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A WV History Quiz to prepare for the Golden Horseshoe Exam
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1
In what year did Charlotte Pritt win the Democratic primary election for Governor?
1997
2000
1996
1995
2
Alderson-Broaddus College is located in
Weston
Philippi
Elkins
Charleston
3
This native of Rand was one of the NFL's greatest receivers
Randy Moss
Hal Greer
Tayvon Austin
Geno Smith
4
Sen. Robert C Byrd died in this year
2010
2015
2012
2020
5
Following what is now Route 50, the construction of this road was important to early western VA
Cumberland Trail
West Virginia Turnpike
Blue Ridge Parkway
Northwestern Turnpike
6
In 1971, which WV Senator wrote the constitutional amendment which made the voting age 18?
Jennings Randolph
William Farnsworth
Jay Rockefeller
Robert C. Byrd
7
This Grafton woman is credited with starting Mothers' Day
Anna Jarvis
Rachel Worby
Minnie Harper
Pearl Buck
8
In what year did a major snowstorm paralyze WV in March?
1990
1994
1992
1993
9
These artists were born in Monongalia County in 1878 and 1903 and were distant cousins
Mary Price & May Gilruth
Mary Price & Blanche Lazzell
Blanche Lazzell & Grace Martin Taylor
Grace Martin Taylor & May Gilruth
10
This county was named for the Revolutionary War general known as "The Swamp Fox"
Marion
Marshall
Raleigh
Calhoun
11
Peace talks between Israel and Syria were held in Shepherdstown in this year
2000
2010
1999
2001
12
The Federal women's prison that has housed famous female inmates is in this town
Hinton
Alderson
Vienna
White Sulphur Springs
13
What year did Marshall University's football team win the C-USA championship?
2014
2013
2012
2015
14
Arthurdale, a small town in Preston County, was established as a "New Deal" community to...
...teach inner city children how to live off land
...integrate freed slaves from the South
...train women how to be more industrious during WWII
...move unemployed miners to a more subsistence lifestyle
15
How many members are there in the WV Sate senate?
33
50
34
35
16
The only Catholic college in WV is located in this county
Hancock
Wayne
Ohio
Cabell
17
This was a substitute for government-issued money that was used by employers to pay employees
Cribbing
Scrip
Coal
Flange
18
Schools were closed throughout most of Kanawha County in Jan. 2014 due to what?
Daily bomb scares
Flooding
Chemical leak in Elk River
Swine flu outbreak
19
The native of WV became the highest ranking African American during the Civil War
Booker T. Washington
Robert Johnson
Thurgood Marshall
Martin Delany
20
This river flows into the Ohio River at Parkersburg
Little Kanawha River
Cheat River
Kanawha River
Guyandotte River
21
The Derecho of 2012 refers to...
Ravaging forest fires in Monongahela and Greenbrier county
The campaign between Earl Ray Tomblin and Bill Maloney
Major flooding along the Ohio and Kanawha River
Violent, hurricane-like windstorm causing havoc through WV
22
Named one of the 50 best NBA players of all time, this man has a boulevard named after him
Randy Moss
Skip Henderson
Geno Smith
Hal Greer
23
This author from WV won the Nobel Prize for "The Good Earth"
Sara McCauley
Elizabeth Kee
Pearl S. Buck
Anna Jarvis
24
This WV native served as Secretary of Interior during the administration of President W. Wilson
Louis Johnson
Harold Newman
John Barton Payne
Cyrus Vance
25
This former WVU football player became a quarterback for the New York Jets in 2013
Oliver Luck
Marc Burgar
Geno Smith
Hal Greer
26
This Hinton native became Pres. Obama's Secretary of Health and Human Services in 2014
Dolores Smith
Lanora Matheny
Sylvia Matthews Burwell
Sarah Sanders
27
Walter E. Rollins from Keyser wrote the lyrics to what Christmas holiday tune in 1950?
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
Jingle Bells
Frosty the Snowman
28
Between 2011 and 2014, this WV county lost more coal jobs than any other county in the US
Wayne
Calhoun
Upshur
Boone
29
The 1st brick street paved in the US was paved here in 1873, on Summers Street
Huntington
Charleston
Berkley County
Beckley
30
In which county is the WV State Wildlife Center located?
Greenbrier
Upshur
Gilmer
Lewis
31
For decades, Akro Agate Company of Clarksburg manufactured these items used in Chinese Checkers
dice
marbles
cards
checkers
32
This WV native was a pitcher for the Rockford Peaches, the all-American girls baseball league
Rose Gacioch
Anna Jarvis
Phyllis Curtin
Pearl S. Buck
33
Why did Arthur I. Boreman not complete his third term as governor?
He joined the US Senate
He was impeached
He passed away
He resigned due to poor healh
34
In which decade was the state capitol building, and its replacement, destroyed by a fire
1920s
1910s
1930s
1970s
35
This WVU star was the first woman to dunk the basketball during an NCAA game on Dec. 21, 1984
Mary Hennen
Jean Mewshaw
Leslie Segi
Georgeann Wells
36
The state animal of WV is the...
Black bear
Cardinal
White-tailed deer
Eastern cottontail
37
Which county is known as the "birthplace of rivers"?
Raleigh
Pocahontas
Lewis
Fayette
38
What year did Marshall University's football team win the NCAA championship?
1991
1990
1993
1992
39
An opaque structure of glass known as "Vitrolite" was made at a plant in this town
Vienna
Mineral Wells
Lubeck
Parkersburg
40
From 1959 - 2010, he was the longest-serving Senator in the US Senate
Jennings Randolph
Joe Manchin
Robert C. Byrd
Jay Rockefeller
41
John Henry is associated with which of these activities?
Expansion of the railroad
Exploring more territories
Freeing slaves during the Civil War
Deep-shaft coal mining
42
In 1959, WVU men's basketball team lost in the NCAA championship by ONE point to this team
Southern California
California
Stanford
Marshall University
43
In what year was "October Sky" (the movie) released?
2001
2000
1999
1998
44
This Bethany College professor patented the electrostatic transductor for the telephone
Amos Dolbear
James Watson
Elias Howe
Thomas Dolby
45
This woman was killed in present-day Logan County in 1780 & was the daughter of Chief Cornstalk
Mary Kinnan
Pocahontas
Aracoma
Sacajawea
46
In 2002 the WV Legislature named this as our state insect
Honeybee
Ladybug
Firefly
Tiger Butterfly
47
On Nov. 21, 1968, a bomb ripped through the Physical Education building at which WV collge?
Concord University
Marshall University
Bluefield State College
West Virginia University Tech.
48
This man is remembered for his leap from a Wheeling cliff during the 1777 siege of Fort Henry
Lewis Wetzel
Jesse Hughes
Samuel McColloch
Amos Smith
49
This university won the NCAA Division II women's volleyball championship in 2015
Fairmont State
University of Charleston
Wheeling Jesuit University
West Liberty State
50
Cass Scenic Railroad is located in which county?
Pocahontas County
Hardy County
Raleigh County
Grant County
51
How many members are there in the WV House of Delegates?
100
25
75
50
52
Which of these is NOT a requirement to serve as the WV Attorney General?
Must provide free legal advice to private citizens
Must be at least 25 years old
Must be a resident of WV for the preceding 5 years
Must be a citizen entitled to vote
53
Established in 1970, this state park is noted for its unusual rock formations
Beartown State Park
Grandview State Park
Cathedral State Park
Hawks Nest State Park
54
In what year was former Governor Arch A. Moore Jr. sentenced to federal prison?
1980
1990
1970
2000
55
Which of these federal highways travels north/south in WV?
Route 19
Route 50
Route 60
Route 22
56
On Nov. 26, 1861, the constitutional convention in Wheeling chose this to be our state's name
North Virginia
East Virginia
Vandalia
Kanawha
57
The first post-office in present-day WV was established in this community in 1792
Romney
Vienna
Martinsburg
Summersville
58
This Indian Chief boycotted the peace talks because white frontiersmen had killed his family
Logan
Mingo
Aracoma
Cornstalk
59
In what year were 1,500 people left homeless in McDowell County due to massive flooding in July
2000
2002
2001
2004
60
There are how many members on each county's school board?
4
6
5
10
61
Which of the following is NOT a member of the judicial branch of government in WV?
Municipal Branch
Family law judge
Magistrate
Circuit Judge
62
What year did the Sago Mine Disaster kill 12 miners in Upshur County
2001
2007
2005
2006
63
This university was founded in Barboursville in 1888 as "Barboursville Seminary" and is now
University of Charleston
West Virginia University
Glenville State College
Marshall University
64
This Wheeling native served as Architect of the US Capitol from 1923 - 1954
David Lynn
Archibald Campbell
Walter Martins
Stephan Ayers
65
Parts of this film, which won the OSCAR for best picture in 1978 were filmed in WV
The Deer Hunter
October Sky
We Are Marshall
A Beautiful Mind
66
Charleston native and George Washington High School graduate
Anna Jarvis
Homer Hickam
Mary Lou Retton
Jennifer Garner
67
The state tree of WV
Eastern Hemlock
Palmetto
Sugar maple
Flowering dogwood
68
The WV Penitentiary, which closed in 1995, was located in this Marshall county community
McCechan
Moundsville
Glen Dale
Mount Hope
69
In Jan. 1977, this former WV Secretary of State succeeded Arch A. Moore Jr. as Governor of WV
James Sprouse
Joe Manchin
Jay Rockerfeller
James Manchin
70
The murder of this Matewan police chief led to the Battle of Blair Mountain. What was his name?
James Manchin
Cabell Testerman
Sid Hatfield
Bobby Joe McCoy
71
In which year did WV become the first US state to implement a sales tax?
1921
1911
1931
1941
72
This native of Warwood was the MVP of the 1971 Super Bowl
Curt Warner
Chuck Howley
Sam Huff
Lou Groza
73
How many people survived the Sago Mine Disaster that took place in 2006?
2
1
5
0
74
According to the 2010 US Census, how many cities in WV have a population greater than 50,000?
0
1
3
2
75
Moundsville is home to the largest Indian burial mound in this Kanawha County town
South Charleston
Nitro
St. Albans
Dunbar