2021 Culture 30-39
This famous astrologist and best-selling author was born Mary Alice Kemery in West Virginia.
Linda Goodman
"Leap of Faith" was the number one country hit by this former Glen Dale resident and John Marshall High School graduate.
Lionel Cartwright
Pinnacle Rock is located in what county?
Mercer County
This country music legend, who was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1983, was born in the Raleigh County community of Bolt on December 19, 1920.
This country music legend, who was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1983, was born in the Raleigh County community of Bolt on December 19, 1920. A: Hank Williams
This former astronaut, who piloted the Challenger when it was launched on October 5, 1984, was a Republican candidate for governor of West Virginia in 1996.
This former astronaut, who piloted the Challenger when it was launched on October 5, 1984, was a Republican candidate for governor of West Virginia in 1996.
This man, an attorney, legislator and civil rights activist, led the successful fight to ban the showing of The Birth of a Nation in Charleston in 1925.
Thomas G. Nutter
This New Jersey congressman, who was born in Weston, is the son of a former U.S. senator from West Virginia.
Rush Holt
Which of the following is not a direct result of West Virginia's generally declining population?
The number of state legislators elected to serve in each legislative session has been reduced
This labor leader, considered by authorities to be the "general" of the miners' army in the Battle of Blair Mountain, was born on September 19, 1892 in Kanawha County.
William Blizzard
This West Virginia governor, who served from 1929 to 1933, was the founder and editor of the Parsons Advocate newspaper.
William G. Conley
This former West Virginia governor, who was later discovered driving a taxi cab in Chicago, died on November 26, 1965.
William Marland
This famous painter, born in Falling Waters on September 23, 1866, is most noted for his Western scenes.
William Robinson Leigh
In order to serve on a jury, a person must:
be a resident of the county issuing the summons for jury duty.
One of the most important periods in prehistoric Native American life in West Virginia was the Woodland Period (1000 B.C. to 1700 A.D.). Identify the three basic practices of this cultural group.
burial ceremonialism, making of pottery, cultivation of plants
This man, the author of Chronicles of Border Warfare, was born on October 12, 1792.
Alexander Scott Withers
On September 12, 1788, this founder of Bethany College was born in Ireland.
Alexander Campbell
Which of the following is a direct result of West Virginia's generally declining population?
A: The number of school age students in public schools has decreased. B: The average age of its population has increased in years. C: The number of its congressional delegation has been reduced. D: The number of electoral votes the state has to cast in presidential elections has been reduced.
As a result of a constitutional amendment approved in 2000, the West Virginia Legislature created family courts in 2002. Which of the following cases are heard by family courts?
A: divorce B: domestic violence C: paternity D: child custody
Which of the following were used as a claim for land in pioneer days?
A: tomahawk rights B: corn rights C: surveying and marking boundaries D: staking off the land and erecting a cabin
This community was once called Raleigh Court House.
Beckley
This man, who played Gilligan on the television show Gilligan's Island, lived in Princeton until his death in 2005.
Bob Denver
Burnsville Lake and Wildlife Management Area is located in this West Virginia county.
Braxton County
West Virginia Wesleyan College is located in what Upshur County community?
Buckhannon
On September 26, 1816, this journalist and illustrator, who spent six years as United States Consul General to Mexico, was born in Martinsburg.
David Hunter Strother
This man, who was born in Martinsburg on July 6, 1806, served as a congressman from both Virginia and West Virginia and was appointed US Minister to France by President James Buchanan.
Charles J. Faulkner
Powhatan College for Young Women (1900-14) was located in this Jefferson County community.
Charles Town
This native of Northfork managed the Philadelphia Phillies from 2005 to 2013.
Charlie Manuel
This former Marshall University basketball star holds the NCAA record for highest rebounding average in a season.
Charlie Slack
Richwood was established as a sawmill town by this company.
Cherry River Boom and Lumber Company
Rock Springs Park, a popular amusement park which once attracted as many as 20,000 people daily, was located in what Hancock County community?
Chester
On May 4, 1896, this organization, which was dedicated to removing children from poorhouses and placing them with caring foster families, was formed in Charleston.
Children's Home Society of West Virginia
This West Virginia county was named for the American statesman known as "The Great Pacificator."
Clay County
This woman was West Virginia's first African-American female physician.
Dr. Mattie V. Lee
This Wheeling physician is considered the first oral surgeon in the United States.
Dr. Simon Hullihen
On November 20, 1968, an explosion in the Consol No. 9 mine in this West Virginia community resulted in the death of seventy-eight coal miners.
Farmington
This native of Shepherdstown became the first woman to receive a regular commission in the United States Army.
Florence Blanchfield
What is the only French and Indian War fort still standing in West Virginia?
Fort Ashby
Name the only two West Virginians whose statues stand in the U. S. Capitol's Statuary Hall.
Francis Pierpont and John Kenna
This noted writer, author of "The Lady or the Tiger," was a one-time occupant of Claymont Court in Jefferson County.
Frank R. Stockton
This Braxton County community was named for Senator Henry Gassaway Davis.
Gassaway
Martinsburg was founded by this Revolutionary War general.
General Adam Stephen
This native of Huntington became military governor of Hawaii and commander of the U.S. Army's Hawaiian Department on December 17, 1941.
General Delos Emmons
On August 14, 1755, this future U.S. president was appointed commander-in-chief of the Virginia frontier forces and assigned to defend western Virginia from French and Native American attacks.
George Washington
Three members of this family (husband, wife, and son) represented West Virginia in the U.S. House of Representatives between 1933 and 1972.
Kee family (John Kee, Elizabeth Kee, and James Kee)
This cartoonist, who created the comic-strip character Caspar Milquetoast, was born in Parkersburg on September 21, 1888.
H. T. Webster
In April 1756, the Battle of the Trough was fought in this West Virginia county.
Hardy County
What West Virginia community has the lowest elevation?
Harpers Ferry
On June 4, 1784, this county was created from Monongalia County.
Harrison County
This Braxton County native and Air Force pilot was instrumental in the formation of the 4-man aerobatic flying team dubbed the "Skyblazers" in 1949.
Harry K. Evans
On October 23, 1952, this U.S. president spoke at the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Depot in Harpers Ferry while campaigning for Democratic presidential nominee Adlai Stevenson.
Harry S. Truman
The first structure in the U.S. to honor African Americans who served in World War I was built in this McDowell County community.
Kimball
During the Ice Age this glacial body of water covered a large area of northern West Virginia.
Lake Monongahela
This Belington native and English professor at West Virginia Wesleyan College was West Virginia Poet Laureate until her death in 2012.
Irene McKinney, Belington
Woodrum Wildlife Management Area is located in this county.
Jackson County
This Jefferson County native, who plays wide receiver for the Oakland Raiders, won a gold medal in the 1992 Olympic Games.
James Jett
This Calhoun County native is the acclaimed author of For Common Things: Irony, Trust, and Commitment in America Today.
Jedediah Purdy
This man served as chairman of the American Red Cross from 1921 until his death in 1935.
John Barton Payne
On October 16, 1859, this man led a raid on Harpers Ferry designed to spark a slave rebellion.
John Brown
This musician, who was born in Fairmont on July 8, 1924, is known as "The Father of Rock and Roll."
Johnnie "B. Goode" Johnson
This Barbour County community was named for the son of Henry Gassaway Davis.
Junior
This native of White Sulphur Springs fought in the Spanish-American War, was promoted to the rank of general during World War I, and later served as chief of staff of the US Army. A postage stamp was issued in his honor in May 2000.
Major General John L. Hines,
This Lewisburg native served as chief of the American Expeditionary Force's Air Service in World War I.
Major General Mason M. Patrick
This native of White Sulphur Springs won the first O. Henry Award in 1919 for her article, "England to America."
Margaret Prescott Montague
This Fayette County native is recognized as the founder of National Grandparents Day.
Marian H. McQuade
The college's football team won the 2011 Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl.
Marshall University
This Mercer County community was named for the daughter of Chief Powhatan.
Matoaka
Berwind Lake Wildlife Management Area is located in this West Virginia county.
McDowell County
The first food stamps issued in the United States were distributed in this West Virginia county.
McDowell County
Blenko Glass Company is located in this Cabell County community.
Milton
Moncove Lake State Park is located in what county?
Monroe County
This community, reportedly named for the youngest daughter of Chief Cornstalk, was the county seat of Wyoming County from 1850 to 1907.
Oceana
This West Virginia governor organized the state Turnpike Commission to oversee the construction of the West Virginia State Turnpike.
Okey Patteson
For more than 25 years after its completion, this bridge was the longest spanning, steel single-arch bridge in the world.
New River Gorge Bridge
This movie star, who has earned two Oscar nominations, had a home in Charleston and was married to two women from West Virginia.
Nick Nolte
A native of Beckley, this political figure has served in the US House of Representatives since 1977, making him the longest-serving congressman in our state's history.
Nick Rahall
This Clarksburg-born film maker made motion pictures for the federal government under Franklin D. Roosevelt and served as director of the US Film Service from 1938-40.
Pare Lorentz
The Sumnerite African-American History Museum and Multipurpose Center commemorates Sumner School, the first free school for African Americans in present-day West Virginia. In what Wood County community was the school located?
Parkersburg
West Virginia has one of the highest bankruptcy rates in the United States. According to statistics from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, personal bankruptcy filings in West Virginia in the second quarter of 2005 were 8.17 per 1,000 people, up from 6.53 in the second quarter of 2004. Which of the following is the most likely reason for the rise in filings in 2005?
People wanted to file bankruptcy before a new federal law made it more difficult to file Chapter 7 bankruptcy, the most common type of bankruptcy filing.
On October 10, 1901, Tu Endie Wei Park was dedicated in this Mason County community.
Point Pleasant
This community served as the county seat of Taylor County from 1844 to 1878.
Pruntytown
On July 9, 1942, a coal mine explosion in this Monongalia County community killed 20 miners.
Pursglove
The National Track and Field Hall of Fame, located in Indianapolis, was originally to be constructed in this West Virginia county.
Putnam County
John Hevener of Roanoke patented this fruit variety in 1963.
Red York apple
The last one-room school in West Virginia operated in this county until 1987.
Ritchie County
This famous Confederate general led two unsuccessful campaigns in Western Virginia in 1861.
Robert E. Lee
On February 6, 1979, this woman, who was convicted of the attempted assassination of President Gerald Ford, was captured and returned to the women's federal penitentiary at Alderson after escaping the previous day.
Sara Jane Moore
This Berkeley County native, described as the "Father of the Modern Quartermaster Corps," was Quartermaster General of the Army for forty-two years.
Thomas Sidney Jesup
This Fayetteville native was boxer Muhammed Ali's first professional opponent.
Tunney Hunsaker
The Jug Wildlife Management Area is located in this county.
Tyler County
Twenty-nine coal miners were killed in an explosion at this Raleigh County mine in 2010.
Upper Big Branch
On December 6, 1926, this Wheeling radio station became the first in West Virginia to be granted a broadcast license by the Federal Communications Commission.
WWVA
Former U.S. Senator Johnson N. Camden was responsible for construction of this large summer resort along the Elk River in 1896.
Webster Springs Hotel
The crew from Ghost Adventures performed a paranormal investigation at this Marshall County site in 2008.
West Virginia Penitentiary
On September 28, 1973, Jay Rockefeller accepted the presidency of this West Virginia College.
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Twin Falls Resort State Park is located in this county.
Wyoming
Which of these local industries benefitted MOST from the Kanawha Valley salt industry in the early 1800s?
barrel industry
Congressional districts are determined according to:
population
Which of the following was not used as a claim for land in pioneer days?
right of eminent domain
This bird is depicted on West Virginia's specialty wildlife license plate.
rose-breasted grosbeak