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