Deck 1 1-3 Flashcards
Which Civil War battlefield was the site of November 1863 battle and became West Virginia’s first state park in 1928?
Droop mountain (battlefield)
Which West Virginia county had the largest African-American population in 1860?
Jefferson county
In 1877 West Virginia voters selected the location of a permanent state capital from three proposed cities. Name the three cities considered.
Charleston, Clarksburg, and Martinsburg
What was the name of the proposed 14th colony which included most of West Virginia?
Vandalia
This Bridgeport native known as the “great wildcatter” made a fortune and oil and gas industry and later created a foundation toward grants for educational and charitable projects in West Virginia.
(Michael) Benedum
What was the name of the steamboat that carried records and officials from Wheeling to the new capital of Charleston in March 1870?
Mountain boy
How many electoral college votes did West Virginia have in 2016?
Five
What is the name of the massacre that took place in Hancock county in 1774 where white settlers killed a group of native Americans including relatives of chief Logan?
Yellow Creek (massacre)
West Virginia has four official state songs. Name three of them.
The West Virginia Hills
West Virginia my home Sweet home
This is my West Virginia
Take me home country Roads
In which West Virginia community were scenes from the movie night of the hunter starring Robert Mitchum filmed?
Moundsville
Who’s the first African-American to serve on the West Virginia Supreme Court of appeals?
(Franklin D.) Cleckley
Which McDowell County community is the homes of the first structure but in the United States to honor African-Americans who served in the World War One?
Kimball
In which Grafton church was the first Mother’s Day service held?
Andrews Methodist Episcopal (Church)
What was the name of the Explorer who descended the Ohio River in 1749 and buried lead plates to claim the territory for France?
(Pierre Joseph Celeron de) Blainville
What is the name of the D. W. Griffith film that was prevented from being shown in Charleston by the West Virginia Supreme Court in 1925 after African American sued to prevent its airing?
Birth of a nation
Who is the only woman in American history to be the wife daughter and mother of a US senator?
(Hallie) Elkins
Which elected official of our state supervisors elections?
Secretary of State
What is the name of the railroad that reached Wheeling in 1853?
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad (or B&O railroad)
Which Logan native and sister of game show host Peter Marshall starred in the number of western films including she wore a yellow ribbon and red river?
(Joanne) Dru
Which West Virginian ran for president in 1932 as the liberty party candidate and pushed for the free coinage of silver?
(William hope “coin”) Harvey
Which West Virginia institution of higher education was once known as new River College?
West Virginia University Tech ( or WV tech)
What was the name of the heavyweight boxing champion nicknamed the “Manassa mauler” whose parents came from Logan county?
(Jack) Dempsey
What was the name of the Charleston – born composer who received a Pulitzer prize in 1968 for the composition “echoes of Time and the river”
(George) crumb
Who is the first president of the West Virginia AFL-CIO?
(Miles) Stanley
In which Monroe County community was an alluvial diamond weighing 34. 48 carrots found in 1928?
Peterstown
In which community has West Virginia Italian heritage festival been held since 1979?
Clarksburg
How many counties does West Virginia have?
55
It’s Jefferson County community was suggested by George Washington to be the location for a national armory?
Harpers ferry
Which river flows into the Ohio river at Parkersburg?
Little Kanawha (River)
The worst mine disaster in the history of the United States occurred in which Marion county community?
Monongah
In which northern panhandle community was Thomas Pollock Anshutz’s 1880 painting “The Ironworker’s Noontime” set?
Wheeling
Which county official may serve no more than two consecutive terms under the state constitution?
Sheriff
What is the name of the ancient river that was responsible for the creation of the new River Gorge during the Ice Age?
Teays (River)
Which Williamstown glass company was known for producing items made of carnival glass?
Fenton
Which Putnam County community was name for the wife of President Franklin D. Roosevelt?
Eleanor
What was the name of the 1950s television star known as Dagmar?
(Virginia Ruth) Egnor
What was the last name of the four Brothers from Kanawa County who appeared on the grand Ol Opry in the 1940s?
Bailes (Brothers - Kyle, Johnny, Walter, Homer)
Which West Virginia community did the Norwalk motor company operate from 1912 to 1922?
Martinsburg
Which St. albans native is the author/illustrator of “mother grumpy‘s dog biscuits”?
(Becky) Wilson – Kelly
Which country music artist died while traveling through West Virginia on New Year’s Eve in 1953?
(Hank) Williams
