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Date | Question | Answer | Source |
June 2, 2022 | Which SC county was founded in the late 1880s and named after the daughter of William Wallace Harllee, who was the president of the Wilmington and Manchester Railroad? | Florence County | SC Picture Project |
June 9, 2022 | The John Blue Cotton Festival is an annual event held in which of our counties? | Scotland County | NCpedia |
June 16, 2022 | The best-known geographic feature of Robeson County is the Lumber River. How many miles does it span? | 115 miles | State of North Carolina |
June 23, 2022 | What was the hottest temperature ever recorded in Marlboro County? | 108 degrees, Aug. 10, 2007 | SCDNR |
June 28, 2022 | Which county has seen the highest amount of snowfall (18 inches) in a 24-hour period? | Darlington County | SCDNR |
July 7, 2022 | From 1785 to 1801, this South Carolina county was known as Kingston County. | Horry County | SC Archives |
July 14, 2022 | In 2004, what tropical system spawned the largest tornado outbreak (47) in South Carolina history? | Tropical Storm Frances | SCDNR |
July 28, 2022 | What is the hottest temperature on record in Marion? | 108 degrees, June 27, 1954 | SCDNR |
August 4, 2022 | From 1990-2017, there was an average of how many tornadoes per year in South Carolina? | 26 | SCDNR |
August 11, 2022 | What state has the most Carolina Bays? | North Carolina, which has 80% of them | SCDNR |
August 18, 2022 | From 1851-2021, how many tropical systems have made landfall in South Carolina? | 44 | SCDNR |
September 1, 2022 | What town in our viewing area is known for having the annual Egg Scramble Jamboree every April? | Lamar | City of Lamar |
September 8, 2022 | What is the only SC county in our viewing area to have an EF4 tornado? | Marlboro County | SCDNR |
September 15, 2022 | Since 1852, how many tropical systems have moved through Horry County, including direct landfalls? | 23 | NOAA |
September 22, 2022 | Since 1983, what county in our viewing area houses the Sweet Potato Festival every year? | Darlington County | Study SC |
September 29, 2022 | Prior to 2022, what was the last tropical system to make direct landfall in Horry County? | Tropical Storm Ana (2015) | NOAA |
October 6, 2022 | What city in our viewing area is known as the Pearl of the Pee Dee? | Darlington | SCIWAY |
October 20, 2022 | Which county in our viewing area has the youngest median age at 36.9 years? | Robeson County | Census Reporter |
October 27, 2022 | In 2007, Myrtle Beach broke the Guinness World Record for the tallest what? | Sandcastle | The Fact File |
November 3, 2022 | The swallow-tailed kite is an endangered bird that can be found along what Lowcountry river? | Black River | The Fact File |
November 10, 2022 | The town in Horry County is known as “Little Golden Town?” | Aynor | SCIWAY |
November 17, 2022 | North and South Carolina share the same state beverage. What is it? | Milk | SC State House |
December 1, 2022 | What SC native dog breed was first bred in the early 1900s to be a superior hunt dog and retriever? | Boykin Spaniel | SCIWAY |
December 8, 2022 | What is the hottest temperature ever recorded in Lumberton in the month of December? | 83 degrees | NWS |
December 15, 2022 | What is the coldest Christmas Day on record in Florence? | 26 degrees | NWS |
December 22, 2022 | This Saturday is going to be the coldest Christmas Eve since the historic Carolina snowstorm of what year? | 1989 | NWS |
December 29, 2022 | Southern Times Square has been an event in the Market Common since what year? | 2012 | |
January 5, 2023 | What is the coldest temperature ever observed in Florence in the month of January? | 0 degrees | NWS |
January 12, 2023 | The latest snowfall in South Carolina history occurred on May 7, 1992. What SC county did this occur in? | Greenville County | DNR |
January 19, 2023 | What 1990 Tom Cruise movie was partially filmed in Darlington? | Days of Thunder | SCIWAY |
January 26, 2023 | How many rivers are there in our South Carolina viewing area? | 5 | NPS.gov |
February 2, 2023 | First established by the Germans in America in 1887, Groundhog Day was inspired by what European holiday? | Candlemas Day | Library of Congress |
February 9, 2023 | Darlington Speedway is the second oldest track in all of NASCAR. What track is the oldest? | Martinsville Speedway in Virginia | WSN |
February 16, 2023 | Richard Petty holds the record for the most appearances at Darlington Speedway, but who has the most wins at Darlington? Bonus: how many wins? | David Pearson BONUS: 10 wins | WSN |
February 23, 2022 | How many rivers are there in our North Carolina viewing area? | Four | NPS |
March 2, 2023 | In 1999, the new baseball team, the Myrtle Beach Pelicans debuted after a seven-year absence. What team did the Pelicans replace? | Myrtle Beach Hurricanes | MILB |
March 9, 2023 | What SC county in our viewing area has the youngest median age at 37.5 years? | Dillon County | Census Reporter |
March 16, 2023 | What army base in our viewing area was responsible for training 20,000 glider pilots and crewmen during WWII? | Laurinburg-Maxton | Files NC |
March 23, 2023 | Magic City is the nickname of what city in our viewing area? | Florence | SCIWAY |
March 30, 2023 | The Darlington Raceway is shaped more like an egg rather than an oval, due to what obstacle in the way during construction? | A minnow pond | WSN |
April 6, 2023 | During their first year as a team, the Myrtle Beach Pelicans advanced to the Mills Cup Championship, but it was canceled due to the arrival of what hurricane? | Floyd | MILB |
April 20, 2023 | What county in our viewing area has the oldest median age at 49.1 years? | Horry County | Census Reporter |
April 27, 2023 | Most of South Carolina’s tornadoes occur in what month? | April | DNR |
May 4, 2023 | Since 1950, which SC county in our viewing area has seen the fewest tornadoes? | Marion County | DNR |
May 11, 2023 | The legend of the Lizard Man is more than three decades old and one of South Carolina’s most unusual tales. What neighboring county did it originate from? (Bonus for the city) | Lee County (Bishopville) | SC Public Radio |
May 25, 2023 | Florence County is located between which two rivers? | The Great Pee Dee and Lynches rivers | SC Encyclopedia |
June 1, 2023 | The only hurricane to ever track through Robeson County occurred in what year? | 1899 | NOAA |
June 8, 2023 | What was the previous name of Cherry Grove Beach? | Futch Beach | SC Encyclopedia |
June 22, 2023 | The hottest temperature ever recorded in Horry County occurred on June 27, 1952. How hot was it? | 107 degrees (Loris, SC) | DNR |
June 29, 2023 | This city in our viewing area was once known as Tooth City U.S.A due to 150,000 people traveling here annually for new teeth. | Florence | SC Encyclopedia |
July 13, 2023 | In the 1890s, what city, in our viewing area, became the largest tobacco market in South Carolina? | Darlington | SC Encyclopedia |
July 20, 2023 | What county is known as “The Golden Land”? | Dillon | SC Encyclopedia |
August 2, 2023 | Kingston Village was the previous name of what Horry County town? | Conway | SC Encyclopedia |
August 9, 2023 | “Quietly progressive” is the motto of what county in our viewing area? | Dillon | SC Encyclopedia |
August 24, 2023 | Located in Marion County, what was the name of the first tax-supported library in the state? | Carnegie Library | SC Encyclopedia |
August 31, 2023 | What was the last tropical storm to track through Florence County | Andrea (2013) | NOAA |
September 7, 2023 | How many major hurricanes have tracked through Horry County? | Two | NOAA |
September 14, 2023 | What Native American tribe was the largest in North Carolina, and the ninth largest in the United States? | Lumbee Tribe | NCPedia |
September 21, 2023 | What crop is known as the “Golden Weed”? | Tobacco | SC Encyclopedia |
September 28, 2023 | The last hurricane to track through Florence County occurred in what year? | 1904 | NOAA |