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What city was the first capital of West Virginia?
Huntington
Wheeling
Charleston
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Which tourist attraction is famous for John Brown's 1859 arsenal seizure?
Harper's Ferry
Charleston
Fort Knox
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The nickname of which English monarch is reflected in the name of West Virginia?
Henry VIII
Charles I
Elizabeth I
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Which frontiersman made his last survey of Charleston, West Virginia in 1798?
Andrew Jackson
Daniel Boone
Davy Crockett
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With a land area of 24,087 square miles, where does West Virginia rank among the 50 states?
41st
31st
47th
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When did West Virginia achieve statehood in the USA?
1863
1819
1790
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Which two families had a long rivalry in West Virginia and Kentucky?
Jeffersons And Joneses
Smiths And Hamiltons
Hatfields And McCoys
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Which West Virginia county has the same name as a famous Native American and a Disney movie?
Cinderella
Aladdin
Pocahontas
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Which yellow apple variety originated in Clay County, West Virginia?
Red Delicious
Golden Delicious
Granny Smith
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What do the two men depicted on the state seal and the state flag represent?
Agriculture and mining
Separation of church and state
Native Americans and European Settlers
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What is the state tree of West Virginia?
The Sugar Maple
The Japanese Maple
The Red Oak
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West Virginia became a state in the midst of what war?
Revolutionary War
Civil War
War of 1812
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1
What city was the first capital of West Virginia?
Huntington
Wheeling
Charleston
2
Which tourist attraction is famous for John Brown's 1859 arsenal seizure?
Harper's Ferry
Charleston
Fort Knox
3
The nickname of which English monarch is reflected in the name of West Virginia?
Henry VIII
Charles I
Elizabeth I
4
Which frontiersman made his last survey of Charleston, West Virginia in 1798?
Andrew Jackson
Daniel Boone
Davy Crockett
5
With a land area of 24,087 square miles, where does West Virginia rank among the 50 states?
41st
31st
47th
6
When did West Virginia achieve statehood in the USA?
1863
1819
1790
7
Which two families had a long rivalry in West Virginia and Kentucky?
Jeffersons And Joneses
Smiths And Hamiltons
Hatfields And McCoys
8
Which West Virginia county has the same name as a famous Native American and a Disney movie?
Cinderella
Aladdin
Pocahontas
9
Which yellow apple variety originated in Clay County, West Virginia?
Red Delicious
Golden Delicious
Granny Smith
10
What do the two men depicted on the state seal and the state flag represent?
Agriculture and mining
Separation of church and state
Native Americans and European Settlers
11
What is the state tree of West Virginia?
The Sugar Maple
The Japanese Maple
The Red Oak
12
West Virginia became a state in the midst of what war?
Revolutionary War
Civil War
War of 1812
