Golden Horseshoe

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Golden Horseshoe

• Review 10

2
The Gauley and the New Rivers are known worldwide
for what activity ?

• White water rafting

3
What two European countries laid claim to the
lands in western Virginia in the 1700s

• England and France

4
Who was the first governor of West Virginia?

• Arthur I. Boreman

5
At the end of the French and Indian War settlers
were prohibited from moving west of the Allegheny
Mt. by what document?

• Proclamation of 1763

6
Who was the famous abolitionist that was tried
for treason in Charles Town, Va.?

• John Brown

7
The Pumpkin Festival is held annually in what
community?

• Milton

8
The geographic center of West Virginia is near
what community?

• Flatwoods
• Braxton County

9
Why has the construction of the new Cabelas
store been controversial?

• The lowest bid for excavation was not taken

10
John Amos and Willow Island are noted for the
production of what?

• Electricity

11
WV will lose millions of dollars in federal
funding if the legislature does not change what
law?

• Legal blood alcohol limit

12
A document which said workers could not join a
labor union was called what?

• Yellow dog contract

13
If a corporation wants to begin doing business in
WV it must register in what office?

• Secretary of State

14
If a person in Mineral County crosses the Potomac
River from WV they will be in what state?

• Maryland

15
Geographically, the lowest point in WV

• Harpers Ferry

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Who was known as the Angel of the Miners?

• Mary Jones

17
The Homer Laughlin factory manufactures what
famous product?

• Fiestaware

18
There are many ways a citizen can participate in
government. In order to do what requires they be
18 years old?

• Voting in a state election

19
Citizens who are concerned about a proposed rate
increase on their electric bill should contact
what office?

• State Public Service Commission

20
Which of the following would have the least long
range impact on the tourism industry in WV?

1. Removal of the sales tax on prepared food.
2. Renovations to the lodging at state parks.
3. Upgrading of the transportation system
4. creating a new advertising logo

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Which of the following would have the least long
range impact on the tourism industry in WV?

• d. creating a new advertising logo

22
What is the chief executive office of the state?

• Governor

23
What two houses make up the legislative branch of
the state government?

• Senate and House of Delegates

24
A trial has been held in Kanawha County Circuit
Court and the defendant is unhappy with the
decision. He feels there were irregularities in
the trial. The lawyer for the defendant will
present the case now to what body?

• WV Supreme Court of Appeals

25
Who is the chief tax collector in a county?

• Sheriff

26
The Constitution insures that no one branch of
the government becomes too powerful. This is
known as the system of

• Checks and Balance

27
What organization lobbies for teacher labor
issues?

• American Federation of Teachers
• Or
• National Education Association

28
What are monies collected by the state from the
WV Lottery used to support?

• Senior citizens, tourism, education

29
Persons employed in WV are required to what kind
of tax on their earnings?

• income

30
How long is the term of office for the State
House of Delegates?

• 2 years

31
Migrant workers might most likely be hired to
work in the apple industry in what part of WV?

• Eastern Panhandle

32
A major automobile parts factory was built by
Toyota in what county?

• Putnam

33
What non-renewable resource will impact the
economic future of WV?

• coal

34
What rivers form borders of WV?

• Ohio, Big Sandy, Tug Fork, and Potomac

35
A tourist traveling from Watoga State Park to
Harpers Ferry would travel in what direction?

• Northeast

36
To drive from Morgantown to Charleston a person
would travel on what interstate highway?

• I-79

37
Oglebay Park is close to what major river?

• Ohio

38
Canaan Valley and Snowshoe Ski Resorts are
located in what region of WV?

• Allegheny Highlands

39
Bramwell was a town of millionaires who got
rich in what industry?

• coal

40
When a bill has passed by both houses of the
legislature it must be signed by what official
before it is considered law?

• Governor

41
What is the state flower of West Virginia?

• Rhododendron

42
Salines was the original name for

• Malden

43
Batts and Fallem are most noted for exploring the
area along what river?

• New

44
Daniel Greathouse and his men are remembered for
killing the family of what Chief?

• Logan

45
The original Golden Horseshoe was given to his
men by what explorer?

• Alexander Spotswood

46
Who built the first iron furnace west of the
Allegheny Mountains?

• Peter Tarr

47
What Pulitzer Prize winning author was born in
Hillsboro?

• Pearl Buck

48
Who is the Senior Senator from West Virginia?

• Robert C. Byrd

49
The Flick Amendment to the WV Constitution gave
the right to vote to what group?

• All male citizens except minors and paupers

50
The Mountain State Forest Festival is held each
year in what city?

• Elkins

51
Place the following explorers in the correct
order that their exploring took placeBatts and
FallemLedererNeedham and ArthurSpotswood
52
Place the following explorers in the correct
order that their exploring took place

• Lederer
• Batts and Fallem
• Needham and Arthur
• Spotswood

53
Pioneers often made clothing from a mixture of
flax and wool called

• Linsey-woolsey

54
The Pringle brothers deserted the British Army
and lived in a tree near what river?

• Buckhannon

55
Confederate General Stonewall Jackson was born in
what county?

• Harrison

56
During World War II the battleship West Virginia
was sunk at what conflict?

• Pearl Harbor

57
Families who raise just enough crops for their
own use are called

• Subsistence farmers

58
The majority of the coal mined in WV is what type?

• Bituminous

59
What must happen to a bill before it is sent to
the Governor to sign?

• Passed by both houses of the legislature

60
What was the first railroad to cross southern
West Virginia?

• Chesapeake and Ohio

61
Name the current Republican candidate for
Governor of West Virginia.

• Joseph Oliverio

62
Name two current Democratic candidates for
Governor of West Virginia.

• Joe Manchin and Lloyd Jackson

63
What former Secretary of State is currently
running for the same office?

• Ken Heckler

64
What notorious Confederate spy was a member of
the Moccasin Rangers?

• Nancy Hart

65
The chapel a WV Wesleyan College is named for
what former Governor of WV?

• John D. Rockefeller IV

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Who invented the glass bottle making machine?

• Michael Owens

67
What county is the home of Jessica Lynch?

• Wirt

68
What county was the site of the first Mothers
Day Celebration?

• Taylor

69
In what county is the underground WWII bunker for
the government?

• Greenbrier

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In what county was Chief Logans family massacred?

• Hancock

71
In what county did Jerry West attend high school?

• Kanawha

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In what county is WVU located?

• Monongalia

73
In what county is Tamarack located?

• Raleigh

74
In what county did the Matewan Massacre take
place?

• Mingo

75
In what county did the first national railroad
strike take place?

• Berkeley

76
In what county did the first land battle of the
Civil War take place?

• Barbour

77
West Virginia became a state during what conflict?

• Civil War

78
Who was the oldest and the youngest Governor of
West Virginia?

• Cecil Underwood

79
District Two is represented by who in Congress?

• Shelly Moore Capito

80
Who is the congressman from West Virginia that
represents District One?

• Alan Mollohan

81
District Three is represented by who in Congress?

• Nick Rahall

82
What West Virginian was the pilot of Air Force
One during the Nixon administration?

• Ralph Albertazzi

83
A controversial new statue will be placed on the
Capitol lawn honoring what group?

• Women veterans

84
What West Virginian was the subject of the book
A Beautiful Mind?

• John Nash

85
What was the famous court case originating in WV
challenging the requirement that students recite
the Pledge of Allegiance?

• Barnett v State of WV

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Population in what region is growing due to its
proximity to a major metropolitan area and good
transportation connecting it to that area?

• Potomac

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What major group of workers went on strike during
October 2003 to protest increases in the cost of
medical insurance in their new contract?

• Kroger employees

88
Name the climate of West Virginia.

• Humid Continental

89
West Virginia University is a member of what
athletic conference?

• Big East

90
Marshall University has recently announced that
it will move from the Mid American Conference to
what new athletic conference?

• Conference USA

91
The Adena and Hopewell are associated with what
group of Native Americans?

• Mound Builders

92
Which of the following is not a group of elected
officials in WV?A. State Board of Education B.
State Senate C. State Supreme Court of
AppealsD. State House of Delegates

• A. State Board of Education

93
Before becoming a state, WV was part of what
colony?

• Virginia

94
Which of the following counties does not border
the Ohio RiverA. Hancock B. Wetzel C. Cabell
D. Wirt

• D. Wirt

95
What chemical plant was established to produce
fuel for the lights on miners helmets?

• Union Carbide

96
How many Federal District Courts does WV have?

• Two
• Northern and Southern

97
What West Virginian was president of the United
Mine Workers Union?

• Arnold Miller

98
The wife of what U.S. President came to WV to
help establish the town of Arthurdale?

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

99
What building in Charleston is exploring the
possibility of selling its naming rights to a
major business or industry?

• Civic Center

100
Individuals and members of special interest
groups who meet with legislators for the purpose
of influencing which bills are introduced and
passed are called

• Lobbyist

101
Montani semper liberi

• Mountaineers are Always Free

102
The official State Seal of WV is located in what
office?

• Secretary of State

103
What is the process by which an alien becomes a
U.S. citizen?

• Naturalization

104
A law that permits a person to get and keep a job
without having to join a union is called

• Right to work

105
The term used for the right to vote is

• Suffrage

106
What institution was established under the
Morrill Land Grant Act?

• West Virginia University

107
What historically black school was a land grant
institution?

• West Virginia State

108
What West Virginian portrayed Barney Fife on the
Andy Griffith Show?

• Don Knotts