Trivia

1. In 1889, the Hunting Island lighthouse was moved one mile inland to its present location. Why was it moved?

a) Erosion
b) To provide a better view
c) To serve as a park administration office
d) To prove that a lighthouse could be moved

2. What is the name of South Carolina’s state reptile that visits state park beaches each year?

a) American Alligator
b) Rafinesque’s big-eared bats
c) Black Widow
d) Loggerhead sea turtle

3. This state park is considered to be one of the premier bird-watching sites on the East Coast.

a) Caesars Head State Park
b) Santee State Park
c) Huntington Beach State Park
d) Landsford Canal State Park

4. Myrtle Beach State Park offers one of the last _____ in the bustling Grand Strand area.

a) Stands of oceanfront maritime forest
b) Fishing Piers
c) Miniature golf courses
d) South Carolina’s first Lighthouses

5. What is one of the world’s most productive ecosystems found at Edisto Beach, Hunting Island and Huntington Beach state parks?

a) Carolina Bay
b) Temperate rain forest
c) Salt marsh
d) Sandhills