Golden Horseshoe Review 14
Dec 23, 2015
Golden Horseshoe Review 14
was one of the first women newspaper editors in the U. S.
Ann Royal
Apple and peach farming are most important to the
economy of what WV region?
Eastern Panhandle
In 1935 he was asked by the U. S.
government to organize a film
program that would highlight problems
in American agriculture.
Pare Lorentz
The elected official who is keeper of the Great Seal of West
Virginia is:
the Secretary of State
Who was known as “the road building
governor”?
Governor Howard Gore
Which member of the Board of Public Works is NOT an elected
official?
state superintendent of
schools
What courts hear divorce, domestic violence, family
support, child custody,and paternity cases.
Family courts
The geographic center of West
Virginia is located in what
county?
Braxton County
Who was the former Secretary of State that wrote “Bridge at
Remagen”?
Ken Heckler
What is a group effort to enforce a demand by refusing to work?
a labor "strike"
Who was responsible for the graded school system?
Alexander Wade
Where was the first national labor strike?
Martinsburg (railroad)
Where was the worst mine disaster in history?
Monongha, Marion County (361 died)
This United States senator from West Virginia sponsored the constitutional
amendment giving 18 year olds the
right to vote.
Jennings Randolph
What extractive industry was in West Virginia in the 19th
Century?
Salt
Who was the Sheriff of Matewan
during the Matewan
Massacre?
Sid Hatfield
Who was the Presidential Candidate from West Virginia from the Democratic Party?
John W. Davis
Hancock and Ohio counties are associated with what particular
industries
Iron and steel
Who was the first African American
women in the legislature?
Minnie Buckingham
Harper
During the Civil War, the division of Virginia would be a military and political victory for
which side?
Union
Who developed his famous
“Principals of Business”?
Leon Sullivan
How many justices serve on the West Virginia Supreme Court of
Appeals?
Five
Who is the African American
cardiovascular surgeon who
performs organ transplants?
John C. Norman Jr.
In 2000, West Virginia ranked ninth in the production of this natural resource,
for which the state had been the leading producer until 1917.
natural gas
Who was West
Virginia’s most
famous covered bridge
builder?
Lemuel Chenoweh
What are West Virginia's official state colors?
Old gold and blue
Who was : Congressman, Post
master General, responsible for the first rural free mail delivery in Jefferson
County?
William L. Wilson
The chemical industry in West Virginia began during what war?
World War I
What West Virginian geologist was able to predict where oil and
gas could be found?
Israel White
The building of Hawk’s Nest
Tunnel in Fayette County in 1930-31 is remembered for:
The deaths of hundreds of laborers from silicosis
Who was the founder of the Christian Church The Disciples
of Christ and the founder of Bethany College?
Alexander Campbell
Examine the statements and decide upon their correct chronological order.1. Henry Ruffiier publishes a pamphlet opposing slavery.2. The B&O Railroad reaches Wheeling.3. Virginia establishes a literary fund to provide an education to poor children.4. German and Swiss immigrants settle Helvetia.5. John and William Rathbone first strike oil at Burning Springs.
3,1,2,5,4
(1847) 1.Henry Ruffner publishes a pamphlet opposing slavery.(1853) 2. The B&O Railroad reaches Wheeling.(1809) 3. Virginia establishes a literary fund to provide an education to poor children.(1869) 4. German and Swiss immigrants settle Helvetia.(1859-60) 5. John and William Rathbone first strike oil at Burning Springs.
Which region of West Virginia has the greatest metropolitan or urban population?
Metro-Valley Region
Charleston
Which major WV City is the junction for the most Interstate highway connections?
Why do you suppose there are no Interstate highways in the Allegheny or Potomac
Highlands?
The terrain is too mountainous
Where are our largest
cities located in West Virginia?
Along our state’s
waterways
This Wheeling native, who served as president of the
United Auto Workers, guidedthe 1955 merger of the
American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial
Organizations.
Walter Reuther
Municipalities with fewer than 2,000 residents must use this
form of government:
mayor-council
Who wrote the poem "Color the Two Panhandles“ which describes the
differences in history and economy of the northern and eastern panhandles?
Louise McNeill
Federal legislation requiring mining companies to develop an emergency response plan for each mine was the result of what West Virginia January 2006 tragedy?
Sago mine disaster
In 2001, the majority of West
Virginians worked in these two
areas:
services and wholesale/retail trade
Who served as governor for the Restored Government of
Virginia?
Francis H. Pierpont
Who served as West Virginia’s first
governor?
Arthur I. Boreman
In What two geographic regions would we find West Virginia’s
original and present state capital?
Ohio River Valley
and
Allegheny Plateau
The treaty that ended Lord Dunmore's War was the:
Treaty of Camp Charlotte
Replacement of punch card and lever voting machines, placement of a handicap-accessible voting machine at each voting precinct, adoption of a centralized voter registration system, and modification of provisional voting requirements, are all examples of changes that took place in West Virginia as a result of what federal law passed in 2002?
“Help America Vote Act”
More than 75 percent of the state is forested. / Each
year, more than 1 billion board feet of timber is cut
in West Virginia.This statement is an
example of what theme of geography?
human and environmental interaction
Early coal miners were paid according to the amount of coal they mined, often basedon the capacity of a coal car. A system
whereby the cars were altered to hold more than the stated capacity and miners were paid
for less coal than they actually mined wasknown as:
cribbing
What official state agency regulates rates, charges, and
services forutilities and motor carriers?
Public Service Commission
What program receives more state
funding than any other program?
education
In the fall of 1867, students were admitted to the first African
American college inWest Virginia. What was the
name of this institution?
Storer College,
at Harpers Ferry
Frontier settlers often cleared their land by removing a band of bark from each tree causing it to die. What was this process called?
girdling
What West Virginia natural wonder contains
acidic wetlands and plant life such as skunk currant and
elderberry?
Cranberry Glades
The construction of this road through Wheeling in 1818
facilitated the opening of thewestern part of the United States.
National Road
At the general election in November 1956, the following amendment to the stateconstitution was approved by the voters:"Regardless of sex, all persons, who are otherwise qualified, shall be eligible to serve as petit jurors, in both civil and criminal cases, as grand jurors and as coroner's jurors."What did this amendment do?
allowed women to be jurors
If you started a canoe trip at the head of Middle Island Creek and followed the flow of the river, which body of water would you eventually reach?
Gulf of Mexico
This follows Interstate 79 from Lewis County to the
Pennsylvania state line and has brought biometric and aerospace industries to north-central West
Virginia High-Tech Corridor
Below are listed several events that occurred during the early history of western Virginia. Examine the statements and decide upon their correct chronological order.1. Celoron de Blainville claims the Ohio Valley for France.2. African American slave Dick Pointer helps defend Fort Donnally.3. Batts and Fallam explore the New River.4. Morgan Morgan settles at Bunker Hill in Berkeley County.5. Colonial and Native American forces fight the Battle of Point Pleasant.
3,4,1,5, 2
(1749) 1. Celoron de Blainville claims the Ohio Valley for France.
(1778)2. African American slave Dick Pointer helps defend Fort Donnally.
(1671)3. Batts and Fallam explore the New River.
(1731)4. Morgan Morgan settles at Bunker Hill in Berkeley County.
(1774)5. Colonial and Native American forces fight the Battle of Point Pleasant.
Because of its role in the manufacture
of an important iron product in the
1800s,Wheeling was
nicknamed:
Nail City
The Friends of Coal Bowl, a 7-game series between
Marshall University and West
Virginia University that began 2006, is sponsored by the:
West Virginia Coal Association
Under a change in the law in 2000, the person who holds this
state governmentposition also bears the title of lieutenant governor of West
Virginia.
President of the Senate
According to federal census statistics, WV women historically have participated in the labor force at lower
rates than women nationwide. What is the reason for the lower employment rate of women in WV in the 20th Century?
The extractive and manufacturing industries (like coal, logging, and steel) that dominated the state's industrial economy for many decades provided few job opportunities for women.
This Fayette County native is recognized as the founder of National GrandparentsDay.
Marian McQuade
When West Virginia became a state there were fifty counties. Of the five counties
added after the creation of the state, the formation of which two BEST reflects the Union sentiment of many West Virginians
during the Civil War?
Lincon and Grant
What characteristics best describe the humid continental
climate of WV.
cold winters and hot
summers
Read the following excerpt from a poem by Louise McNeill:"Out of earth-sandBy man's breath,By man's hand:This glowing crystal birth,Half-seen and half-unseen -Flames, orange, sea-blue,Lavender and green -Transparent miracle that comes to passOut of earth's sandBy man's immortal hand -"
This poem describes what activities?
Glass making
Although many pioneer families were subsistence farmers, some also raised
crops for resale. What were the first cash crops that might have been found on a typical farm family in western Virginia
in the 1800s?
tobacco, corn, apples
In order to serve on a jury in West Virginia, a person must:
be a registered
voter
This famous West Virginian from Lincoln County led the way in the early space program in 1947. He was recently honored with a highway bearing his name.
Chuck Yeager
To be eligible to register to vote in West Virginia:You must be a United States Citizen.You must be a resident of West Virginia and of the county and municipality in which the person is voting. And -
You must be eighteen years of age before the next general election
Which of the following rivers
is a boundary river: Ohio,
Monongahela, or Kanawha
Ohio
In 2005, the Division of Tourism created a ninth tourism region to showcase tourismin the southern coalfields. This new region is called:
Hatfield-McCoy
Mountains
Many people complain about the taxes they have to pay. Who
places these taxes onthe people?
the people's elected
representatives
On November 14, 1970, a chartered plane carrying the Marshall University football team and supporters of the program crashed near Huntington, killing 75 people. This motion picture, released in 2006, tells the story of the tragedy's aftermath.
"We Are...Marshall"
Which of the following is NOT a geographical region in West Virginia?A. Potomac SectionB. Allegheny HighlandsC. PiedmontD. Allegheny PlateauE. Ohio Valley
Which of the following is NOT a geographical region in West Virginia?C. Piedmont
The Greenbrier Resort in White Sulphur Springs has served many purposes during its existence. Which of the following is NOT one of them?A. It was used to detain certain foreign diplomats during World War II.B. It was used to house German prisoners of war during World War I.C. It was the site of an underground bunker constructed to house Congress in theevent of a nuclear attack.D. It served as an army hospital during World War II.E. It has been a favorite vacation spot for wealthy Americans.
The Greenbrier Resort in White Sulphur Springs has served many purposes during its existence. Which of the following is NOT one of them?B. It was used to house German prisoners of war during World War I.
I Am A Soldier, Too documents the Iraq wartime experiences of this Wirt Countynative.
Jessica Lynch
The vast majority of West Virginia's electrical power is
produced by:
coal
From which state could you NOT enter WV from?A. MarylandB. PennsylvaniaC. KentuckyD. TennesseeE. Ohio
From which state could you NOT enter WV from?D. Tennessee
The decline of the Kanawha Valley salt industry after the mid-1800s demonstrates the concept of:
supply and demand
Who is the officer responsible for disbursing county funds?
Commissioner
According to statistics of the West Virginia Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training, this county has been the leading coal producer in West Virginia every yearsince 1996.
Boone
In early 2006 this agency,
which oversees the West Virginia
Turnpike, imposed a toll increase that was over overturned
by a Kanawha County circuit
court judge.
West Virginia Parkways, Economic Development and
Tourism Authority
This forest contains more than 900,000
acres of land in 10 West Virginia counties.
Monongahela National Forest
The West Virginia Legislature has the power to?
make laws
After two-thirds of the members of the legislature
approve a constitutional amendment what must take place before it becomes part
of the constitution?
It is placed on a ballot and a majority of the voters must
ratify the amendment
Why could a county sheriff not be elected to
the Legislature?
“No person who is a member of the U.S. Congress or who holds a salaried public office,
such as sheriff or county clerk, may serve in the Legislature.”
This Charleston native, author of a code of conduct for U. S. businesses operating in South Africa, organized
Opportunities Industrialization Center (OIC),
and was the first African
American appointed to the General Motors
board of directors.Leon Sullivan
West Virginia has coal deposits in all counties except:
Jefferson and Hardy
Most hardwood lumber produced in West Virginia is shipped out of
state for use in
making furniture
The northern part of West Virginia has which type of salt
deposit?
rock salt
This Clarksburg native, who served as a Union officer during the Civil War, laterserved as secretary of the navy under President Rutherford B. Hayes.
Nathan Goff
Following Hurricane Katrina in 2005, West Virginia hosted
displaced persons at:
Camp Dawson
From what kind of taxes do city governments and county courts
raise most of their funds?
Property taxes
Who was the first woman nominated for West Virginia governor by a major political
party?
Charlotte Pritt
Today, visitors entering West Virginia are greeted by new welcome signs that display
the slogan:
From what tax sources do the public
schools draw their support?
county, state, and federal revenues