This informative post will be published on Saturday in place of my regular one. You are invited to participate with the opening question.
Brain Teaser Question
Name three consecutive days without naming any of the seven days of the week.
(answer found at the end of this post)
Featured Facts
Admitted to the American Union on May 23, 1788, South Carolina exchanges its English colonial roots to become the 8th state of the United States.
Here are a few interesting facts about South Carolina:
- Capital City: Columbia
- Most Populous City: Charleston
- Nickname: Palmetto State
- State Bird: Great Carolina Wren
- State Flower: Yellow Jessamine (known for its medicinal properties)
- State Mottoes: Amis Opibusque (Prepared In Mind And Resources) as well as Dum Spiro Spero (While I Breathe, I Hope)
From its colonial past, South Carolina is named for two English monarchs, Charles I and Charles II. The first battle of the American Civil War occurs at Fort Sumter in the Charleston harbor on April, 12, 1861. The state has proven to be a popular film-making destination for films such as:
- The Notebook
- The Patriot
- Forest Gump
- Sleeping with the Enemy
South Carolina is the only American state that owns and operates its own fleet of school buses. Two of its leading industries have been tourism and textile manufacturing. Sorry state of Georgia, but South Carolina is the largest producer of peaches, east of the Mississippi River.
South Carolina offers numerous attractions, landmarks, and cultural exhibits:
Brookgreen Gardens offers a botanical atmosphere in Georgetown County. It is honored as America’s first public sculpture garden.
Near Charleston on Johns Island resides the angel oak, which is estimated to be up to 1,500 years old.
Near Cleveland, Raven Cliff Falls is the highest in the state, with a drop of 420 feet.
Every year on Bomb Island on Lake Murray, up to 750,000 purple martins return to roost on the uninhabited island. The island is off-limits to humans during their stay.
There is a significant West African footprint with descendants of slaves. The Gullah influence offers distinctive foods and basket-weaving.
Here is a final look at another selection of photographs:
top left and MOVING clockwise: state house in columbia at night, historical area of charleston, fort sumter, yellow jessamine, myrtle beach, and great carolina wren. (Courtesy of Pinterest)
Answer to Brain Teaser Question
Yesterday, today, and tomorrow.
Big Sky Buckeye 
Interesting info and great brain teaser. Thank you. 🙂
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Nancy, I am pleased you enjoyed the information about Herbert Hoover. It sometimes is a challenge to find a proper brain teaser that isn’t too difficult or too easy.
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I had to look for the answer to the brain teaser question this time.
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Kathy, I am right behind you. I tackle the NY Times mini crossword puzzle daily, and I often need an assisting hand.
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I couldn’t figure out this teaser — very clever!
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I thought this teaser could be more challenging than most.
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I’d like to learn more about this president one day
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While I haven’t studied President Hoover with much depth, I’ve gathered that he was highly educated and his life went far beyond just being President.
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I think so!
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Figured out the Brain Teaser after I found my own answer: Christmas Eve, Christmas, and Boxing Day. 🙂
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Outstanding! Judy, thank you for sharing your answer. I really enjoyed it.
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Good brain teaser! I came up with Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day, so perhaps those can be an alternative answer, although I like yours better! I loved the info about SC. It was one of my favorite places to live as we lived there for eight years, just not consecutively as they were military tours. Our daughter was born at Charleston Naval Hospital.
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Vickie, I appreciate you sharing an alternative answer, and I like it very much. I’ve never been to South Carolina so my virtual tour was an exciting and education one.
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