, South Carolina became the Major General of the General Confederate Army in 1863. Do you know who the "Savior of the South" is? Hint

James Longstreet

Wade Hampton

Francis Marion

William Moultrie

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Question 7 of 10

7. William Gibson, born in Conway, South Carolina, coined the term "Cyber Space". He is an author, writing Science Fiction books. Can you name the book in which this term was first used? Hint

Idoru

Neuromancer

Virtual Light

Johnny Mnemonic: The Screenplay

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Question 8 of 10

8. Did you know we had a government official that served as Vice President under John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson? Who is this South Carolina native, born near Abbeville, South Carolina? Hint

Edward Rutledge

Charles Pickney

John C. Calhoun

Strom Thurmond

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Question 9 of 10

9. Althea Gibson, born near Sumter, South Carolina, was named athlete of the year in 1957 after winning the All-England Women's singles at Wimbledon. What other sport was she highly recognized in? Hint

Swimming

Golf

Track and Field

Softball

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Question 10 of 10

10. Vanna White, born in Conway, South Carolina, became known as the famous "Letter Turner" of what popular game show? Hint

Press Your Luck

Hollywood Squares

The Price is Right

The Wheel of Fortune

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What jazz musician, born in Cheraw, South Carolina, is considered by most music historians to be one of the foremost shapers of the trumpet style bebop?

Answer: Dizzy Gillespie

The way Dizzy's trumpet received its unforgettable shape is somewhat of folklore. It's been said that while he was dancing he accidentally stepped on his trumpet bending it. Too poor to buy another one, he continued playing with this bent one, attracting attention wherever he went. Soon people were running to their local music supply stores asking for a "Dizzy Gillespie" trumpet.

Answer: The Washington Monument

Mills also designed the Treasury, the Old Patent Office in D.C., and the wings of Independence Hall in Philadelphia.

3. Greenville, South Carolina is home to this Civil Rights leader who founded Operation PUSH in 1971.

Answer: Jesse Jackson

Jesse Jackson ran for president two times and has received over 40 awards for being one of America's top ten most admired men.

4. Joe Frazier, who was born near Beaufort, South Carolina, won the 1964 Olympics gold medal for boxing. In what City did this take place?

Answer: Tokyo

It's kind of funny how Joe made it to the Olympics. He lost a fight to Buster Mathis in the Olympic trials, but Buster ended up breaking a finger later on, which led to Joe Frazier taking his place in the Olympic games.

5. Robert F. Furchgott, an American pharmacologist, was born in Charleston, South Carolina. Which Nobel Prize was he co-awarded in 1998 with Luis J. Ignarro and Ferid Murad?

Answer: Physiology or Medicine

The research done by Furchgott was very important in the development of the highly successful anti-impotence drug sildenafil citrate, more commonly known as Viagra.

6. The "Savior of the South", born in Charleston, South Carolina became the Major General of the General Confederate Army in 1863. Do you know who the "Savior of the South" is?

Answer: Wade Hampton

Wade Hampton was a famed soldier from South Carolina. Francis Marion was known as the "Swamp Fox". Hampton was elected the Governor of South Carolina after the war in 1876 and re-elected in 1878.

7. William Gibson, born in Conway, South Carolina, coined the term "Cyber Space". He is an author, writing Science Fiction books. Can you name the book in which this term was first used?

Answer: Neuromancer

Gibson also contributed words to the science fiction vocabulary such as "virtual reality". Nueromancer is considered by some to be the most important science fiction work of the 1980s.

8. Did you know we had a government official that served as Vice President under John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson? Who is this South Carolina native, born near Abbeville, South Carolina?

Answer: John C. Calhoun

Though Strom Thurmond might have seemed old enough, it was not he. John C. Calhoun graduated from Yale after only two years. He was thought of as the "Greatest South Carolinian Who Ever Lived". His last words on his deathbed were "the South, poor South".

Answer: Golf

Althea joined the LPGA in 1963. She was recognized for her outstanding talent, in tennis, again in 1971 when she was inducted into the National Lawn Tennis Hall of Fame.

10. Vanna White, born in Conway, South Carolina, became known as the famous "Letter Turner" of what popular game show?

Answer: The Wheel of Fortune

Ok, this one was a "give me", but I figured I'd throw an easy one in at the end. I hope you enjoyed my first quiz!

Source: Author AmonAmarth

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