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Harry S. Truman

This future president attended the inauguration of Gov. Matthew M. Neely.

Carte Goodwin

This man seceded Robert C. Byrd as United States Senator from WV in a short, appointive capactiy.

Ken Hechler

What West Virginian wrote "The Bridge at Remagen"?

Arthur I. Boreman

Who was WV's 1st governor?

I.E. DuPont de Nemours and company

Blennerhassett Island state park is on property leased from this company

Three way catalytic converter

Carl Keith was the co-inventor of this vehicle emissions control device

Paige P. Hunter

In 2016, this woman was promoted to brigadlier general the first woman in WV history to be promoted in that rank

West Virginia Parkways, Economic Development and Tourism Authority

In early 2006, this agency, which oversees the West Virginia Turnpike, imposed a toll increase that was later overturned by a Kanawha County circuit court judge.

Harewood

In what West Virginia historic home were James and Dolly Madison married?

Moundsville

In what community is the Grave Creek Mound located?

Salem

In what community was the West Virginia Industrial Home for Girls located?

Cheat Lake

Lake Lynn was the original name for this Monogalia County lake.

Cheat Lake

Lake Lynn was the original name for this Monongalia County lake.

Congress of Racial Equality (C.O.R.E)

On August 11, 1958 this group placed sit-ins throughout Charleston restaurants to move our area towards equality

The erection of a memorial at Kistler

On February 26, 1972, an impoundment dam on Buffalo Creek collapsed, sending millions of gallons of water down a narrow valley, killing 125 and leaving more than 4,000 homeless. The disaster resulted in:

Linsly Institute

On June 20, 1863, inauguration ceremonies for Arthur I Boreman as governor of West Virginia were held in front of this Wheeling facility.

A wave of colonial westward migration and settlement

One result of the treaties of Fort Stanwix and Hard Labor was:

Blanche Lazzell and Grace Martin Taylor

These two women artists, born in Monongalia County in 1878 and 1903, were distant cousins.

BD Rusty

This American Quarter Horse from Kanawha County was the 2005 Pole Bending World Champion.

Steven Mikes

This Clarksburg native and member of the Liberty High School class of 1982, helped design the Curiosity rover that landed on Mars on August 6, 2012.

Dwight W. Morrow

This Huntington native was the father-in-law of Charles Lindbergh.

Mark McVey

This West Virginia native made his Broadway debut as Jean Valjean in "Les Miserables."

David Lynn

This Wheeling native served as architect of the U.S. Capitol from 1923-1954.

Richard Carlson "Dick" Hoblitzell

This Wood County native played major league baseball for the Cincinnati Reds and Boston Red Sox from 1908 to 1918 before entering the army during World War I.

Elm Grove Stone Arch Bridge

This bridge built in 1817 is the oldest bridge still in use in West Virginia.

Moundsville

This community is home to Grave Creek Mound

Gilmer County

This county's population grew at the 3rd fastest rate between 2000 and 2010 according to the census.

Carter G. Woodson

This former Huntington resident is known as "the father of Black History."

Geno Smith

This former WVU football player became a quarterback for the New York Jets in 2013

Ed Etzel

This former rifle coach at West Virginia University won a gold medal in the 1984 Olympics.

Jared M. Arter

This former slave was the principal of an African-American school at Hill Top, Fayette County, from 1908 to 1915.

Harman Blennerhassett

This man lost his fortune by teaming up with Aaron Burr and trying to start a new nation within our nation. He was tried for treason but eventually let free

J.M. Heck

This man, one of two officers under which the 76th Regiment in Monongalia County refused to muster on May 11, 1861, went on to command the 25th Virginia Infantry during the Battle of Rich Mountain.

Rufus Maxwell

This man, who in 1852 received a patent for his improvement to churns, served in the West Virginia Legislature from 1866 to 1870.

We are...marshall

This motion picture was released in 2006 after a charted plane, carrying Marshall football and supporters crashed, killing 75 people.

Aracoma

This woman who was killed in battle in present day Logan County in 1780 was the daughter of chief cornstalk

Pearl S. Buck

West Virginia author that won the Nobel Prize for "The Good Earth"?

Berkeley springs

What is the county seat for Morgan County?

Webster County

What was the last county to be created before West Virginia became a separate state?

Prato Rio

What was the name of Revolutionary War General Charles Lee's home?

Virginia Ruth Egnor

What was the real name of the 1950s television star known as Dagmar?

Patrick Gass

What western Virginian published a book about his participation in the Lewis and Clark expedition?

Elizabeth Zane

What woman helped to save Fort Henry on September 12, 1782?

Ice Mountain

Where in West Virginia can you find ice occurring naturally all year round?

Spruce knob

Where is the highest point in West Virginia?

Grant, Hancock, Jackson, Mason

Which grouping represents the use of national personalities as names for counties?

Municipal Judge

Which of the following would NOT be a member of the judicial branch of WV

J. H. Diss DeBar

Who designed the Great Seal and Coat of Arms of West Virginia?

Cass Gilbert

Who designed the current West Virginia State Capitol building?

Minnie Buckingham Harper

Who was the first African-American woman to serve in a legislative body in the United States?

Elizabeth Kee

Who was the first woman from WV to be elected to the US Congress?

Cecil H. Underwood

Who was the oldest and youngest governor in WV?

Martin Delany

First African American in 1865 promoted to the rank of major.

Deep seated unrest among the people concerning race relations

The Appalachian region has traditionally had all of the following problems, except:

Marks a boundary between West Virginia and Pennsylvania

The Mason-Dixon Line...

National road

The construction of this road through Wheeling in 1818 facilitated the opening of the western part of the United States.

Wheeling

The first capital of WV was located in this city

Robert C. Byrd

The original name of this famous West Virginian was Cornelius Calvin Sale Jr.

Boone, Marshall, Logan

The three leading counties in coal production in 2010 were:

The Commonwealth of Virginia did not give its consent to the formation of West Virginia

Article 4, Section 3, of the U.S. Constitution reads: "New States may be admitted by the Congress into this Union; but no new States shall be formed or erected within the Jurisdiction of any other State; nor any State be formed by the Junction of two or more States, or parts of States, without the Consent of the Legislatures of the States concerned as well as of the Congress." Which of the following statements is an argument made by opponents of West Virginia statehood who cited this provision of the constitution to support their position?

Stephanie Thacker and Robert King

As of 2014, these West Virginia natives were circuit judges for the United States Court of Appeals Fourth Circuit.

Bramwell

At one time this Mercer County town was the home of nineteen millionaires.

Nail City

Because of its role in the manufacture of an important iron product in the 1800s, Wheeling was nicknamed...

Lieutenant Roger Jones

Federal troops under the command of this officer set fire to the U.S. armory and arsenal at Harper's Ferry

Newton D. Baker

What Martinsburg native served as secretary of war during World War I?

Belle Boyd

What Martinsburg native was probably the most noted female spy for the Confederacy?

Thomas Harris

What WVian sat on the commission which tried conspirators against Abraham Lincoln?

Thornsbury Bailey Brown

What WVian was the first soldier killed in the Civil War?

Emanuel Willis Wilson

What West Virginia governor gained national attention by refusing to extradite members of the Hatfield family during the Hatfield-McCoy feud?

Randy Barnes

What West Virginia native won the gold medal in the shotput during the 1996 Olympic Games?

Chuck Yeager

What West Virginian broke the sound barrier?

Alexander Campbell

What West Virginian founded the Disciples of Christ Church?

William Henry Edwards

What West Virginian wrote "Butterflies of North America?"

Old gold and blue

What are West Virginia's official state colors?

Wheeling, WV

What city was the location of the first capital of WV?

Pocahontas County

What county is nicknamed the "Birthplace of Rivers?"

Mercer County

What county was named for the Revolutionary War general killed at the Battle of Princeton?

Brook Trout

What is West Virginia's state fish?

A bill that passes the Legislature is sent to the governor, who may pocket veto it by not acting upon it while the Legislature is in session

What is not a part of the law-making process in West Virginia

Helvetia

his West Virginia town, settled in 1869 by a small group of Swiss immigrants, was named for the ancient Latin name for Switzerland.


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