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