Trivia Question of the Week Archive

Question date: 09/02/08
Since 1952, which SC county has voted Democratic in the presidential election more than any other county in our state?

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Answer to the previous week's question:
In 1912, Sumter became the first city in the US to use the commission/council - city manager form of government.

Question date: 08/26/08
In 1912, which SC city became the first in the nation to use the Commission/Council City Manager form of Government?

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Answer to the previous week's question:
No question last week.

Question date: 08/19/08
No trivia question until 8-26-08.

Answer to the previous week's question:

Question date: 08/12/08
There is no question for the next two weeks.

Answer to the previous week's question:
Sam Moore was the Lebanese immigrant and USC student who became a millionaire publisher with Thomas Nelson, the largest publisher of bibles in the country.

Question date: 08/05/08
Name the Lebanese immigrant and USC student who sold Bibles door to door and eventually became a millionaire publisher.

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Answer to the previous week's question:
SC ranks first in the Southeast in 2007 export growth.

Question date: 07/29/08
How did SC rank in 2007 export growth among the states of the Southeast?

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Answer to the previous week's question:
In 1985, Sumter-born Joseph Goldstein won the Nobel prize in Physiology/Medicine, specifically for his work on cholesterol metabolism.

Question date: 07/22/08
Who, when, and for what did a Sumter-born scientist win the Nobel prize?

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Answer to the previous week's question:
Car Talk, which is heard every Saturday morning on the ETV Radio network in South Carolina.

Question date: 07/15/08
Name the only show on the ETV Radio network that is higher rated than the SC Business Review.

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Answer to the previous week's question:
In 1964, Barry Goldwater was the first Republican presidential candidate to carry SC in the 20th century.

Question date: 07/08/08
Who was the first Republican presidential candidate to carry SC in the 20th century?

Answer to the previous week's question:
No question last week.

Question date: 06/10/08
No new question until 7-8-08.

Answer to the previous week's question:
Germany is now the number one export market for South Carolina.

Question date: 06/03/08
Name the country that is South Carolina's #1 export market for 2007.

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Answer to the previous week's question:
Depending on how you interpreted the data from Mothers Against Drunk Driving, SC is either 2nd or 16th nationally in percentage of DUI-related traffic deaths.

Question date: 05/27/08
Where does SC rank nationwide in the percentage of traffic deaths resulting from DUI?

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Answer to the previous week's question:
According to the American Electronics Assn., only New Mexico had a higher growth rate in high-tech industry jobs than SC in 2006.

Question date: 05/20/08
Which state saw their high tech industry jobs grow faster that SC's 8.3% rate in 2006?

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Answer to the previous week's question:
There are nine welcome centers in SC.

Question date: 05/13/08
How many SC Welcome Centers are there?

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Answer to the previous week's question:
In 1973 the Family Circle Tennis tournament in Charleston was the first women's tournament to offer a purse of $100,000. (The tournament was in Hilton Head at that time).

Question date: 05/06/08
The Family Circle Cup tennis tournament recently celebrated its 35th year in SC. Part of it's history is that they were the first women's tennis tournament with prize money in six figures. In what year was that and what was the amount?

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Answer to the previous week's question:
no question last week

Question date: 04/29/08
No new question until May 6.

Answer to the previous week's question:
No new question until May 6.

Question date: 04/22/08
No new question until May 6.

Answer to the previous week's question:
10 is the minimum number of businesses required to form a group for health insurance purposes in SC.

Question date: 04/15/08
What is the minimum number of businesses required to form a group for health insurance purposes in SC?

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Answer to the previous week's question:
Clemson is the SC town of over 2500 people with the highest percentage of college-educated adults in our state.

Question date: 04/08/08
We are repeating last week's question and sweetening the prize package since we had no winner last week.

Which SC town of 2500 or more has the highest percentage of college-educated adults?

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Answer to the previous week's question:
No correct answer last week.

Question date: 04/01/08
Which SC town of 2500 or more has the highest percentage of college-educated adults?

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Answer to the previous week's question:
Beaufort County in SC has the highest percentage of college-educated adults.

Question date: 03/25/08
Which SC county has the highest percentage of college-educated adults?

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Answer to the previous week's question:
The state sales tax was eliminated last year for unprepared food.

Question date: 03/18/08
The SC state sales tax was completely eliminated for one category last year. Name that category.

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Answer to the previous week's question:
The State newspaper reported last December that Jasper, Marlboro and Orangeburg had the highest per person lottery sales in Fiscal 2007. However, the lottery commission has been telling inquirers that the counties are Marion, Jasper and Orangeburg, so both answers were counted as correct.

Question date: 03/11/08
Still no winner last week so we are repeating the question:

As of fiscal year 2007, name the top three SC counties in SC Education Lottery sales per person. (Hint: The answer was given in a State newspaper article in December)

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Answer to the previous week's question:
No winner last week.

Question date: 03/06/08
No winner last week so we are repeating the question:

As of fiscal year 2007, name the top three SC counties in SC Education Lottery sales per person.

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Answer to the previous week's question:
No winner last week so we are repeating the question.

Question date: 02/26/08
As of fiscal year 2007, name the top three SC counties in SC Education Lottery sales per person.

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Answer to the previous week's question:
According to the Alliance for Women, SC ranks 18th nationally in terms of women business owners who employ others.

Question date: 02/19/08
According to a national women's organization, how does SC rank nationally in terms of percentage of women-owned businesses that employ others?

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Answer to the previous week's question:
According to the latest census figures, SC ranks 10th nationally in population growth.

Question date: 02/12/08
Where does SC rank nationally in population growth?

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Answer to the previous week's question:
After Sumter County merges their two school districts, 84 school districts will remain in SC's 46 counties.

Question date: 02/05/08
After the recent Sumter county school district merger announcement, how many school districts will remain in SC?

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Answer to the previous week's question:
According to a recent issue of Forbes magazine, the University of SC football program's financial value was ranked 12th nationally out of 20 colleges listed. Clemson was not ranked.

Question date: 01/29/08
Where did the University of SC and Clemson rank in a recent national business magazine's college football financial survey?

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Answer to the previous week's question:
The SC Education Lottery took in over $1 billion in fiscal year 2006.

Question date: 01/22/08
In which fiscal year did the SC Education Lottery raise over $1 billion?

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Answer to the previous week's question:
According to the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council, SC ranks 8th nationally for small business survival.

Question date: 01/15/08
According to a national small business and entrepreneurship organization how does SC rank nationally for small business survival?

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Answer to the previous week's question:
According to Expansion Management Magazine, Columbia is #1 and Greenville is #3 nationally for relocating and expanding a business.

Question date: 01/08/08
Name the two SC cities recently identified by a magazine as the 1st and 3rd top real estate markets in the country for expanding and relocating businesses.

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Answer to the previous week's question:
No question last week.

Question date: 12/18/07
There will be no trivia question until January 9, 2008.

Answer to the previous week's question:
South Carolina's beer tax at 77 cents per gallon ranks third highest nationally behind only Alaska and Hawaii.

Question date: 12/11/07
How does SC's beer tax rank nationally?

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Answer to the previous week's question:
Because the State newspaper in SC reported that the universities of Texas and Delaware have the highest paid public university presidents, yet the NY Times reported that the two highest are from the universities of Virginia and Washington, we accepted both answers as correct.

Question date: 12/04/07
Name the two public university presidents whose salary is higher than the University of South Carolina's Andrew Sorenson?

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Answer to the previous week's question:
Colorado, New Mexico and West Virginia are the other states besides SC that allow an unlimited deduction on the state income tax return for 529 college savings plan contributions.

Question date: 11/27/07
Name the states other than SC that allow an unlimited state tax deduction for contributions to a 529 college savings plan.

Answer to the previous week's question:
no question last week.

Question date: 11/20/07
No question this week.

Answer to the previous week's question:
Kimberly Clark will purchase methane gas from the landfill in Jackson, SC in Aiken county.

Question date: 11/13/07
Name the town in SC and the company involved in the latest landfill gas-to-energy partnership announcement.

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Answer to the previous week's question:
Connecticut and New Jersey are the only two states besides SC that will be allowed to use the Barnwell nuclear waste facility beginning in 2008.

Question date: 11/06/07
Name the other two states besides SC that will be allowed to continue to use the nuclear waste facility in Barnwell, SC beginning next year.

Answers must be submitted by 8am Wed. morning. You must include your mailing address in your entry. Only one entry per household.

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Answer to the previous week's question:
There are no minority or women CEO's on The State newspaper's Palmetto 25 list of SC's largest publicly-traded companies.

Question date: 10/30/07
According to The State newspaper's Palmetto 25 (a list released this past summer of SC's 25 largest publicly held companies) how many minority and women CEO's are on this list?

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Answer to the previous week's question:
Besides SC, the only other two states whose governors do not run their departments of transportation are Georgia and Mississippi.

Question date: 10/23/07
Name the other two states (besides SC) whose Departments of Transportation are not run by their governor.

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Answer to the previous week's question:
Santee Cooper is conducting wind energy research in Georgetown, Horry, and Charleston counties.

Question date: 10/16/07
Name the three counties in SC where wind energy research is being conducted by Santee Cooper.

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Answer to the previous week's question:

Question date: 10/02/07
No new question until 10/16/07.

Answer to the previous week's question:
According to the US Census, SC's poverty rate for 2006 was 12th worst in the nation at 15.7% NC and GA were both slightly better at 14.7%.

Question date: 09/25/07
According to the US Census Bureau, SC's poverty rate was 12th worst in the nation last year. How did we compare to our neighbors, NC and GA?

Answers must be submitted by 8am Wed. morning. You must include your mailing address in your entry. Only one entry per household.

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Answer to the previous week's question:
Transportation accidents were the leading cause of job-related deaths last year.

Question date: 09/18/07
According to the state labor dept., what was the leading cause of job-related deaths in SC last year?

Answer to the previous week's question:
Coca Cola and United Resource Recovery Corp. are building the world's largest plastic bottle recycling plant in Spartanburg, SC.

Question date: 09/11/07
Name the SC city and the two companies that are bringing the largest plastic bottle recycling plant in the world to SC.

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Answer to the previous week's question:
USC, Clemson, and SC State are the three SC universities that were recently awarded grants for nuclear energy research.

Question date: 09/04/07
Name the three SC universities that recently received grant money to study nuclear energy.

Answer to the previous week's question:
Under Armour is the athletic apparel company that was awarded a big contract this year to supply the USC football team with athletic gear.

Question date: 08/28/07
Name the company with a new six-year, $10.8 million contract to supply USC football with athletic apparel.

Answers must be submitted by 8am Wed. morning. You must include your mailing address in your entry. Only one entry per household.

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Answer to the previous week's question:
Fort Mill, SC-based Springs Global is the SC company whose stock recently began trading on the Brazil Stock Exchange.

Question date: 08/21/07
Name the SC company whose stock recently began trading on the Brazil Stock Exchange.

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Answer to the previous week's question:
Santee Cooper is the first utility in SC to offer power generated through "green" sources: solar panels and methane gas from landfills.

Question date: 08/07/07
Name SC's first utility to offer renewable energy and how is that energy produced?

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Answer to the previous week's question:
SCANA and 3D Systems are the only two publicly-traded companies from The State newspaper's Palmetto 25 list to report negative revenues for 2006 vs. 2005.

Question date: 07/31/07
Name the only two SC publicly traded companies in the Palmetto 25 (The State newspaper's ranking of the top 25 publicly-traded companies in SC) whose revenues declined in 2006 vs. 2005.

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Answer to the previous week's question:
Hilton Head Middle School was the first Green Power Solar School in SC.

Question date: 07/24/07
Name the first "Green Power Solar School" in SC.

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Answer to the previous week's question:
Nevada, New Hampshire, Arizona, and Colorado have seen their carbon dioxide emissions increase more than South Carolina in recent years.

Question date: 07/17/07
According to a recent study from the Associated Press, name the four states whose carbon dioxide emissions have increased more than SC's during the last several years.

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Answer to the previous week's question:
The eight SC state senators who objected to the consideration of raising SC's state cigarette tax during the latest legislative session are: Kevin Bryant, Chip Campsen, Larry Grooms, John Hawkins, Jake Knotts, Greg Ryberg, Lewis Vaughn and Danny Verdin.

Question date: 07/03/07
no question for the holiday break

Answer to the previous week's question:
answer to last week's question will be given out in two weeks.

Question date: 06/26/07
Eight SC state senators objected to the consideration of raising SC's state cigarette tax during the latest legislative session and because some threatened a filibuster, the issue was moved to the next session which begins in January 2008. Thus, SC's state cigarette tax remains the lowest in the nation at only seven cents per pack. Name those eight SC state senators.

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Answer to the previous week's question:
According to Education Week magazine, Utah had the nation's best high school freshman graduation rate at 84% for the 2003-04 school year.

Question date: 06/19/07
According to the recent report from a national education publication, which state had the highest high school freshman graduation rate in the country as of the 2003-04 school year? Hint: SC is last with a rate of 54%.

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Answer to the previous week's question:
SC is one of only nine states that do not allow net metering. http://www.dsireusa.org/documents/SummaryMaps/NetMetering_Map.ppt#523,1,Net Metering

Question date: 06/12/07
SC is one of how many states that do not have "net metering"?

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Answer to the previous week's question:
According to the American Petroleum Institute: New Jersey, Wyoming, and Alaska are the only other states that have a lower state gasoline tax than SC.

Question date: 06/05/07
SC's state gasoline tax is only 16 cents per gallon, half of NC's and fourth lowest in the country. Name the states with a lower state gasoline tax than SC.

Answers must be submitted by 8am Wed. morning. You must include your mailing address in your entry. Only one entry per household.

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Answer to the previous week's question:
At $2.575 per pack, New Jersey has the highest cigarette tax of any state in the country.

Question date: 05/29/07
While SC continues to have the lowest cigarette tax at 7 cents per pack, which state has the highest cigarette tax?

Answer to the previous week's question:
According to the entomology department at Clemson University, there are 8 to 10 commercial beekeepers in SC.

Question date: 05/22/07
Repeat last week due to technical difficulties.

How many commercial beekeepers are there in SC?

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Answer to the previous week's question:
Repeat from last week to due technical difficulties.

Question date: 05/13/07
How many commercial beekeepers are there in SC?

Answer to the previous week's question:
450 new jobs have been created by the USC Technology Incubator so far and the average salary has been $47,000.

Question date: 05/08/07
How many new jobs have been created by the USC Technology Incubator so far and what has been the average salary?

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Answer to the previous week's question:
The Charleston Museum was founded in 1773 and is the first museum in America.

Question date: 05/01/07
SC is home to the first museum in America. Name the museum and when it was founded.

Answers must be submitted by 8am Wed. morning. You must include your mailing address in your entry. Only one entry per household.

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Answer to the previous week's question:
According to a recent study commissioned by Fortune magazine, USC's Moore School of Business in Columbia ranked #35 out of 111 US business schools for the best MBA schools to get hired from.

Question date: 04/24/07
The Moore School of Business at USC in Columbia was recently recognized as being among the "50 Best MBA Schools for Getting Hired". Of the top 111 US business schools, what was the Moore School's ranking?

Answers must be submitted by 8am Wed. morning. You must include your mailing address in your entry. Only one entry per household.

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Answer to the previous week's question:
QVC home shopping network is building $75 million, 400-employee distribution facility in Florence, SC this year.

Question date: 04/17/07
Which major TV shopping network is building a new facility this year in SC and where in SC is it going to be?

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Answer to the previous week's question:
According to the SC Dept. of Commerce, the product sector that led South Carolina’s export growth in 2006 was aluminum.

Question date: 04/10/07
According to the SC Dept. of Commerce, which SC product sector saw the most growth in exports in 2006?

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Answer to the previous week's question:
According to an August 2006 report by the Trust for America's Health, South Carolina's obesity rate is tied for #8 in the nation (with Indiana) with a rate of 26.2%.

Question date: 04/03/07
According to a recent study, Mississippi has the highest obesity rate in the nation at almost 30% of its population. What is SC's rate and how do we rank nationally?

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Answer to the previous week's question:
According the SC Lawyer's Weekly, Nelson Mullins is the largest law firm on the state ranked by number of lawyers and the Ogletree firm is number 2.

Question date: 03/27/07
According the SC Lawyer's Weekly, Nelson Mullins is the largest law firm on the state ranked by number of lawyers. Who is number 2?

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Answer to the previous week's question:
Ranked by deposit share, NC-based BB&T is the third largest bank in SC.

Question date: 03/20/07
In terms of deposits, Wachovia is the largest bank in SC, followed by Bank of America. Who is number three?

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Answer to the previous week's question:
The North Charleston holding company, The Intertech Group is the 2nd largest private company in SC. (www.theintertechgroup.com)

Question date: 03/13/07
Name the 2nd largest private company in SC.

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Answer to the previous week's question:
No question last week.

Question date: 03/06/07
No new question this week. New question next week.

Answer to the previous week's question:
No question last week.

Question date: 02/27/07
No new question this week.

Answer to the previous week's question:
SC recycles more used tires than any other state in the nation.

Question date: 02/20/07
Because of a programming error, we are re-running last week's question...

SC was recently named the best state in the nation for recycling which waste product (according to statistics through 2005)?

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Answer to the previous week's question:
Repeat of last week...

Question date: 02/13/07
SC was recently named the best state in the nation for recycling which waste product (according to statistics through 2005)?

Beacuse of a programming error, answers can be submitted by 8am Thu. morning. You must include your mailing address in your entry. Only one entry per household.

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Answer to the previous week's question:
The SC Dept. of Education announced last year that school buses will run on bio-diesel.

Question date: 02/06/07
Last year a SC agency started fueling certain of its vehicles with bio-diesel. Name the agency and its vehicles.

Answers must be submitted by 8am Wed. morning. You must include your mailing address in your entry. Only one entry per household.

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Answer to the previous week's question:
Approx. 28% of the total dollars brought in by the SC Education Lottery actually goes to all forms of education.

Question date: 01/30/07
Approximately what percent of the SC Educational Lottery's annual collections goes to all forms of education?

Answers must be submitted by 8am Wed. morning. You must include your mailing address in your entry. Only one entry per household.

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Answer to the previous week's question:
According to: (www.tobaccofreekids.org/research/factsheets/pdf/0097.pdf), the average state excise tax on cigarettes is $1.00/pack. SC is the lowest at 7 cents per pack.

Question date: 01/23/07
SC's cigarette tax is one of the lowest in the nation at 7 cents per pack. What is the national average?

Answers must be submitted by 8am Wed. morning. You must include your mailing address in your entry. Only one entry per household.

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Answer to the previous week's question:
According to http://taxpolicycenter.org/TaxFacts/TFDB/TFTemplate.cfm?Docid=345 we are tied with Hawaii for the 6th sixth lowest state gasoline tax in the country.

Question date: 01/16/07
SC's gasoline tax is 16 cents per gallon. How do we rank nationally?

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Answer to the previous week's question:
Among 4 year public colleges in 50 states plus D.C. and Puerto Rico, South Carolina ranks 7th highest in annual tuition and fees for 2006-2007. Our neighbors Georgia and North Carolina are much cheaper and rank 45th and 43rd respectively.

Question date: 01/09/07
Where does SC rank nationally in average cost of public college annual tuition and how do we compare to our neighbors NC and GA?

Answers must be submitted by 8am Wed. morning. You must include your mailing address in your entry. Only one entry per household.

This week's winner will receive a delicious prize package from www.charlestoncookie.com.

Answer to the previous week's question:

Question date: 12/19/06
No question until next year...

Answer to the previous week's question:
According to a recent study by Morgan Quitno based on FBI statistics, North Charleston is the most dangerous city in SC, ranked #20 nationally and Florence, SC is the most dangerous metropolitan area, coming in at #5 nationally.

Question date: 12/12/06
According to a recent study based on FBI crime figures, name the most dangerous city in SC and its national ranking.

Answers must be submitted by 8am Wed. morning. You must include your mailing address in your entry. Only one entry per household.

This week's winner will a SC book from Arcadia Publishing's Images of America Series and a SC music cd from our vast collection at ETV Radio.

Answer to the previous week's question:
The four properties in SC rated as 5-diamonds by AAA are:

1) Woodlands Resort and Inn - Summerville,SC
2) The Dining Room at the Woodlands Resort
3)The Sanctuary at Kiawah Island Golf Resort
4)Wentworth Mansion in Charleston

Question date: 12/05/06
According to AAA, there are only four 5-diamond-rated properties in SC...name them.

Answers must be submitted by 8am Wed. morning. You must include your mailing address in your entry. Only one entry per household. This week's winner will receive a delicious prize package from www.charlestoncookie.com.

Answer to the previous week's question:
There are 18,000 seats, 41 suites, 4 entertainment suites and the Frank McGuire Club which has 300 hospitality seats in the Colonial Center in Columbia, SC.

Question date: 11/28/06
Repeat same question from last week...How many seats and suites are in the Colonial Center in Columbia, SC, the 10th largest on-campus basketball facility in the US?

Answers must be submitted by 8am Wed. morning. You must include your mailing address in your entry. Only one entry per household.

This week's winner will receive four tickets to the Kristi Yamaguchi Family and Friends ice show at the Colonial Center. For more info: www.thecolonialcenter.com.

Answer to the previous week's question:

Question date: 11/21/06
How many seats and suites are in the Colonial Center in Columbia, SC, the 10th largest on-campus basketball facility in the US?

Answers must be submitted by 8am Wed. morning. You must include your mailing address in your entry. Only one entry per household.

This week's winner will receive four tickets to the Kristi Yamaguchi Family and Friends ice show at the Colonial Center. For more info: www.thecolonialcenter.com.

Answer to the previous week's question:
Bamberg county has the lowest average annual pay in SC at just under $24,000 and at just over $40,000, Aiken county has the highest average pay in SC for 2005 according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Question date: 11/14/06
Which SC counties have the lowest and highest average pay for 2005 according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics?

Answers must be submitted by 8am Wed. morning. You must include your mailing address in your entry. Only one entry per household.

This week's winner will receive a delicious prize package from SC's own www.youngpecanplantations.com.

Answer to the previous week's question:
Besides election day, all liquor stores must be closed, by state law on Sundays, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.

Question date: 11/07/06
Since today is election day, all liquor stores must be closed, by state law. According to the SC Dept. of Revenue, what are the other days that liquor stores must be closed?

Answers must be submitted by 8am Wed. morning. You must include your mailing address in your entry. Only one entry per household.

This week's winner will receive an attractive acrylic record album frame from www.thealbumframer.com

Answer to the previous week's question:
According to the SC Assn. of Realtors, 5720 homes were sold in SC in September, down 12.52% from last year.

Question date: 10/31/06
According to the SC Assn. of Realtors, how many homes were sold in SC in September and what was the percentage decline from last year?

Answers must be submitted by 8am Wed. morning. You must include your mailing address in your entry. Only one entry per household.

This week's winner will receive a 25,000 Priority Points from the Intercontinental Hotels Group Charleston reservations center. That's enough points for a one-night stay at six of their hotel brands.

Answer to the previous week's question:
According to the US Dept. of Labor, a courier is the most dangerous occupation in SC as measured by on-the-job nonfatal injuries in 2005.

Question date: 10/24/06
According to the US Dept. of Labor, what is the most dangerous occupation in SC as measured by on-the-job nonfatal injuries in 2005?

Answers must be submitted by 8am Wed. morning. You must include your mailing address in your entry. Only one entry per household.

This week's winner will receive a delicious prize package from www.stickyfingers.com, the online ordering site for the Charleston, SC-based chain of barbecue restaurants.

Answer to the previous week's question:
According to the US Census Bureau, SC ranked 3rd nationally in the growth rate of our state's Hispanic population in 2005.

Question date: 10/17/06
According to the US Census Bureau, how did SC rank nationally in the growth rate of our state's Hispanic population as of 2005? Answers must be submitted by 8am Wed. morning. You must include your mailing address in your entry. Only one entry per household. This week's winner will receive a free jar of Black Mustard BBQ Slather from www.bbqslather.com, based in Columbia, SC.

Answer to the previous week's question:
The College of Charleston is the oldest municipal college in America.

Question date: 10/10/06
SC is home to the oldest municipal college in America. Name that college and its location.

Answers must be submitted by 8am Wed. morning. You must include your mailing address in your entry. Only one entry per household.

This week's winner will receive a free family membership to the Charleston Museum. For more info, visit www.charlestonmuseum.org.

Answer to the previous week's question:
Robert Sywolski from Blackbaud, Inc., in Charleston, SC was the highest paid CEO of a SC publicly-traded company last year, earning over $18 million, including almost $14 million from the sale of Blackbaud stock.

Question date: 10/03/06
***********Repeat last week's question because we did not have a winner*************

Name the highest paid CEO for 2005 of a SC publicly-traded company.

Answers must be submitted by 8am Wed. morning. You must include your mailing address in your entry. Only one entry per household.

This week's winner will receive John Warner's book "Swamp Fox Insights" and the award-winning cd from the Columbia-SC rock and roll band, Tokyo Joe and a delicious prize package from www.charlestoncookie.com.

Answer to the previous week's question:

Question date: 09/26/06
Name the highest paid CEO for 2005 of a SC publicly-traded company.

Answers must be submitted by 8am Wed. morning. You must include your mailing address in your entry. Only one entry per household.

This week's winner will receive John Warner's book "Swamp Fox Insights" and the award-winning cd from the Columbia-SC rock and roll band, Tokyo Joe.

Answer to the previous week's question:
Bob Dylan filmed an IPod commercial recently at Brian Dressler Photography Studio in Columbia, SC.

Question date: 09/19/06
What is the name of the studio and the location in SC where Bob Dylan recently filmed an Ipod commercial?

Answers must be submitted by 8am Wed. morning. You must include your mailing address in your entry. Only one entry per household.

This week's winner will receive a delicious prize package form www.youngpecanplantations.com.

Answer to the previous week's question:
As of 2004, SC ranked 12th nationally in the dollar volume of merchandise that moved through foreign trade zones.

Question date: 09/12/06
As of 2004, where does SC rank nationally in the dollar volume of merchandise moving through Foreign Trade Zones?

Answers must be submitted by 8am Wed. morning. You must include your mailing address in your entry. Only one entry per household.

This week's winner will receive a delicious prize package form www.stickyfingers.com.

Answer to the previous week's question:
Spartanburg High School had the overall winning team in the last Stock Market Game from the SC Council on Economic Education.

Question date: 09/05/06
Which SC high school gave us the winning team in the latest Stock Market Game from the SC Council on Economic Education?

Answers must be submitted by 8am Wed. morning. You must include your mailing address in your entry. Only one entry per household.

This week's winner will receive golf balls and tees from Beach First National bank in Myrtle Beach, SC

Answer to the previous week's question:
SC is the largest producer in the nation of vermiculite, a mineral that is often contaminated with asbestos. It is mined in upstate SC.

Question date: 08/29/06
SC is the largest producer in the nation of a mineral that is often contaminated with asbestos. Name that mineral?

Answers must be submitted by 8am Wed. morning. You must include your mailing address in your entry. Only one entry per household.

This week's winner will receive a jar of BBQ Slather from Black Mustard in Columbia, SC.

Answer to the previous week's question:
Caty Green, widow of Nathaniel Green (for whom Greenville is named) financially assisted Eli Whitney with his invention of the cotton gin.

Question date: 08/22/06
Name the South Carolinian who financially assisted Eli Whitney with the development of the cotton gin?

Answer to the previous week's question:
The lettered olive is the SC state seashell.

Question date: 08/15/06
What is the South Carolina state seashell?

Answer to the previous week's question:
The Burroughs family, of what was once known as Withers, SC, branded the town a new name, Myrtle Beach, after the wax myrtle tree, commonly found in the area.

Question date: 08/08/06
Name the family that branded the Myrtle Beach name?

Answers must be submitted by 8am Wed. morning. You must include your mailing address in your entry. Only one entry per household.

This week's winner will receive a large beach towel and umbrella from Beach First National Bank.

Answer to the previous week's question:
Ryan's Family Steakhouses has 33 locations in SC and it's suitor, Buffets, Inc. has zero.

Question date: 08/01/06
Minnesota-based Buffets, Inc. has recently entered into an agreement to purchase Ryan's Family Steakhouses of Greer, SC. How many locations do each of these companies have in SC?

Answers must be submitted by 8am Wed. morning. You must include your mailing address in your entry. Only one entry per household.

This week's winner will receive an Album Framer from www.thealbumframer.com.

Answer to the previous week's question:
According to the Union of Concerned Scientists, SC has the worst polluting school busses in the country. Delaware has the cleanest.

Question date: 07/25/06
According to the Union of Concerned Scientists, SC has the worst polluting school busses in the country. Which state do they say has the least?

Answers must be submitted by 8am Wed. morning. You must include your mailing address in your entry. Only one entry per household.

This week's winner will receive a delicious gift package from www.stickyfingers.com, the online ordering site for the Charleston, SC-based chain of barbeque restaurants.

Answer to the previous week's question:
There was no question last week.

Question date: 06/20/06
There is no question this week as we are working on re-stocking our prize closet. If you have any trivia contest prizes you'd like to donate, please send Mike Switzer an email via the link on this page.

Answer to the previous week's question:
No question last week.

Question date: 06/13/06
There is no question this week as we are working on re-stocking our prize closet. If you have any trivia contest prizes you'd like to donate, please send Mike Switzer an email via the link on this page.

Answer to the previous week's question:
SC State University in Orangeburg, SC graduates more military officers than Westpoint.

Question date: 06/06/06
Name the SC university that graduates more minority military officers than Westpoint.

Answers must be submitted by 8am Wed. morning. You must include your mailing address in your entry. Only one entry per household.

This week's winner will receive a copy of the New York Times bestselling book: "Freakonomics".

Answer to the previous week's question:
Automated Trading Desk in Mt. Pleasant, SC handles about 8% of NASDAQ's daily trading volume.

Question date: 05/30/06
Name the SC company and its location that handles 8% of NASDAQ's daily trading volume.

Answers must be submitted by 8am Wed. morning. You must include your mailing address in your entry. Only one entry per household.

This week's winner will receive a $25 goft card to Moe's Grapvine, a southern Italian restaurant in Columbia, SC.

Answer to the previous week's question:
SC ranks 13th in the nation in the number of people living in poverty according to the SC Indicators Project.

Question date: 05/23/06
According to the SC Indicators Project, where does SC rank nationally in the number of people living in poverty?

Answers must be submitted by 8am Wed. morning. You must include your mailing address in your entry. Only one entry per household.

This week's winner will receive a Gullah cultural package including a book and CD.

Answer to the previous week's question:
NC and GA were 4th and 6th respectfully, in the latest corporate real estate study of the most pro-business states.

Question date: 05/16/06
According to a recent corporate real estate study, SC is the #1 pro-business state, but where do NC and GA rank?

Answers must be submitted by 8am Wed. morning. You must include your mailing address in your entry. Only one entry per household.

This week's winner will receive two tickets to the Morris Museum of Art in Augusta, GA.

Answer to the previous week's question:
The state of SC charges sales tax on 34 service catgories including satellite TV, tanning salons, and funeral services.

Question date: 05/09/06
According to the Federation of Tax Administrators, how many of the 168 categories of services does South Carolina tax?

Answers must be submitted by 8am Wed. morning. You must include your mailing address in your entry. Only one entry per household.

This week's winner will receive two tickets to "Jazz at the Venue" coming May 13th to the Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County in Camden, SC.

Answer to the previous week's question:
Body Art Ink Tatoos in Myrtle Beach, SC is the first tatoo parlor to be licensed under the new tatoo law.

Question date: 05/02/06
The first legal tatoos were inked in SC about a month ago. What is the name of the first licensed tattoo parlor in SC and where is it located?

Answers must be submitted by 8am Wed. morning. You must include your mailing address in your entry. Only one entry per household.

This week's winner will receive a delicious gift package from www.stickyfingers.com, the online ordering site for the Charleston, SC-based chain of barbeque restaurants.

Answer to the previous week's question:
Dreher High School in Columbia, SC was attended by 1993 Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry, Dr. Kary Mullis.

Question date: 04/25/06
Name the SC high school attended by 1993 Nobel prize winner Dr. Kary Mullis.

Answers must be submitted by 8am Wed. morning. You must include your mailing address in your entry. Only one entry per household.

This week's winner will receive a gift card from Moe's Grapevine, a southern Italian restaurant in Columbia, SC.

Answer to the previous week's question:
Last year, Des Moines, Iowa-based Meredith Corporation purchased Family Circle Magazine and the Family Circle Cup tennis tournament in Daniel Island, SC.

Question date: 04/18/06
The Family Circle Cup tennis tournament which just finished Sunday on Daniel Island, SC was, along with its namesake - the Family Circle Magazine - just purchased last year by which company and where are they based?

Answers must be submitted by 8am Wed. morning. You must include your mailing address in your entry. Only one entry per household.

This week's winner will receive the award-winning cd from Tokyo Joe, one of the SC bands appearing this coming weekend at the 3 Rivers Music Festival in Columbia, SC.

Answer to the previous week's question:
In the category of per capita income, according to the SC Indicators project, SC ranks nationally at #43, NC at #37, and GA at #35.

Question date: 04/11/06
According to the SC Indicators Project, where does SC rank nationally in per capita income and where are our neighbors, NC and Georgia?

Answers must be submitted by 8am Wed. morning. You must include your mailing address in your entry. Only one entry per household.

This week's winner will receive two tickets to "Jazz at the Center" coming May 12th to the Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County in Camden, SC.

Answer to the previous week's question:
Norfolk Southern counts the 1830 "Best Friend of Charleston" passenger train as one of its ancestors.

Question date: 04/04/06
Which large American railroad company counts the 1803 "Best Friend of Charleston" passenger train as one of its ancestors?

Answers must be submitted by 8am Wed. morning. You must include your mailing address in your entry. Only one entry per household.

This week's winner will receive a book about somewhere in SC from Charleston, SC-based Arcadia Publishing and a music cd from our ETV Radio cd library.

Answer to the previous week's question:
According to the SC Dept. of Agriculture, there were 35,000 people involved in the equine industry in SC as of 2004.

Question date: 03/28/06
According to the SC Dept. of Agriculture, how many SC residents were involved in the equine industry as of 2004?

Answers must be submitted by 8am Wed. morning. You must include your mailing address in your entry. Only one entry per household.

This week's winner will receive complimentary tickets to the Morris Museum of Art in Augusta, GA.

Answer to the previous week's question:
The Cross Island Parkway at in Hilton Head and the Southern Connector in Greenville are the only two toll roads in SC.

Question date: 03/21/06
One way to help pay for economic expansion is through the use of toll roads. How many and where are the only toll roads in SC?

Deadline for entry is 8am Wednesday morning.

This week's prize package consists of 4 complimentary tickets to the Charleston Symphony Orchestra.

Answer to the previous week's question:
The county of Allendale and the town of Woodford have the highest homeowner property tax rates in SC, while the county of Chesterfield and the town of Six Mile are the lowest.

Question date: 03/14/06
According to the National Assn. of Homebuilders, using 2000 US Census data, where in SC are the highest and lowest homeowner property tax rates?

This week's winner receives a delicious prize package from www.stickyfingers.com, the web home for the Charleston, SC-based chain of BBQ restaurants.

Entry deadline is 8am Wednesday. Please include mailing address with your entry.

Answer to the previous week's question:
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke grew up in Dillon, SC.

Question date: 03/06/06
In which small SC town did the new Federal Reserve Chairman, Ben Bernanke grow up in?

Entry deadline is 8am Wednesday morning.

This week's prize is a copy of "Sweetgrass Baskets and the Gullah Tradition" from Arcadia Publishing in Charleston, SC, personally autographed by the author, Joyce V. Coakley.

Answer to the previous week's question:
The 2000 US census shows the city of Spartanburg, SC with a population of 39,673...only 30 more than Sumter, SC.

Question date: 02/28/06
According to the 2000 US population census, Sumter, SC's population is 39,643, only 30 fewer people than which major SC city?

This week's prize package consists of a $25 gift card to Moe's Grapevine, a southern Italian restaurant in Columbia, SC.

Answer to the previous week's question:
In 2004, SC exported $4.6 billion in goods from Foreign Trade Zones, second only to Texas' $4.7 billion.

Question date: 02/21/06
As of 2004, SC was second in the nation in exports from Forign Trade Zones. Which state was first?

The prize package this week consists of tickets to the Distinctively Charleston Food and Wine Festival. (www.charlestonfoodandwine.com)

Answer to the previous week's question:
Approx 30% of all private companies are run by women.

Question date: 02/14/06
As of 2002, according to a recent report from the US Census Bureau, approximately what percent of all private companies were owned by women?

The prize package this week contains a book about a place in SC from Arcadia Publishing in Charleston and the award-winning cd from Columbia, SC rock band: Tokyo Joe.

Answer to the previous week's question:
Until recently, Ford Motor Credit had three locations in SC: Greenville, Columbia, and Charleston. The Charleston office has since closed.

Question date: 02/07/06
no winners last week so repeat question...

Answer to the previous week's question:
no winners last week so repeat question...

Question date: 01/31/06
Where are the three locations of Ford Motor Credit Corp. in SC?

Our prize package this week consist of 2 tickets to the Charleston Symphony.

Answer to the previous week's question:
Depending on the study, college seniors have an average of anywhere from four to six credit cards.

Question date: 01/24/06
According to a recent study, on average how many credit cards does a college senior have?
Rules: Please include your mailing address with your answer, only one answer per household, answer only via email at scbr@etvradio.org. This week's prize: A prize package from the Montessori School of Camden which includes, coffee mugs, ball caps, and a certificate for a 60-minute horse drawn carriage ride for two from the Camden Carriage Company

Answer to the previous week's question:
According to 2003 statistics, NC ranks 8th nationally at 6.3% and Georgia 12th at 5.5% in the percentage of their workforce employed by foreign-based companies.

Question date: 01/17/06
At 8.4% SC has a higher percentage of its workforce population employed by foreign-owned companies than any other state. How do our neighbors, NC and Georgia rank in this category?

Answer to the previous week's question:
repeat question since there was no winner last week.

Question date: 01/10/06
At 8.4% SC has a higher percentage of its workforce population employed by foreign-owned companies than any other state. How do our neighbors, NC and Georgia rank in this category?

Answer to the previous week's question:
There was no question last week.

Question date: 12/20/05
No question until 1/10/06.

Answer to the previous week's question:
SC's exports to China in 2004 were approximately $481 million and China ranked #6 among countries SC exports to.

Question date: 12/12/05
What is the approx. dollar value of SC's exports to China and how does China rank out of all the countries SC exports to?

Answer to the previous week's question:
ETV Radio first went on the air in 1972 as WEPR in Greenville, the beginning of the SC Educational Radio Network.

Question date: 12/06/05
What year did ETV Radio first go on the air and what was our name then?

Answer to the previous week's question:
According to 2003 US Census data, SC ranks 44th nationally in computer usage and 46th in Internet usage.

Question date: 11/29/05
According to 2003 data from the U.S. Census Bureau, where does SC rank nationally in computer usage and internet usage?

Answer to the previous week's question:
No question last week.

Question date: 11/22/05
no question this week

Answer to the previous week's question:
The construction industry is the largest single category of one-person companies in SC.

Question date: 11/15/05
repeat same question since no one got it right...

Answer to the previous week's question:

Question date: 11/08/05
What type of business makes up the largest single category of one-person companies in SC?

Answer to the previous week's question:
Video Gaming Technologies in Roebuck, SC was recently named #1 on the INC. 500 list of the fastest growing companies in America by INC. magazine.

Question date: 11/01/05
Name the SC company and its location that is number one on this year's INC. 500 list of the fastest growing private companies in America from INC. magazine.

Answer to the previous week's question:
Florence, SC is the SC city with the highest Entrepreneurial Index rating from a study done recently for the US Small Business Administration.

Question date: 10/25/05
According to a recent study done for the US Small Business Administration, which SC city has the highest Regional Entrepreneurship Index?

Answer to the previous week's question:
Allendale, McCormick, Williamsburg, Clarendon, and Lee are the five SC counties whose adult illiteracy rates are higher than 40%.

Question date: 10/18/05
SC has the third-highest adult illiteracy rate in the U.S. Name the five SC counties where that illiteracy rate is higher than 40%.

Answer to the previous week's question:
Georgia, followed by Nevada, and NC are the three states with faster growing Latino populations than SC.

Question date: 10/11/05
According to the 2002 US Census, SC has emerged has the state with the 4th fastest growing Latino population in the US. Name the 3 states whose Latino growth rates are ahead of SC.

Answer to the previous week's question:
North Charleston industrialist Jerry Zucker is the only SC resident on this year's Forbes 400 list of the richest Americans. Upstate textile tycoon, Roger Milliken dropped off this year's list.

Question date: 10/04/05
Name the only SC resident to appear on the latest Forbes 400 list.

Answer to the previous week's question:
Alternative Dispute resolution is mandatory for circuit and family courts in unmodified form in Florence, Horry, Lexington and Richland counties and in modified form in Greenville and Anderson counties. Also, Pickens County has approved modified ADR rules for Family Court.

Question date: 09/27/05
Name the SC counties where alternative dispute resolution is mandatory for their circuit and family courts.

Answer to the previous week's question:
With a rate of 377 per 100,000 people, Sumter had the lowest vehicle theft rate of any city in SC as of 2004.

Question date: 09/20/05
For the 6th year in a row, Myrtle Beach has the highest auto theft rate in SC and the 20th highest in the nation. Which city has the lowest auto theft rate, as of 2004, in SC?

Answer to the previous week's question:
With one fourth of it's population classified as obese, SC ranks #10 in the nation.

Question date: 09/13/05
According to the Trust for America's Health, where does SC rank nationally according to our percentage of obese adults?

Answer to the previous week's question:
Claflin University, in Orangeburg, SC, has the highest graduation rate (72%) of any college in the South, according to US News and World Report.

Question date: 09/06/05
According to US News and World Report, which SC college leads the south in its graduation rate?

Answer to the previous week's question:
According to our resident SC historian, Dr. Walter Edgar, SC was most recently known as the Wonderful Iodine State before we became the Palmetto State. In fact, that's where WIS radio and TV in Columbia got its call letters.

Question date: 08/30/05
What was SC known as before we became the Palmetto State?

Answer to the previous week's question:
Our state's manufacturing base dwindled from 18% in 2000 to 15% of jobs in 2004, which compares to the US average of 11%.

Question date: 08/23/05
According to Federal data released last month, what percent of SC's jobs are in manufacturing as of 2004 and how does that compare nationally?

Answer to the previous week's question:
RBMG, Inc, formerly known as Resource Bancshares Mortgage Group, was a publicly-traded Columbia, SC-based company when it was acquired by NetBank in 2002.

Question date: 08/16/05
Name the former SC publicly-traded company that beacame a part of NetBank.

Answer to the previous week's question:
In Central, SC, BASF makes the insulation that goes in Igloo, Rubbermaid, and Coleman coolers.

Question date: 08/09/05
We are repeating last week's question because no one got it right...Name the company and its SC location that makes the insulation used inside Igloo, Rubbermaid, and Coleman coolers.

Answer to the previous week's question:

Question date: 08/02/05
Name the company and its SC location that makes the insulation used inside Igloo, Rubbermaid, and Coleman coolers.

Answer to the previous week's question:
$305 is the maximum weekly unemployment benefit amount.

Question date: 07/26/05
What is the weekly unemployment benefit amount from the SC Employment Security Commission?

Answer to the previous week's question:
The $10 bill will be re-issued next year (2006) with a new design.

Question date: 07/19/05
What and when will the next redesigned US Treasury note be issued?

Answer to the previous week's question:
The $50 bill was reissued and redesigned last year.

Question date: 07/12/05
Which currency did the U.S. Treasury re-issue in 2004 with a new design?

Answer to the previous week's question:
The SC economy grew 3.5% in 2004 which was 36th in the country.

Question date: 07/05/05
What was SC's percentage of economic growth for 2004?

Answer to the previous week's question:
No question last week.

Question date: 06/28/05
There is no question this week while we re-stock our prize closet. If you would like to donate a prize or prizes, please send them to: Mike Switzer, The SC Business Review ETV Radio 1101 George Rogers Blvd. Columbia, SC 29201

Answer to the previous week's question:
There is no question this week while we re-stock our prize closet. If you would like to donate a prize or prizes, please send them to: Mike Switzer, The SC Business Review ETV Radio 1101 George Rogers Blvd. Columbia, SC 29201

Question date: 06/21/05
There is no question this week while we re-stock our prize closet. If you would like to donate a prize or prizes, please send them to:

Mike Switzer, The SC Business Review
ETV Radio
1101 George Rogers Blvd.
Columbia, SC 29201

Answer to the previous week's question:
There is no question this week while we re-stock our prize closet. If you would like to donate a prize or prizes, please send them to:

Mike Switzer, The SC Business Review
ETV Radio
1101 George Rogers Blvd.
Columbia, SC 29201

Question date: 06/14/05
No question this week...we are asking for trivia prize donations. If you can help, please email me: Mike Switzer

Answer to the previous week's question:
SC is in the 5th Federal Reserve district based in Richmond.

Question date: 06/07/05
What federal reserve district is SC in?

Answer to the previous week's question:
Tyco is the company whose Rock Hill plant location in SC makes electronic connectors for the Sony Playstation, Dell Computers, the longbow missile on the BlackHawk helicopter, and for the satellite radio companies.

Question date: 05/31/05
Name the company and its plant location in SC that makes electronic connectors for the Sony Playstation, Dell Computers, the longbow missile on the BlackHawk helicopter, and for the satellite radio companies.

Answer to the previous week's question:
Both NBSC (parent company Georgia-based Synovus), and Bank of Holly Hill (now know as First National Bank of SC), are celebrating their 100th anniversaries this year.

Question date: 05/24/05
A SC bank is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. Name the bank and its parent company.

Answer to the previous week's question:
We accepted any of the following answers:
38 states require economic education standards to be implemented.
15 states make completion of an economics course a graduation requirement.
7 states make personal finance a requirement for high school graduation.

Question date: 05/17/05
SC's governor, Mark Sanford recently sign a law requiring financial literacy to be taught in SC's public schools. How many states now have a similar law?

Answer to the previous week's question:
Greenville, SC-based Fluor Corp. is the company whose SC operations are involved in rebuilding the power generation, water, and waste treaments plants in Iraq.

Question date: 05/10/05
Name the company whose SC operations are involved in rebuilding the power generation, water, and waste treaments plants in Iraq.

Answer to the previous week's question:
Lancaster, SC is where all the AA Duracell batteries that are sold in the US are made.

Question date: 05/03/05
All of the AA Duracell batteries made for the US market are manufactured in a SC city. Name that city.

Answer to the previous week's question:
SC's unemployment rate of approximately 7% is third worst in the nation.

Question date: 04/26/05
How does SC's recent unemployment rate of 7% rank nationwide?

Answer to the previous week's question:
In order for a foreign citizen to be counted as a dependent for income tax purposes, they can only live in th US, Canada, or Mexico.

Question date: 04/19/05
In order for a foreign citizen to be claimed as a dependent for income tax purposes, what countries can they live in?

Answer to the previous week's question:
Milk is the official formal drink of SC.

Question date: 04/12/05
What is the official formal beverage of SC?

Answer to the previous week's question:
Tea is the official hospitality beverage of SC.

Question date: 03/29/05
According to a recent USC study, how many dollars do we get back in economic impact from every dollar the state spends on SC's public libraries?

Answer to the previous week's question:
The SC Revitalization Act provides the developer of an abandoned textile facility either a local property tax or state income tax credit equal to 25 percent of the rehabilitation expenses. The real property tax credit is limited to an eight year period. The owner may receive no more than 75 percent of the property tax credit per year.

Question date: 03/22/05
How much is the tax credit allowed by the SC Revitalization Act?

Answer to the previous week's question:
SCANA is the SC-based publicly-traded company with the highest annual dividend yield. Their stock trades on the NYSE under the symbol SCG and their annual dividend yield is approx. 4.1%.

Question date: 03/15/05
Name the publicly-traded SC-based company with the highest dividend yield.

Answer to the previous week's question:
Insurance is the most serious problem SC small business owners face according to a recent survey from the National Federation of Independent Business.

Question date: 03/08/05
Name the most serious problem SC small business owners face according to a recent survey from the National Federation of Independent Business?

Answer to the previous week's question:
Spartanburg-based Centerplate, formerly Volume Services, whose stock trades on the Amex under the symbol CVP, derives about 10% of its sales from managing concessions at Yankee Stadium in New York City.

Question date: 03/01/05
Name the publicly-traded SC company that derives about 10% of its sales from selling hot dogs and beer at Yankee stadium in New York.

Answer to the previous week's question:
According to the Dept. of Commerce, the number one cash crop in SC is chicken broilers. If timber were counted however, at over $800 million it would dwarf broilers (apporx. $350 million). So we counted both timber and broilers as the right answer for our drawing.

Question date: 02/22/05
According to the Dept. of Commerce, what is the number one cash crop in SC?

Answer to the previous week's question:
In 2004, 59,413 homes were sold across the state, a 17 percent increase from the previous year.

Question date: 02/15/05
2004 was a record year for home sales in SC. How many homes were sold last year and what was the percentage increase?

Answer to the previous week's question:
Wise Potato Chips recently announced that they will be closing their plant in Spartanburg this year.

Question date: 02/08/05
The city of Bristol, VA recently agreed to buy a local potato chip plant and lease it back to the company in order to keep local jobs. This has, in turn, caused a Spartanburg-based plant to announce it will have to close this year. Name the potato chip company.

Answer to the previous week's question:
According to the SC Dept. of Commerce, new investment into SC last year totaled over $2.7 billion creating over 13,000 new jobs.

Question date: 02/01/05
According to the SC Dept. of Commerce, what was the dollar amount of new capital investment in SC last year and how many new jobs were created as a result?

Answer to the previous week's question:
Duncan-SC based One Price Clothing was the worst performing SC stock last year. Their stock went from 53 cents per share to zero, due to bankruptcy and liquidation.

Question date: 01/25/05
Which SC-based publicly-traded company had the worst performing stock for 2004?

Answer to the previous week's question:
Spartanburg-based Denny's, whose stock trades on the NASDAQ, was the SC company with the best performing stock for 2004. Denny's stock was up almost 1000%.

Question date: 01/18/05
Which SC-based publicly-traded company had the best performing stock in 2004?

Answer to the previous week's question:
Beano is manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline in Aiken, SC.

Question date: 01/11/05
All of the Beano sold in the world is made in SC. Name the company and where in SC it is made.

Answer to the previous week's question:
According to the SC Dept. of Commerce, SC ranks #2 in the nation in terms of the percentage of our private sector workers employed by foreign investment. (approx. 8%)

Question date: 01/04/05
According to the SC Dept. of Commerce, what is SC's rank in the nation in terms of the percentage of our private sector workers employed by foriegn investment?

Answer to the previous week's question:
142,000 jobs are directly and indirectly supported by the military in SC.

Question date: 12/21/04
no new question until 1-4-05...Happy Holidays!

Answer to the previous week's question:
142,000 jobs are directly and indirectly supported by the military in SC.

Question date: 12/14/04
According to USC's Division of Research, approximately how many jobs in SC are both directly and indirectly supported by the presence of the military in our state?

Answer to the previous week's question:
Myrtle Beach continues to have the highest rate of vehicle thefts in SC.

Question date: 12/07/04
What SC city continues to have the highest vehicle theft rate in our state?

Answer to the previous week's question:
The Stock Market Simulation is offered to grades 4 through 12 by the SC Council on Economic Education.

Question date: 11/22/04
No new question until Dec. 7.

Answer to the previous week's question:
The South Carolina Stock Market Simulation is administered by the SC Council on Economic Education to students in grades 4 through 12.

Question date: 11/16/04
The South Carolina Stock Market Simulation is administered by the SC Council on Economic Education to which grade levels?

Answer to the previous week's question:
Thomas Jefferson was the US President who said "Landholders are the most precious part of the state."

Question date: 11/09/04
Which US President said "Landholders are the most precious part of a state"?

Answer to the previous week's question:
In post-election Decembers since 1948, the S&P 500 has averaged a gain of 1.1%, with 10 up years and only three down.

Question date: 10/19/04
According to a just-released national study, where does SC rank in costs for individual automobile insurance?

Answer to the previous week's question:
There are approximately 867 U.S. Census tracts in South Carolina.

Question date: 10/12/04
How many US Census tracts are in South Carolina?

Answer to the previous week's question:
There are approximately 541 zip codes in SC.

Question date: 10/05/04
How many zip codes are in SC?

Answer to the previous week's question:
If we add all the 2003 revenues of the 25 South Carolina largest publicly-traded companies, the result is $17.894 billion. According to Fortune 500, a company with this revenue would be ranked #109.

Question date: 09/28/04
Based on The State newspaper's Palmetto 25, SC's 25 largest publicly-traded companies, if you were to combine them into one single company using 2003 data, where would this "Super SC" company rank in the Fortune 500?

Answer to the previous week's question:
The banana split was invented in 1904 (100 years ago) by pharmacist David Strickler in Latrobe, Pennsylvania.

Question date: 09/21/04
2004 marks an important milestone for a popular American dessert. When and where was the banana split invented?

Answer to the previous week's question:
Charleston-based Blackbaud is SC's newest publicly-traded company whose stock trades now on the NASDAQ under the symbol "BLKB".

Question date: 09/14/04
Name SC's newest publicly-traded company, the exchange it trades on, and its symbol.

Answer to the previous week's question:
Luxemburg is the Euro-using country that does the least amount of trade with SC, only $653,000 last year.

Question date: 09/07/04
Which Euro-using country does the least amount of trade with SC?

Answer to the previous week's question:
Germany is the Euro-using country that does the most trade with SC.

Question date: 08/31/04
Of the 12 countries that use the Euro, which country does the most trading business with SC?

Answer to the previous week's question:
A film production company needs to spend $250,000 in our state in order to be exempt from SC sales tax.

Question date: 08/24/04
How much money does a film production company have to spend in our state in order to be exempt from SC sales tax?

Answer to the previous week's question:
SC's 7 cents per pack cigarette tax is approximately 9% of the national average.

Question date: 08/17/04
SC's cigarette tax is what percent of the national average?

Answer to the previous week's question:
The first Cooper River Bridge, completed in 1929, cost approximately $6 million to build.

Question date: 08/10/04
What was the cost of the first Cooper River Bridge in Charleston, SC?

Answer to the previous week's question:
According to legislation passed this year, professional hair braiders must be licensed by SC DHEC and pass a 60-hour course.

Question date: 08/03/04
This year the SC Legislature passed new legislation requiring a certain profession to be licensed by DHEC and pass a 60-hour course before they can practice in our state. Name this profession.

Answer to the previous week's question:
According to the US Census Bureau, the five occupations where a woman earns as much or more than a man, are: 1) Hazardous waste removal workers, 2) Telecommunications line installer & repairs, 3) Meeting & Convention planners, 4) Cafeteria Workers, and 5) Constructions trade helpers.

Question date: 07/27/04
According to the US Census Bureau, there are only five job categories where women earn as much or more than men...name any one of the five.

Answer to the previous week's question:
2004 is the fifth year of the sales tax-free weekend in SC.

Question date: 07/20/04
Including this year, how many years has SC had a sales tax-free weekend?

Answer to the previous week's question:
According to the Clemson forestry department, approximately 75% of SC's forests are owned by private individuals.

Question date: 07/13/04
Approximately what percent of SC's forests are owned by private citizens?

Answer to the previous week's question:
According to the SBA, 8% of South Carolinians operate a business out of their home.

Question date: 07/06/04
According to the Small Business Administration, what percent of residents in SC operate a business out of their home?

Answer to the previous week's question:
Anderson County has 1,644 farms, more than any other SC county.

Question date: 06/29/04
According to the 2002 agriculture census, which SC county has the most farms?

Answer to the previous week's question:

Question date: 06/22/04
According to the 2002 agriculture census, which SC county has the most farms?

Answer to the previous week's question:
According to the US Census Bureau, women nationally and in SC make 74 cents for every dollar a man earns.

Question date: 06/15/04
According to the US Census Bureau, women nationally and in SC make how many cents for every dollar a man earns?

Answer to the previous week's question:

Question date: 05/18/04
No new question until we re-stock our prize closet.

Answer to the previous week's question:
According to the SC Dept. of Commerce's business recruitment web page (www.teamsc.com), SC ranks third in the country in worker productivity.

Question date: 05/11/04
According to the SC Dept. of Commerce, where does SC rank nationally in the category of worker productivity?

Answer to the previous week's question:
The South Financial Group, parent company of Carolina First bank, recently became the largest financial institution to ever be based in SC.

Question date: 05/04/04
What publicly-traded company recently became the largest financial institution to ever be based in South Carolina?

Answer to the previous week's question:
Ted Turner owns more real estate in the United States than any other single person.

Question date: 04/27/04
Name the southern gentleman who owns more real estate in the United States than any other single person.

Answer to the previous week's question:
According to the Charleston Southern University economist Al Parish, In 2003, the region sold a record 11,496 homes, surpassing the 10,000 mark for the first time.

Question date: 04/20/04
How many new homes were built in the tri-county Charleston region during their record-breaking year of 2003?

Answer to the previous week's question:
Chicken feed is small change, a paltry amount of money. In pioneer days in North America, chickens were fed the poorest of grains, not good enough to be fed to humans or other farm animals. Broken bits of grain were good to feed to chickens because they were small enough for the chickens to swallow.

Question date: 04/13/04
Why is a small amount of money referred to as "chicken feed"?

Answer to the previous week's question:
According to SC law, lenders can charge a pre-payment penalty on all loans of $150,000 or more.

Question date: 04/06/04
SC Law allows prepayment penalties to be charged on loans over what dollar amount?

Answer to the previous week's question:
The maximum annual interest rate that may be charged on car title loans in SC is 300%.

Question date: 03/23/04
SC recently enacted a predatory lending law, but it left unchanged the maximum annual interest rate that can be charged on car title loans. What is that rate?

Answer to the previous week's question:
The phrase "rule of thumb" came from the fact that most measurements came from body parts. The first joint of the thumb is approximately one inch long. A foot was once the length of a foot, and so on...We still use a "finger" to measure drinks.

Question date: 03/16/04
Where did the phrase "rule of thumb" come from?

Answer to the previous week's question:
According to the SC Dept. of Insurance, only 44% of the employers in SC's agriculture industry offer their employees health insurance.

Question date: 03/09/04
According to the SC Dept. of Insurance, which industry in South Carolina is least likeliest to offer health insurance to its employees?

Answer to the previous week's question:
During the past fiscal year, the US Dept. of Labor has pursued wage law violations most against the restaurant industry.

Question date: 03/02/04
Which low-wage industry accounted for the largest number of wag-law violations according to the US Dept. of Commerce?

Answer to the previous week's question:
Valentines day is typically the highest sales holiday of the year for Baskin Robbins ice cream stores, mainly due to ice cream cake sales.

Question date: 02/24/04
Which holiday is typically the number one sales day of the year for Baskin Robbins ice cream stores?

Answer to the previous week's question:
The first time "In God We Trust" appeared was on the 2 cent coin in 1864.

Question date: 02/17/04
When did the phrase "In God We Trust" first appear on U.S. coins and what coin was the first?

Answer to the previous week's question:
Only 10% of all employer firms in SC are owned by women.

Question date: 02/03/04
According to the SC Dept. of Commerce, what percent of SC's employer firms are owned by women?

Answer to the previous week's question:
According to the SC Dept. of Commerce, 95% of SC's employer firms are small businesses with less than 50 employees.

Question date: 01/27/04
According to the SC Dept. of Commerce, what percent of SC's employer workforce is considered "small business"...that is, firms with less than 50 employees?

Answer to the previous week's question:
Canada is the #1 export market for South Carolina.

Question date: 01/20/04
Which country represents the number one export market for South Carolina?

Answer to the previous week's question:
Greenville-based World Acceptance Corp. had the best performing SC-based stock in 2003, up 161%.

Question date: 01/13/04
What the best performing SC-based, publicly-traded stock for 2003?

Answer to the previous week's question:
We call high society the "upper crust" because the "crust" was long considered the best part of the bread and the "upper" or top crust the best part of all. If "high society" is the best of all, then it's "upper crust".

Question date: 01/06/04
Why do we refer to "high society" as the "upper crust"?

Answer to the previous week's question:
There has been no trivia question the past two weeks.

Question date: 12/23/03
No trivia question until 1/06/04.

Answer to the previous week's question:
The last time the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed over 10,000 (prior to recently) was May 24, 2002.

Question date: 12/16/03
When was the last time the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed over 10,000...prior to lately?

Answer to the previous week's question:
"Purchase" comes from the French "pourchasser" which means "to hunt." Once upon a time, stores had no show windows and would-be purchasers had to "hunt" for what they wanted - though they were helped somewhat by apprentices who stood outside the stores and asked what they wanted to buy as they passed by.

Question date: 12/09/03
(In the spirit of the season,) where did the word "purchase" get its "present" meaning?

Answer to the previous week's question:
Since 1900, the stock market as measured by the Dow Jones Industrial Average, has gone up 72% of the time in December with an average gain of 1.5% making it the best month of the year.

Question date: 11/25/03
Which month on average is the best month of the year for the stock market?

Answer to the previous week's question:
The oldest mutual fund still in existence today is the Massachussetts Investor's Trust, established in 1924 and now part of the MFS Family of funds.

Question date: 11/18/03
Which mutual fund is the oldest one still in existence today?

Answer to the previous week's question:
Of the big three credit cards, American Express is the oldest, VISA (BankAmericard) is second and Mastercard (Mastercharge) was third. In 1958, the American Express Company entered the scene with their version of the universal credit card. In 1959, the Bank of America in California introduced the BankAmericard, now Visa. On August 16, 1966, a group of banks collaborated together to form what is now MasterCard International.

Question date: 11/11/03
Which of the big three credit card companies (Visa, Mastercard, American Express) is the oldest?

Answer to the previous week's question:
According to the American Association of Candy Technologists web page: www.candyusa.org, Halloween is the holiday with the highest candy sales, followed by Easter, the Winter