Columbia Quiz: questions and answers

1. Which state does Columbia belong to?

South Carolina

Wisconsin

Oregon

2. Columbia serves as the county seat for which county?

Berkeley County

Charleston County

Richland County

3. Columbia grew up at the fall line of which river?

Tugaloo

Congaree

Wateree

4. What is Columbia's oldest community theatre still in use?

People

Art Theatre

Town Theatre

5. What is Carolina Stadium in Columbia now known as?

Robert-Brice Stadium

John-Brice Stadium

Williams-Brice Stadium

6. Which form of government has Columbia?

Council-manager

County-manager

Home-manager

7. Who formed Columbia City Jazz Dance Company in 1990?

Dr. William Carswell

Dale Lam

Blue Sky

8. In which year did soldiers from the Union General William Tecumseh Sherman's army destroy Columbia?

1865

1889

1873

9. When did Columbia host the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials?

2001

1996

1997

10. Who is Columbia named after?

William Columbus

Christopher Columbus

Juliet Columbus

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