Transcript Golden Horseshoe 7

Golden
Horseshoe 7
The name of the climate
in West Virginia is:
Humid continental
The first governor of
West Virginia was:
Arthur I. Boreman
The Booker T. Washington home
could be found in:
Malden
During the years 1950-1953
many West Virginians served
in what war?
Korean
“Harewood” was the
Jefferson county
home of:
Samuel Washington
Blennerhassett Island
is near the mouth of
what river?
Little Kanawha
What spy aided
Stonewall Jackson in his
raid on Harpers Ferry?
Bell Boyd
The scene on the back
of the West Virginia
state seal is one of:
industry
Burning Springs
received its name from
large deposits of:
Natural gas
In 1960 messages were sent into
space from the National Radio
Astronomy Observatory. What
was the name of this project?
Ozma I
Glass is made from
a material called:
silica
The Golden Grimes
apple was first seen in
what county?
Brooke
A toy manufactured
in Paden City is the:
marble
“The Battle of Forks and
Spoons” is another
name for the Battle of:
Carnifex Ferry
The “Midland Trail”
is another name for:
Route 60
The Rumsey
Monument can be
found near:
Shepherdstown
The Italian Heritage
Festival is held in:
Clarksburg
What group of immigrants
are most closely related to
the glass industry?
Belgian
The “Feast of
Ramson” is held
annually in:
Richwood
Independence
Hall is located in:
Wheeling
In 1902 the Negro vice
president of UMWA
District 17 was:
Fred Bannister
The skilled worker
responsible for mixing the
ingredients in the glass
making process is the:
teaser
“Zeke from Cabin
Creek” is the nickname
for what NBA legend?
Jerry West
The “Mountain State
Arts and Crafts Fair”
is held each year at:
Cedar Lakes
Fort Fincastle was
renamed to honor
what Virginia orator?
Patrick Henry
The first iron furnace
west of the Alleghenies
was built by:
Peter Tarr
West Virginia’s state
capitol building was
designed by:
Cass Gilbert
“Stonewall” was
the nickname for:
Thomas Jackson
In 1907 a mine
explosion killed at
least 361 men at:
Monongah
No Star Nights is a
book about what
industry?
Steel
The first person to
fly faster than the
speed of sound was:
Charles Yeager
The President who visited
West Virginia during its
Centennial celebration
was:
John Kennedy
The first settlement in what
is now West Virginia was
probably at:
Shepherdstown
A landowner who does not
live in the area where his
property is located is
called:
absentee
Which of the following is not
on the West Virginia State
Seal?
A. coal mine
B. farmer dressed in hunting
clothes
C. two hunters rifles
D. state moto
Which of the following is not
on the West Virginia State
Seal?
A. coal mine
Who was responsible for
bringing the C & O
Railroad into West
Virginia?
Collis P. Huntington
What police chief claimed
to have killed 7 mine
detectives at the “Matewan
Massacre”?
Sid Hatfield
Which interstate
highway is nearest
to Fairmont?
I-79