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