West Virginia is Almost Heaven Quiz

Answer: Morgantown, West Virginia

Morgantown, West Virginia, is home to West Virginia University and the Mountaineers football team. Sam Huff graduated from WVU and went on to join the Professional Football Hall of Fame in 1982. Jerry West graduated from WVU, received All-American honors, and played basketball for the LA Lakers before becoming their coach.

Answer: Black Bear

The black bear was designated as West Virginia's state animal in 1973. It weighs over two hundred pounds and is one of the largest animals in the forest. In the same year the black bear was designated as WV's state animal, the brook trout was designated as the state fish. The monarch butterfly was designated as the state butterfly in 1995.

Answer: False

Wheeling was West Virginia's first state capital. In 1885, after several rounds of back and forth, the people of West Virginia chose Charleston to be the official capital of West Virginia. In 1885, state records were taken up and down the Ohio and Kanawha Rivers each time the capital was changed.

Answer: Mountain State

West Virginia's mountains overrun the valleys around the Ohio and Kanawha rivers. The Allegheny Mountains are composed of sedimentary rock. The Blue Ridge Mountains are composed of igneous and metamorphic rock. The Blue Ridge Mountains and the Allegheny Mountains are part of the Appalachian Mountains.

Answer: White Sulphur Springs

The Greenbrier was once known as The Old White Hotel. It is located in the city of White Sulphur Springs named for a nearby mineral spring. In 2010, The Greenbrier--under the ownership of Jim Justice--hosted the first PGA Greenbrier Classic. The Greenbrier Classic in White Sulphur Springs replaced the Buick Open in Flint, Michigan.

Answer: Charleston

Chuck Yeager was a brigadier general who grew up in Myra, West Virginia. In 1947, he made history by flying faster than the speed of sound. At the time of the history-making flight, he was in a rocket-powered Bell-X-1. In 1953, Chuck Yeager made history again by flying two and one-half times the speed of sound. Yeager Airport is located in Charleston, West Virginia

Answer: Pocahontas County

Lumber was transported by steam locomotives to Cass, West Virginia, in the early 1900s. The logging camp is now a preserved park known as Cass Scenic Railroad State Park. A train will take passengers to the top of Bald Knob where the passengers can leave the train and walk around. Windows on the train car allow the passengers to watch the scenery as the train goes up a steep grade.

Answer: Free

West Virginia's flag has a blue border with the state seal in the center of a white background. Surrounding the state seal is the state flower, the rhododendron. Written in Latin underneath the seal is the West Virginia state motto. In English, the motto states "Mountaineers Are Always Free". West Virginia officially became the 35th state in the Union on June 20, 1863.

Answer: It houses the National Radio Observatory

Greenbank, West Virginia, has a population of fewer than two hundred people. The town houses the National Radio Astronomy Observatory. The National Radio Astronomy Observatory has been in operation since 1959.

Answer: New River Gorge Bridge

The New River Gorge Bridge stands nine hundred feet above the New River and is found near Fayetteville, West Virginia. It officially opened in October 1977 and turned a forty-five-minute drive into just a few minutes. It cost thirty-seven million dollars and took three years to build. Bridge Day takes place on the third Saturday of October and it is the only time that pedestrians are allowed to walk on the bridge.

The first Bridge Day was held on November 8, 1980.