South Carolina

Today, South Carolina is known as the Palmetto State. but at one time, South Carolina was the Iodine State. The motto was created by the South Carolina Natural Resources Commission to publicize the high levels of the chemical element found in the state’s fruits and vegetables. Iodine is important to everybody's health.

Solve the South Carolina breakout in 45 minutes, or the state might just go back to having the Iodine state as it's nickname.

South Carolina became a state on May 23, 1788, making it the eighth state out of fifty. South Carolina was one of the original 13 colonies that formed the United States.

The British originally established Carolina as one settlement. But in 1729, they divided the area into North and South Carolina to make governing easier. South Carolina is named in honor of King Charles I of England.

The state's capital is Columbia and the largest city is Charleston.

Georgia and North Carolina are the only two states that border South Carolina. This state is also bordered by what large body of water?

South Carolina is the 23rd most populous state in the United States but only 40th in size.

There are more peaches produced in South Carolina than in Georgia (the so-called Peach State).

Hogna carolinensis, also known as the Carolina wolf spider, is the largest wolf spider in North America and has been the state spider of South Carolina since 2000.

There are NO major professional sports teams in South Carolina. That is correct!

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Frogmore stew is a traditional South Carolinian dish that is definitely not a stew, and NO, it doesn’t actually use frogs in this dish. This tasty meal is a simple and easy one-pot seafood dinner.

Where did this unusual name come from?

Frogmore is the name of a small community in the middle of St. Helena Island, near Beaufort, South Carolina. There are many versions of this dish around South Carolina, but the name Frogmore Stew was coined in the 1960s by Richard Gay. He was one of the owners of Gay Fish Company, which was located on St. Helena Island.

South Carolina is the only state that manages and maintains its own school bus fleet.

South Carolina is the only state in the U.S. that grows tea.