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