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Deck 2 4-6 Flashcards

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What is the name of the battle in 1861 were union troops under general Jacob D. Cox were defeated near St. Albans?

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Scary creek

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What was the name of the slave who helped defend fort Donnelly from a Native American attack in 1778?

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(Dick) pointer

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In which community is the West Virginia strawberry festival held annually?

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Buckhannon

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What is the longest cave in West Virginia?

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 Friars Hole (cave)

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What was the subject of Henry Ruffners 1847 “Address to the people of West Virginia”

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Slavery (slaves)

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Which Mercer County town was once the home of 19 millionaires?

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Bramwell

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In 2004, which Charleston native became the first woman to be elected as West Virginia Secretary of State?

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(Betty) Ireland

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Which West Virginia community was founded in 1918 because of the construction of an explosive plant?

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Nitro

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Which county was created in 1867 and was name for the 16th president of the United States?

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Lincoln (County)

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In which Marshall County town was a Fokker aircraft factory briefly operated?

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Glen Dale

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In which county is the chief cornstalk wildlife management area located?

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Mason (County)

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In which community is Concord University located?

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Athens

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Which West Virginia industry was the joyloading machine instrumental in changing?

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Coal (Industry)

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Which Webster County native served is the model for Bush Brown’s statue of the West Virginia Mountaineer on the capital complex in Charleston?

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(Eli) Hamrick

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Which radio station went on the air in Pomeroy Ohio in 1923 in later move to Huntington we’re begin regular broadcast in 1927?

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WSAZ

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Which Nobel prize winning mathematician was born in Bluefield and was portrayed in a major motion picture?

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(John) Nash

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17
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Which West Virginia community was the West Virginia marble festival held before 2016?

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Cairo

18
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What is the shape of Alberts Chapel in Calhoun County?

A

Octagon

19
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Which profession was former Bluefield resident Alex B. Mahood prominent?

A

Architecture

20
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The diet of early settlers was described as “hog and hominy.” What is the key component of hominy?

A

Corn

21
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What is 1669 expedition that was used by the French to base the claim on the Ohio Valley?

A

La Salle

22
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How high is the dome on the West Virginia State capital building?

A

292 feet

23
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What is the name of the animal with Latin name Glaucomys sabrinus fuscus that the U. S. Department of the interior removed from the endangered species list in 2010?

A

West Virginia northern flying squirrel

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In which present – day West Virginia County was the center of population in the United States located in 1820?

A

Hardy (county)

25
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Which state forest name was derive from the name of a space Brady, Herman guy come down, and Herbert Bowers?

A

Kumbrabow (state first)

26
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What is The name of the wheeling theater that was used is a military prison during the Civil War and was called “Lincoln’s Bastille”?

A

Athenaeum

27
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The documentary poem “ The book of the dead” by Muriel Rukeyser trees which West Virginia disaster?

A

Hawks nest (tunnel disaster)

28
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On what date was the 35th star added to the U. S. Flag to reflect the admission of the West Virginia as the 35th state of the Union?

A

July 4, 1863

29
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Which famous bluegrass musician from West Virginia recorded for songs for the soundtrack to the documentary about coal mining called “ Harlan county, USA?

A

(Hazel) Dickens

30
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Which Shepherdstown resident was born in Denmark in 1854 and was the author of “Prisoners of the American Revolution” and “Rose Brake”?

A

(Danske) Dandridge

31
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During the new deal, homestead communities were established at Arthur Dale in Preston county, Eleanor and Putnam County and then the Tiger Valley. In which county can Tygart Valley homesteads be found?

A

Randolph (County)

32
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What is the name of the Jefferson county man who was charged with being a Confederate spy and executed after care of battle plan to release prisoners from Johnson’s island in lake Erie in 1864?

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(John Yates) Beall

33
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What was the name of the Upshur county mine disaster that killed 12 miners after lightning triggered an explosion in 2006?

A

Sago

34
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What did the Barnett children and others refused to do that resulted in the U.S. Supreme Court case -West Virginia state Board of Education vs. Barnett-?

A

Say the Pledge of Allegiance

35
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Which state park is name for the Wyandotte word “ Point between two waters”?

A

Tu-Endie-Wei (State park)

36
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What is the name of the Moundsville native who wrote the novel -fools Parade-, which was later made into motion picture starring Jimmy Stewart?

A

(Davis) Grubb 

37
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Which Charlston–born author wrote -Addie: a memoir- and served in the British women’s auxiliary Air Force during World War II?

A

(Mary Lee) Settle

38
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Which Spencer native was one of the most decorated female veterans and U.S. history and was buried in Arlington cemetery in 2002?

A

(Ruby) Bradley

39
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In which Monongalia County community did voters elect a socialist government on January 5, 1911?

A

Star city

40
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What was the name of the nitro native who pitch for the Milwaukee Braves and won three games against the New York Yankees in the 1957 World Series?

A

(Lew) Burdette

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