Prelude City Quiz
Quiz > Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Test your knowledge of Myrtle Beach
1>Where did the name Myrtle Beach come from?
a. The wax myrtle, a shrub that grows abundantly in the area.
b. It evolved from Turtle Beach.
c. Its location, at the mouth of the Myrtle estuary.
2>True or false?
South Carolina’s official state dance is called “the shag.”
3>The City of Myrtle Beach is in the center of a 60-mile stretch of beach. What is that beach called?
a. Grand Stand
b. Grand Strand
c. Grand Sand
4>Which Myrtle Beach attraction was named the number-one family attraction in the area by the Travel Channel?
a. Ripley’s Aquarium
b. Family Kingdom Water Park
c. The Myrtle Beach Pavilion Amusement Park
5>What name did the area’s first inhabitants give to Myrtle Beach?
a. Chicora, which means “the land.”
b. Chikatta, meaning “the beach.”
c. Chorekka, meaning “the people.”
6>The Myrtle Beach area is home to how many restaurants?
a. 150
b. 1,800
c. 500
7>South Carolina is the birthplace of which musician?
a. Dizzy Gillespie
b. Otis Rush
c. Tracy Chapman
8>True or false?
Myrtle Beach is set to be home to the world’s first Hard Rock theme park.