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