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A Quick Review of all things WV.
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1
This award winning country singer's song "18 Wheels and A Dozen Roses" was a No.1 hit...
Kathy Mattea
Little Jimmy Dickens
Rachel Proctor
Faith Hill
2
1.Treaty of Paris, 2.Treaty of Charlotte, 3.Harpers Ferry, 4.Morgan Morgan, 5.Betty Zane
4,2,5,3,1
1,5,4,3,2
4,1,2,5,3
1,4,5,2,3
3
2009, A coal-fired power plant in Mason County began a carbon sequestration project, meaning?
Converting carbon dioxide into nitrous-oxide
seizing coal from mine owners to use in power plants
Silencing gas sounds
capturing carbon-dioxide and storing it underground
4
In the aftermath of his raid on Harpers Ferry, John Brown was tried for all of these except?
Treason against VA
Conspiring to lead slave insurrection
Murder
Robbery
5
The building of Hawk's Nest Tunnel in Fayette County in 1930-31 is remembered for...
Opening railroad service to the Famous New River coalfield
the discovery of Indian artifacts
<p>Deaths of hundreds of laborers from silicosis</p>
the death of the legendary John Henry
6
How many justices serve on the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals?
Nine
Three
Five
Seven
7
Feb.26, 1972, A dam on Buffalo Creek collapsed, resulting in 125 deaths, resulting in...
Legislation legalizing the use of impoundment dams
A memorial at Kistler
Imprisonment of Pittston Coal Executives
Construction of a new superhighway
8
Clarksburg native, served as Secretary of the Navy under President Rutherford B. Hayes...
David Strother
Joseph Lightburn
Nathan Goff
Jesse Reno
9
Author of "The Good Earth," first American woman to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature?
Louise McNeill Pease
Pearl Buck
Mary Lee Settle
Ann Royall
10
Which of the following statements about pre-historic cultures in WV is TRUE?
The Archaic Indians were the earliest nomads in the area
Adena tribes built ceremonial burial mounds
Woodland tribes invented the Atlatl
Paleo Tribes were here when the European settlers arrived
11
Charleston native was the 1st African American appointed to the GM board of directors..
Christopher Payne
Leon Sullivan
Martin Delany
Samuel Starks
12
What is the name of the amendment to the state constitution which helped to free slaves in WV?
Pierpont Amendment
Willey Amendment
Freedom Amendment
Carlile Amendment
13
Which of the following types of trees can NOT be found in West Virginia?
Bald Cypress
Sugar Maple
Walnut
Oak
14
Who has the authority to select a person to fill a vacancy if a House of Delegates member dies?
Voters
Members of Both Houses
Speaker of the House
Governor
15
Which of the following events in NOT associated with the Hatfield-McCoy Feud?
1882 Election Day fight led to the death of Ellison Hatfield
Ellison Mounts was convicted of murder
Sid Hatfield was shot and killed at the McDowell Co. Court
Randolph McCoy accused Floyd Hatfield of theft
16
This former Huntington resident is known as the "Father of Black History."
Carter G. Woodson
Joe Trotter
Leon Sullivan
Booker T. Washington
17
Acres of Timber being cut down for various products, and those lands being replanted is ex. of?
Social Interaction
Climate
Economic Interaction
Human Environmental Interaction
18
Exploits of this West Virginian in the Spanish-American War were told in "A Message to Garcia."
Tony Gaujot
Newton Baker
Andrew Summers Rowan
French Ensor Chadwich
19
Who was the 1st African American woman elected to the WV House of Delegates?
Anna Gates
Elizabeth Harden Gilmore
Elizabeth Simpson Drewry
Elizabeth Kee
20
Dec.6, 1907, worst mine disaster in US history occurred here, resulting in at least 361 deaths.
Farmington
Fairmont
Monongah
Mannington
21
Prehistory has 3 time periods, which of the following is NOT criterion for est. those periods?
Kinds of tools used
Types of languages spoken
Manner in which dead were honored
Kinds of animals raised
22
This circuit court judge is the 1st African American to serve as a federal judge in WV?
Elizabeth Hallahan
Leon P. Miller
Booker T. Washington
Irene Berger
23
Who is the current State Treasurer of West Virginia?
Bill Cole
Tim Armstead
John Perdue
Natalie Tennant
24
"O Beulah Land," a novel about early settlers in WV during the American Rev., written by who?
Denise Giardina
Cynthia Rylant
Mary Lee Settle
Betsy Byars
25
What's the name given to the acting gov't of the western counties of VA before they became WV?
New Virginia
True Virginia
Reconstituted Virginia
Restored Government of VA
26
During the Civil War, WV was important to both North and South for all reasons except what?
The division of VA would be a victory for the Union
The Eastern Panhandle was an important north south route
The division of VA would be a victory for the Confederacy
The B&O Railroad was essential for the movement of troops
27
1898, the case of Williams v. BOE of Tucker Co. brought to the WV Supreme Court, significance?
Teachers in black schools paid the same as other teachers
1st racial discrimination ruling in U.S. History
found in favor of Williams, an African American teacher
Children in black schools only attended school for 5 months
28
Which of the following office holders and statements is NOT correct?
Cecil Underwood - Oldest governor
Arch Moore - served the most terms as governor
Cecil Underwood - Youngest governor
Francis Pierpont - 1st governor
29
What determines the layout and amount of legislative districts in WV?
One for each county
Geography
Population
Economic Status
30
Mason County native, Michael J. Owens was an automation pioneer in which industry?
Steel making
Coal mining
automobile assembly
Glass making
31
In 1716, this Lieutenant Gov. of Virginia led an expedition into the Shenandoah Valley.
<p>George Washington</p>
Alexander Spotswood
John Lederer
Abraham Wood
32
Who was the acting governor of the "Restored Government of Virginia?"
John Carlile
Waitman Willey
Arthur Boreman
Francis Pierpont
33
As a result of the Virginia Land Law of 1730, Western Virginia...
was closed to further settlement
Attracted an ethnically and religiously similar group
attracted an ethnically and religiously diverse group
was surveyed by George Washington
34
Who is the current WV Speaker of the House of Delegates?
Earl Ray Tomblin
Tim Armstead
Rick Thompson
William Cole
35
The coal industry in WV did not become commercially viable until what?
The invention and application of steamboats
The extension of railroads into the mountainous area
The exhaustion of accessible timber resources
The separation of WV from VA
36
One result of the treaties of Fort Stanwix and Hard Labor was...
A ban on western settlement
The surrender of French claims to the Ohio Valley
The establishment of the Mason-Dixon Line
A wave of colonial westward migration and settlement
37
Which combination of activities is depicted on the WV State Seal?
Mining, Trading, Trapping
Farming, Mining, Hunting
Mining, Lumbering, Fishing
Farming, Fishing, Trading
38
Which of the following best describes the differences between East/West VA during Civil War?
WV had more in common with OH and PA due to river currents
WV was hilly/poorly suited for slave-supported plantations
Salt producers in Kanawha County used slaves from the East
Eastern and Western VA were totally similar in geography
39
What were early explorers like Batts and Fallam and Needham and Arthur looking for?
<p>Gold</p>
Coal
Fur Trade and Land
Other Explorers
40
Which of the following statements describe the WV coal fields between 1919 and 1921?
<p>10% increase in coal production during that time</p>
The UMWA hired Baldwin-Felts agents to protect unions
Mine owners opposed efforts to unionize, leading to violence
John L. Lewis successfully organized miners in Southern WV
