Combo with "Quick Quizzes #1-50" and 3 others
On November 14, 1970, a chartered plan carrying the Marshall University football team and supporters of the program crashed near Huntington, killing 75 people. This motion picture, released in 2006, tells the story of the tragedy's aftermath.
"We Are... Marshall"
Which of the following steps is NOT part of the law-making process in WV?
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 West Virginian founded the Disciples of Christ Church?
Alexander Campbell
This Spanish-American War hero from Monroe County was immortalized in Elbert Hubbard's classic, "A Message to Garcia."
Andrew S. Rowan
This woman, who was killed in battle in present-day Logan County in 1780, was the daughter of Chief Cornstalk.
Aracoma
Who was the first West Virginia native to serve as president of the United Mine Workers?
Arnold Miller
This American Quarter Horse from Kanawha County was the 2005 Pole Bending World Champion
BD Rusty
What Martinsburg native was probably the most noted female spy for the Confederacy?
Belle Boyd
On June 24, 1776, Virginia's Committee of Safety sent 13 prisoners captured from the British sloop Oxford to this present-day West Virginia county.
Berkeley County
These two women artists, born in Monongalia County in 1878 and 1903, were distant cousins.
Blanche Lazell and Grace Martin Taylor
This county was named for famous early frontiersman who lived in the Kanawha Valley from 1789-1795.
Boone County
The three leading counties in coal production in 2010 were:
Boone, Marshall, Logan
At one time this Mercer County town was the home of nineteen millionaires.
Bramwell
This state park was created through Civilian Conservation Corps efforts.
Cacapon Resort State Park
This man succeeded Robert C. Byrd as US Senator from WV in a short, appointive capacity.
Carte Goodwin
This former Huntington resident is known as "the Father of Black History."
Carter G. Woodson
Who designed the current West Virginia State Capitol Building?
Cass Gilbert
What West Virginia community was named for Ceres, the Roman goddess of grain and harvest?
Ceredo
Lake Lynn was the original name for this Monongalia County lake.
Cheat Lake
This Wheeling native served as Architect of the U.S. Capitol from 1923 to 1954.
David Lynn
This Huntington native was the father-in-law of Charles Lindbergh
Dwight Morrow
This former rifle coach at West Virginia University won a gold medal in the 1984 Olympics.
Ed Etzel
This Putnam County community was named for the wife of President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Eleanor
Who was the first woman from WV to be elected to the United States Congress?
Elizabeth Kee
What woman helped to save Fort Henry on September 12, 1782?
Elizabeth Zane
This bridge built in 1817 is the oldest bridge still in use in West Virginia.
Elm Grove Stone Arch Bridge
What WV governor gained national attention by refusing to extradite members of the Hatfield family during the Hatfield-McCoy feud?
Emanuel Willis Wilson
The West Virginia State Fair is held in this community.
Fairlea
This former WVU football player became a quarterback for the New York Jets in 2013.
Geno Smith
This county's population grew at the 3rd fastest rate between 2000 and 2010 according to the census.
Gilmer County
Original source names for WV counties are derived from Native American words and phrases, as well as from the names of local, regional and national historical personalities. Which grouping represents the use of national personalities as names for counties?
Grant, Hancock, Jackson, Mason
In what West Virginia historic home were James and Dolly Madison married?
Harewood
This future president attended the inauguration of Gov. Matthew M. Neely.
Harry S. Truman
This West Virginia town, settled in 1869 by a small group of Swiss immigrants, was named for the ancient Latin name for Switzerland.
Helvetia
This West Virginia governor was the nephew of "Devil Anse" Hatfield.
Henry Hatfield
Blennerhassett Island State Park is on property leased from this company.
I. E. DuPont de Nemours and Company
Where in West Virginia can you find ice occurring naturally all year round?
Ice Mountain
This interstate highway connects Morgantown and Cumberland, MD.
Interstate 68
Which of the following is true of the Mason-Dixon line?
It marks a boundary between West Virginia and Pennsylvania
Who designed the Great Seal and Coat of Arms of West Virginia?
J.H. Diss Debar
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.
J.M. Heck
This former slave was the principal of an African-American school at Hill Top, Fayette County, from 1908 to 1915.
Jared M. Arter
This West Virginia county was named for the author of the Declaration of Independence.
Jefferson County
This mathematician, who won the 1994 Nobel Prize in Economics, was born in Bluefield.
John F. Nash
What Confederate general from West Virginia was responsible for the burning of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania during the Civil War?
John McCausland
This Point Pleasant resident, a congressman for both Virginia and West Virginia and a major in the 9th West Virginia Infantry, was captured at Guyandotte but made a daring escape from his Confederate captors.
Kellian V. Whaley
What West Virginian wrote "The Bridge at Remagen"?
Ken Hechler
This West Virginia community was named for the son of President Theodore Roosevelt.
Kermit
On April 18, 1861, federal troops under the command of this officer set fire to the U.S. armory and arsenal at Harpers Ferry prior to the town's capture by Confederate Forces.
Lieutenant Roger Jones
On June 20, 1863, inauguration ceremonies for Arthur I. Boreman as governor of West Virginia were held in front of this Wheeling facility.
Linsly Institute
This resident of hurricane was the nominee of the Prohibition Party for the presidential election in 2012.
Lowell Jackson "Jack" Fellure
This narrow-gauge railroad hauled coal and lumber through an area that is now part of Babcock State Park.
Manns Creek Railway
This West Virginian native made his Boradway debut as Jean Valjean in "Les Miserables."
Mark McVey
What WV native became the highest ranking African American during the Civil War?
Martin Delany
The first national labor strike began in this West Virginia community.
Martinsburg
What county was named for the Revolutionary War general killed at the Battle of Princeton?
Mercer County
Who was the first African-American woman to serve in a legislative body in the United States?
Minnie Buckingham Harper
The worst mine disaster in the history of the United States occurred in this Marion County community.
Monongah
In what community is the Grave Creek Mound located?
Moundsville
Which of the following would NOT be a member of the judicial branch of government in West Virginia?
Municipal judge
Because of its role in the manufacture of an important iron product in the 1800s, Wheeling was nicknamed:
Nail City
The construction of this road through Wheeling in 1818 facilitated the opening of the western part of the US.
National Road
What Martinsburg native served as secretary of war during World War I.
Newton D. Baker
What western Virginia published a book about his participation in the Lewis and Clark expedition?
Patrick Gass
What West Virginia-born author won the Nobel Prize for writing "The Good Earth?"
Pearl S. Buck
What county is nicknamed the "Birthplace of Rivers?"
Pocahontas County
What was the name of Revolutionary War General Charles Lee's home?
Prato Rio
What West Virginia native won the gold medal in the shotput during the 1996 Olympic Games?
Randy Barnes
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.
Richard Carlson "Dick" Hoblitzell
The original name of this famous West Virginian Cornelius Calvin Sale, Jr.
Robert C. Byrd
This man, who in 1852 received a patent for his improvement to churns, served in the West Virginia Legislature from 1866 to 1870.
Rufus Maxwell
This West Virginia politician was known as the "Boy Senator."
Rush Holt
In what community was the West Virginia Industrial Home for Girls located?
Salem
This golf legend served as the golf professional at the Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs.
Sam Snead
Where is the highest point in WV?
Spruce Knob
As of 2014, these WV natives were circuit judges for the United States Court of Appeals Fourth Circuit.
Stephanie Thacker and Robert King
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.
Steven Mikes
What is the state tree of West Virginia?
Sugar Maple
In 2005, which country ranked third among foreign countries in the number of people its companies employed in West Virginia?
Switzerland
Article 4, section 3, of the US 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 Viriginia statehood who cited this provision of the Constitution to support their position?
The Commonwealth of Virginia did not give its consent to the formation of West Virginia.
Which of the following statements about the West Virginia Legislature is NOT true.
The House of Delegates has the power to impeach state officials and to try impeachments.
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:
The erection of a memorial at Kistler.
What West Virginian sat on the commission which tried the conspirators against President Abraham Lincoln?
Thomas Harris
What West Virginian was the first soldier killed in the Civil War?
Thornsbury Bailey Brown
What was the name of the proposed 14th colony which included most of West Virginia?
Vandalia
What was the real name of the 1950s television star known as Dagmar?
Virginia Ruth Egnor
What was the last county to be created before West Virginia became a separate state?
Webster County
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.
West Virginia Parkways, Economic Development and Tourism Authority
The first capital of West Virginia was located in what city?
Wheeling
The Greenbrier Resort is located in what West Virginia community?
White Sulphur Springs
What West Virginian wrote "Butterflies of North America?"
William Henry Edwards
On July 11, 1861, Union troops under this brigadier general defeated a Confederate force at the Battle of Rich Mountain.
William S. Rosecrans
A labor strike is best defined as:
a group effort to enforce a demand by refusing to work.
One result of the treaties of Fort Stanwix and Hard Labor was:
a wave of colonial westward migration and settlement
Among the pioneer scientists of West Virginia was Israel C. White, whose most outstanding contribution to the State's economic progress was his:
application of the anticlinal theory of oil and gas accumulations.
What is the state animal of West Virginia?
black bear
What is West Virginia's state fish?
brook trout
The largest and most profitable activity of the railroads in the West Virginia is the transportation of:
coal and chemicals
The Appalachian region has traditionally had all of the following problems, except:
deep-seated unrest among the people concerning race relations
M.Marsh and Son of Wheeling manufactured this.
stogies