Page 4 Flashcards
What was the name of the Bluefield native who co-wrote the song “Sweet Georgia Brown”?
Pinkard
What was the name of the confederate volunteer who became the first amputee of the Civil War and later founded one of the largest prosthetic device manufacturers in the world?
Hagner
In which county was the first Grimes Golden Apple tree found?
Brooke
Who is the Grafton native that has the highest winning percentage of all NCAA division I basketball coaches?
Bee
Which union native became one of the first African-American bishops and the Methodist Episcopal Church and lead the construction of the Ashbury Church and Washington DC?
Clair
Who was the Harrison county native who served on the US Senate subcommittee of war mobilization of the military affairs committee during World War II?
Kilgore
In which West Virginia community did Benjamin Franklin gravely inventor of gravely garden tractors, originally build tractors?
Dunbar
What was the name of the Fairview native who served as the University of Michigan’s head football coach from 1901 to 1926?
Yost
What was the name of the Kaiser high school graduate and author of the best selling novel Cristy which was made into a television series?
Marshall
Who is the cardiovascular surgeon in Pioneer an organ transplant techniques from Charleston who became West Virginian of the year in 1971?
Norman
Which Warwood native is the only player from the losing team to win the most valuable player award in a Super Bowl?
Howley
Which West Virginia journalist won a Pulitzer Prize for his editorials on the Kanawha County textbook controversy?
Maurice
