West Virginia History Quiz 3

Blennerhassett Island State Park is on property leased from which company?

• Appalachian Power

• DuPont

• CSX Transportation

• American Electric Power

In what community is the Grave Creek Mound located?

• Charleston

• Moundsville

• Huntington

• Parkersburg

What West Virginia governor gained national attention by refusing to extradite members of the Hatfield family during the Hatfield-McCoy feud?

• Henry D. Hatfield

• William A. MacCorkle

• Emanuel Willis Wilson

• John J. Cornwell

Who was the first African-American woman to serve in a legislative body in the United States?

• Shirley Chisholm

• Crystal Bird Fauset

• Minnie Buckingham Harper

• Barbara Jordan

Which of the following is true of the Mason-Dixon line?

• It marks the boundary between West Virginia and Ohio.

• It was surveyed to resolve a border dispute between Pennsylvania and Maryland.

• It is the longest river in West Virginia.

• It is a mountain range in West Virginia.

What West Virginian wrote "Butterflies of North America?"

• Pearl S. Buck

• Homer Hickam

• Thomas Say

• James Edward Keirans

This Clarksburg native and member of the Liberty High School class of 1982 helped design the Curiosity rover that landed on Mars on August 6, 2012.

• Katherine Johnson

• John W. Young

• Adam Steltzner

• Charles D. "Danny" McMillen

What West Virginian founded the Disciples of Christ Church?

• Alexander Campbell

• Thomas Campbell

• Barton W. Stone

• Walter Scott

Original source names for West Virginia counties are derived from Native American words and phrases, as well as from the names of local, regional, and national historical personalities. Which grouping represents the use of national personalities as names for counties?

• Jefferson, Lincoln, Washington

• Kanawha, Monongalia, Pocahontas

• Boone, Clay, Logan

• Berkeley, Hampshire, Hardy

In what community is the Grave Creek Mound located?

• Wheeling

• Moundsville

• Fairmont

• Morgantown