City Quiz

CHARLESTON

Think you know everything about our destinations? Test yourself and see how much you really know.

1• Which of these Charleston-area attractions is the oldest preserved plantation house in America open to the public?
a. Drayton Hall
b. Aiken-Rhett House
c. Cabbage Row

2• The Charleston RiverDogs, the city’s Single-A minor league baseball club, is affiliated with which Major League team?
a. Los Angeles Dodgers
b. New York Yankees
c. Florida Marlins

3• Which of these islands is not off the coast near Charleston?
a. Kiawah Island
b. Tybee Island
c. Sullivan’s Island

4• Which of these movies was filmed in Charleston?
a. Gone With the Wind
b. A Walk to Remember
c. The Notebook

5• In what year was Charleston founded?
a. 1645
b. 1700
c. 1670

6• What natural disaster led to the destruction of nearly 85% of the properties in Charleston’s historic district in 1989?
a. Hurricane Allen
b. An earthquake that was 7.5 on the Richter scale
c. Hurricane Hugo

7• Which of these describes Charleston’s Blackbaud Stadium?
a. The first privately funded soccer-specific stadium in the US
b. Where the Charleston RiverDogs play
c. The University of Charleston athletic stadium

8• Who is the current mayor of Charleston?
a. Bob Coble
b. Joseph P. Riley, Jr.
Historic Mansion c. Michael Easley