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Quiz about USA All about West Virginia
Quiz about USA All about West Virginia

U.S.A: All about West Virginia Quiz


In the Mountain State, "Mountaineers Are Always Free." How much do you know about West Virginia?

A multiple-choice quiz by LuH77. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
LuH77
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
408,242
Updated
Feb 26 22
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
10 / 15
Plays
195
Last 3 plays: Guest 172 (10/15), Guest 188 (6/15), snhha (15/15).
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Question 1 of 15
1. Mothman is a folklore figure in West Virginian culture. Which city of the state is he reported to have appeared in? Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. The county seat of Hampshire County, West Virginia, shares a name with which American politician? Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. Which of these diamonds was found in Peterstown, West Virginia, in 1928? Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. Luxury resort, the Greenbrier, is also known for its declassified, large underground bunker originally intended for the U.S President after nuclear fallout. It is near which city of West Virginia? Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. J. J. Abrams' 2011 film, "Super 8" was filmed in downtown of which city of West Virginia? Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. Heyward Shepherd (1825-1859) was the first victim of John Brown's raid in 1859, during the beginnings of the American Civil War. Where in West Virginia is his monument? Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. The Oak Mounds is a prehistoric site located outside which city of West Virginia? Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. Which of these states DOES NOT border West Virginia? Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. West Virginia's last public hanging took place where? Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. Which suspension bridge of West Virginia was the largest suspension bridge in the world between 1849 and 1851? Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. What river is the city of Morgantown, West Virginia, located on? Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. West Virginia is home to the largest hand-cut stone masonry building in North America. It is which of these? Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. Cecil H. Underwood became both the youngest and the oldest person to serve as Governor of West Virginia in his political career. Where in West Virginia was he born? Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. Which of these is the largest grave yard complex of West Virginia? Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. Summersville Lake is located in the central of West Virginia. It is formed via a rock dam on which river? Hint





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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Mothman is a folklore figure in West Virginian culture. Which city of the state is he reported to have appeared in?

Answer: Point Pleasant

Mothman was reportedly seen around Point Pleasant in West Virginia between 1966-1967. He has been described as a humanoid, bird-like, man-sized creature. "The Mothman Prophecies" is a 1975 book that investigated the apparitions, in which the author connects the appearance of Mothman to the collapse of the Silver Bridge on the Ohio River in 1967.
2. The county seat of Hampshire County, West Virginia, shares a name with which American politician?

Answer: Mitt Romney

Romney is often cited to be West Virginia's oldest city, standing since 1762.

Hampshire County was established by the Virginia General Assembly almost ten years earlier than the establishement of Romney, in 1753. It was made of parts of Augusta and Frederick counties, then part of the neighbouring state of Virginia.

Mitt Romney (born in Detroit, Michigan, 1947) is a Republican politician who ran for the 2012 U.S Presidential election, losing to Barack Obama. Stephen Ailes, who served as U.S Secretary of the Army from 1964-65, was born in Romney, West Virginia.
3. Which of these diamonds was found in Peterstown, West Virginia, in 1928?

Answer: Punch Jones Diamond

Peterstown is located in Monroe County, West Virginia.

The Punch Jones Diamond was a 34.48 carat (6.896 g) diamond, the largest alluvial (formed in clay, sand and silt) diamond to ever be discovered in North America. It was discovered by 12 year old William "Punch" Jones and his father, Grover C. Jones, Sr, while they were throwing horseshoes, one of which landed on the diamond. Believing they had only found quartz, the family kept the diamond in a shoe box for 14 years. Punch brought the diamond to a geology professor in 1943, who was shocked at the discovery. Punch was killed in World War II. The diamond was finally sold by his family in 1984, for $74,250. Punch's mother, Grace, is quoted to have wished they had thrown it back in the river, for all the controversy and attention is brought her family.
4. Luxury resort, the Greenbrier, is also known for its declassified, large underground bunker originally intended for the U.S President after nuclear fallout. It is near which city of West Virginia?

Answer: White Sulphur Springs

In 1955, Dwight D. Eisenhower ordered the U.S Department of Defense to construct emergency plans for Congress, in case of nuclear war. The Greenbrier Luxury Resort was chosen for its location, being relatively close to Washington, but also far enough to avoid the damage of an atomic bomb, should it fall on Washington. There was a military hospital inside, once used by Eisenhower as a patient.

Construction of the bunker started in 1957 and was completed by 1962. It lies 720 (220 m) feet underground, and although would not have survived a direct nuclear hit, it would be capable of protecting those inside from a blast around 15-30 miles (25-50 km) away and shield them from the fallout. The Mosler Safe Company of Ohio designed the bunker's four doors. The actual plan they had to get Congress to the bunker however, is unclear. Greenbrier is a five hour drive by car, or a one hour flight. It would be seemingly only useful if the U.S government had advanced knowledge of a nuclear attack.
5. J. J. Abrams' 2011 film, "Super 8" was filmed in downtown of which city of West Virginia?

Answer: Weirton

Weirton is mainly situated in West Virginia's Hancock County, but part of it also lies within the state's Brooke County. A river separates it from Steubenville, Ohio, and it is also only around 35 (55 km) miles west of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Although filmed in West Virginia, the plot of "Super 8" takes place in a fictional town of Ohio, named "Lillian." Weirton also features in the revered 1978 film, "The Deer Hunter."
6. Heyward Shepherd (1825-1859) was the first victim of John Brown's raid in 1859, during the beginnings of the American Civil War. Where in West Virginia is his monument?

Answer: Harpers Ferry

Heyward Shepherd was a free black man, a baggage handler around the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad in Harpers Ferry. He had a wife and five children in nearby Winchester. It was ironic that he was killed in this raid, as it was started by John Brown, an abolitionist who intended to start a slave revolt. He and his party accosted Shepherd, and shot him in the back when he did not comply, turning to warn others in the vicinity of the incoming raid.

The monument (built in 1931) has attracted controversy due to the "happy slave" narrative it originally promoted (despite the fact that Shepherd was born free, and was never a slave) and plaques have since been added to correct this assertion.
7. The Oak Mounds is a prehistoric site located outside which city of West Virginia?

Answer: Clarksburg

Clarksburg is the county seat of Harrison County, West Virginia. It is situated on the West Fork River. Every Labor Day weekend annually, Clarksburg hosts the three-day West Virginia Italian Heritage Festival, attracting around 100,000 people a time.

The Oak Mounds were built around 1 - 1000 AD by a Pre-Columbian Native American tribe, and consist of two earth mounds just outside of the city.
8. Which of these states DOES NOT border West Virginia?

Answer: Missouri

West Virginia also shares a border with Kentucky to the south-west. It borders Pennsylvania to the north, Ohio to the northwest and Virginia and Maryland to the east.
9. West Virginia's last public hanging took place where?

Answer: Ripley

Ripley is the county seat of Jackson County, West Virginia.

In 1897, 6,000 people came from miles away to witness the public hanging of John F. Morgan, aged 27. It was one of the most notorious murder cases at the time, attracting nationwide attention. Morgan murdered Chloe Greene and two of her three young children with a hatchet. One child escaped to report what Morgan had done. The Jackson Herald asserted that there was a "county fair" atmosphere among those waiting to see Morgan die. After the execution a law to ban public hanging was established in the state, in an effort to avoid the circus, spectacle and possible danger of such a large crowd gathering in such circumstances. Hanging was West Virginia's official method of execution until 1949.

West Virginia abolished capital punishment in 1965.
10. Which suspension bridge of West Virginia was the largest suspension bridge in the world between 1849 and 1851?

Answer: Wheeling Suspension Bridge

The city of Wheeling, West Virginia has the Wheeling Suspension Bridge. It was the first bridge to cross a large river situated west of the Appalachian mountains, and was designed by American engineer, Charles Ellet Jr (1810-1862) who also established the Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge (the first railway suspension bridge to cross the Niagara Gorge) the same year he built the Wheeling Suspension Bridge.
11. What river is the city of Morgantown, West Virginia, located on?

Answer: Monongahela

The Monongahela is around 130 miles (210 km) long. It winds through West Virginia and neighbouring Pennsylvania. The Braddock Expedition of 1755 (a failed British military expedition) occurred on this river, where the British failed to capture the French fort, Fort Duquesne.

The Monongahela was also the site of a plane crash in 1956 that has since generated much speculation and conspiracy theory. A B-52 bomber flying from Nellis Air Force Base in southern Nevada, crashed close to the Glenwood Bridge in Pennsylvania. Four out of the six survived the crash, and incoming exposure. Two drowned. The aircraft was never recovered, despite the fairly shallow waters it had crashed into.
12. West Virginia is home to the largest hand-cut stone masonry building in North America. It is which of these?

Answer: Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum

The Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum was built between the 1850s-1880s. Its construction took longer than originally planned, due to the American Civil War interrupting the proceedings. Richard Snowden Andrews was the architect. The building's area is 26.5 acres (10.7 ha).
13. Cecil H. Underwood became both the youngest and the oldest person to serve as Governor of West Virginia in his political career. Where in West Virginia was he born?

Answer: Josephs Mills

Located in Tyler County, West Virginia, Josephs Mills is an unincorporated community located on the Middle Island Creek.

Cecil H. Underwood (1922-2008) was a Republican politician who became the youngest Governor of West Virginia in 1956, aged 34. In 1996, he then became the oldest governor of West Virginia, aged 74.
14. Which of these is the largest grave yard complex of West Virginia?

Answer: Spring Hill Cemetery

Spring Hill Cemetery is a historic district of Charlestown, West Virginia. It is approximately 170 acres (70 ha) in area, and includes five cemeteries on one complex: the Spring Hill Cemetery, Lowenstein Cemetery, B'nai Israel Cemetery, Mountain View Cemetery and Mount Olivet Cemetery.
15. Summersville Lake is located in the central of West Virginia. It is formed via a rock dam on which river?

Answer: Gauley

Gauley River is around 105 miles (170 km) long and joins the New River (which flows through North Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia before merging with the Gauley) to structure the Kanawha River, which is a tributary of the Ohio River.
Source: Author LuH77

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