Southeast Region

1.In 1863 West Virginia separated from ______ making it the second state to be formed by separating from another state.

• Pennsylvania

• East Virginia

• Virginia

• Washington, D.C.

2.West Virginia is one of the top ___________producing states out of the 50 U.S. states. (what is it that they produce?)

• Newspaper

• Oil

• Coal

• Gasoline

3. Why is West Virginia called “The Mountain State?”

• There are lots of mountains.

• The world's biggest mountain is found there.

• The tallest mountain in North America is found there.

• It is perfectly flat and the saying is wrong.

4.At 23 miles long, the ______ Bay Bridge-Tunnel is the largest bridge and tunnel combination of its kind in the world.

• Virginia/ West Virginia Connection

• George Washington

• Abraham Lincoln

• Chesapeake

5. The Tomb of ____sits on a picturesque hill overlooking Washington D.C at Arlington National Cemetery.

• General MacArthur

• George Washingrton

• The Unknown Soldier

• General Cornwall

6. Kentucky is home to the United States Bullion Depository at _____ _____ where millions of ounces of gold have been stored since 1937.

• Fort Knox

• Los Angeles

• Fort McKendry

• Fort Allen

7. On the first Saturday of every May, the famous Kentucky Derby is held in Louisville. It is _____________

• a famous car race.

• a famous running race.

• a famous dog race.

• a famous horse race

8. In June 1861 Private Henry Wyatt from North Carolina was the first Confederate soldier killed in____________.

• A vehicle accident.

• A cooking accident.

• The Civil War

• World War I

• World War II

9. The second most visited private residence in the United States is Graceland in Memphis, Tennessee. It was the 14-acre estate of____.

• The Beatles

• Henry Ford

• Elvis Presley

• Kanye West

10. This former president was from Arkansas.

• Bill Gates

• Bill Clinton

• Howard Taft

• Martin vanBuren