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The only Catholic college in WV is located in this county

What year did Marshall University's football team win the C-USA championship?

On Nov. 26, 1861, the constitutional convention in Wheeling chose this to be our state's name

This WV native was a pitcher for the Rockford Peaches, the all-American girls baseball league

An opaque structure of glass known as "Vitrolite" was made at a plant in this town

What year did Marshall University's football team win the NCAA championship?

This woman was killed in present-day Logan County in 1780 & was the daughter of Chief Cornstalk

In 1959, WVU men's basketball team lost in the NCAA championship by ONE point to this team

How many members are there in the WV Sate senate?

Charleston native and George Washington High School graduate

Schools were closed throughout most of Kanawha County in Jan. 2014 due to what?

In what year were 1,500 people left homeless in McDowell County due to massive flooding in July

The state tree of WV

On Nov. 21, 1968, a bomb ripped through the Physical Education building at which WV collge?

John Henry is associated with which of these activities?

This native of Rand was one of the NFL's greatest receivers

The 1st brick street paved in the US was paved here in 1873, on Summers Street

In what year did a major snowstorm paralyze WV in March?

This river flows into the Ohio River at Parkersburg

Following what is now Route 50, the construction of this road was important to early western VA

Cass Scenic Railroad is located in which county?

This WV native served as Secretary of Interior during the administration of President W. Wilson

How many people survived the Sago Mine Disaster that took place in 2006?

This man is remembered for his leap from a Wheeling cliff during the 1777 siege of Fort Henry

Moundsville is home to the largest Indian burial mound in this Kanawha County town

These artists were born in Monongalia County in 1878 and 1903 and were distant cousins

This Wheeling native served as Architect of the US Capitol from 1923 - 1954

Established in 1970, this state park is noted for its unusual rock formations

Between 2011 and 2014, this WV county lost more coal jobs than any other county in the US

In 1971, which WV Senator wrote the constitutional amendment which made the voting age 18?

In what year did Charlotte Pritt win the Democratic primary election for Governor?

This university was founded in Barboursville in 1888 as "Barboursville Seminary" and is now

In which year did WV become the first US state to implement a sales tax?

Walter E. Rollins from Keyser wrote the lyrics to what Christmas holiday tune in 1950?

Which of these is NOT a requirement to serve as the WV Attorney General?

Arthurdale, a small town in Preston County, was established as a "New Deal" community to...

This university won the NCAA Division II women's volleyball championship in 2015

This Grafton woman is credited with starting Mothers' Day

In 2002 the WV Legislature named this as our state insect

This Hinton native became Pres. Obama's Secretary of Health and Human Services in 2014

Which of the following is NOT a member of the judicial branch of government in WV?

Alderson-Broaddus College is located in

This WVU star was the first woman to dunk the basketball during an NCAA game on Dec. 21, 1984

The first post-office in present-day WV was established in this community in 1792

How many members are there in the WV House of Delegates?

For decades, Akro Agate Company of Clarksburg manufactured these items used in Chinese Checkers

The murder of this Matewan police chief led to the Battle of Blair Mountain. What was his name?

In which county is the WV State Wildlife Center located?

This was a substitute for government-issued money that was used by employers to pay employees

The Federal women's prison that has housed famous female inmates is in this town

What year did the Sago Mine Disaster kill 12 miners in Upshur County

Sen. Robert C Byrd died in this year

The state animal of WV is the...

In Jan. 1977, this former WV Secretary of State succeeded Arch A. Moore Jr. as Governor of WV

From 1959 - 2010, he was the longest-serving Senator in the US Senate

In what year was former Governor Arch A. Moore Jr. sentenced to federal prison?

The native of WV became the highest ranking African American during the Civil War

Parts of this film, which won the OSCAR for best picture in 1978 were filmed in WV

This Bethany College professor patented the electrostatic transductor for the telephone

Peace talks between Israel and Syria were held in Shepherdstown in this year

This author from WV won the Nobel Prize for "The Good Earth"

Named one of the 50 best NBA players of all time, this man has a boulevard named after him

The WV Penitentiary, which closed in 1995, was located in this Marshall county community

Which county is known as the "birthplace of rivers"?

There are how many members on each county's school board?

This Indian Chief boycotted the peace talks because white frontiersmen had killed his family

The Derecho of 2012 refers to...

This county was named for the Revolutionary War general known as "The Swamp Fox"

According to the 2010 US Census, how many cities in WV have a population greater than 50,000?

In which decade was the state capitol building, and its replacement, destroyed by a fire

In what year was "October Sky" (the movie) released?

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

Why did Arthur I. Boreman not complete his third term as governor?

Which of these federal highways travels north/south in WV?

This native of Warwood was the MVP of the 1971 Super Bowl