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1
An agreement between an employer and a worker in which the worker agrees not to join a labor union is a/an
Injunction
Writ of habeas corpus
Yellow dog contract
Terminal agreement
2
Which United States president sent revenuers into the hills to spy on neighbors who were operating illegal stills?
Rutherford B. Hayes
Warren G. Harding
Ulysseus S. Grant
Franklin D. Roosevelt
3
It is estimated that 361 men and boys died in a mine disaster on December 6, 1907 in what town?
Bramwell
Monongah
matewan
Shinnston
4
The second largest battle fought in North America between the settlers and the Indians was at:
Point Pleasant
Lewisburg
Ft.Gower
Ft. Necessity
5
What is a group effort to enforce a demand by refusing to work?
a labor strike
union strike
6
The first black college in West Virginia was established by the Freedman's Bureau in 1867 at
Storer College in Harper's Ferry
Bluefield State in Princeton
West Virginia State in Institute
West Liberty State in Wheeling
7
In what Kanawha County community did Booker T. Washington spend his childhood?
Rand
Cabin Creek
Marmet
Malden
8
The Scots-Irish settlements in West Virginia could predominately be found in the:
Greenbrier Valley
Northern Panhandle
Kanawha Valley
Eastern Panhandle
9
What was the last county formed in West Virginia?
Summers County
Grant County
Mason County
Mingo County
10
Which of tile following statements about the New River is true based on the map?
It was once a part of the prehistoric Teays River.
It is the oldest river in the United States.
It is more important than the Gauley.
Data not given.
11
The availability of such resources as coal, water, and salt were major factors in this company's decision to locatein Wv
Proctor and Gamble
Dow
Toyota
Union Carbide
12
Who was the first explorer to discover coal in an area that is now called Boone County in 1742?
Celoron De Blainville
Christopher Gist
Alexander Spotswood
John Peter Salley
13
What was the first major industry to develop in western Virginia?
salt
coal
timber
iron
14
The chemical industry in West Virginia began during what war?
World War I
world war 2
civil war
15
The elected official of our state who supervises elections of all state officials is the
State Adjutant General
State Auditor
Attorney General
Secretary of State
16
Which of the following form parts of the border of West Virginia?
B and C
Ohio River
South Branch Potomac River
Tug Fork River
17
Whose death on Election Day 1882 is generally known as the "official" start of the Hatfield - McCoy feud?
Roseanna McCoy
Devil Anse Hatfield
Ellison Hatfield
Randolph McCoy
18
This future West Virginia governor and United States senator became president of West Virginia Wesleyan College in 1973
Jay Rockefeller
Arch Moore
Cecil Underwood
Gaston Caperton
19
What is the county seat of Putnam County?
Buffalo
Poca
Winfield
Hurricane
20
Which West Virginia Congressman recently declared his candidacy for an unprecedented eighth term?
NickRahall
Robert Byrd
Jay Rockefeller
Alan Mollohan
21
The treaty that ended Lord Dunmore's War was the
environmental interaction
Treaty of Camp Charlotte
McCoy treaty
22
On what site did archaeologists find the remains of a 7 foot 6 inch male skeleton?
Criel Mound
Ben's Run
Mount Carbon
Grave Creek Mound
23
This institution of higher education began in 1867 as an agricultural college.
West Virginia University
West Virginia State University
Fairmont State University
Marshall University
24
To support one of its fastest growing industries, tourism. West Virginia has been divided into how many regions?
4
10
8
6
25
Currently, West Virginia's leading agricultural product is
apples
tobacco
poultry
grapes
26
This 3,030 foot bridge in Fayette County is open to pedestrian traffic each year on the third Saturday of October.
Silver Bridge
New River Gorge Bridge
Patrick Street Bridge
Wheeling Suspension Bridge
27
The single largest capture of Union troops during the Civil War took place in this West Virginia community.
Camifex Ferry
Rich Mountain
Droop Mountain
Harper's Ferry
28
The only natural lake in West Virginia is
Sutton
Summersville
Trout Pond
Stonewall Jackson
29
Through the year 2000 the West Virginia Constitution of 1872 has been
27 times
71 times
95 times
10 times
30
Which river in West Virginia has the most major tributaries?
Potomac
New
Monongahela
Kanawha
31
According to recent State Tax Department statistics, the largest source of state government general revenue is the
business and occupation tax
personal income tax
lottery
severance tax
32
Which of these West Virginians earned the nickname "The Great Wildcatter" for his style of searching for oil?
Johnson Newlon Camden
John D. Rockefeller
Israel C. White
Michael L. Benedum
33
This Marshall County native is the only West Virginia governor to be elected for three four-year terms.
Arch Moore
Jay Rockefeller
Cecil Underwood
Hulett Smith
34
Which Native American tribe was pushed out of the Ohio Valley by the Iroquois in 1630?
Tuscarora
Seneca
Shawnee
Mingo
35
Scientists who study what is left behind by ancient peoples are known as
archaeologists
sociologists
anthropologists
geologists
36
In 2004 West Virginians elected die first woman, Betty Ireland to the office of
Attorney General
Lieutenant Governor
Secretary of State
Secretary of Agriculture
37
Media mogel Martha Stewart recently did time in a women's federal prison located in which West Virginia community?
Alderson
Elkins
Morgantown
Huntington
38
On February 26,1972 a gob pile dam collapsed at the head of
Johnstown Road
Paint Creek
Buffalo Creek
Welch Hollow
39
This West Virginia Governor settled an end to the 1912-13 Paint Creek-Cabin Creek strike.
Henry D. Hatfield
William Glasscock
William Marland
John Comwell
40
Which West Virginia town is named after the youngest daughter of Chief Cornstalk?
Sistersville
Oceana
Logan
Monongah