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SOL Trivia
Can you
answer these
questions????
Snbeach 2/5/01
What is the
Capital of
Virginia?
Richmond
Who is the
President
of the
United
States?
George
W. Bush
Who was the
first
President of
the United
States?
George
Washington
What state
borders
Virginia to
the South?
North
Carolina
What
states
border
Virginia?
North Carolina,
Tennessee,
Maryland,
Kentucky,
W. Virginia
What three
Virginia
communities
are called the
Historic
Triangle?
Jamestown,
Williamsburg
and
Yorktown
What town
was the
colonial
capital of
Virginia
Williamsburg
What is the
Virginia
state
motto?
Sic Semper
TyrannisThus always
to tyrants
What is the
maximum
north-to-south
distance of the
state of
Virginia?
200 miles
What is the
maximum eastto-west distance
of the state of
Virginia?"
432 miles
What Virginia
governor was the
first black man
elected governor
of any state?
Douglas
Wilder
Who did
John Rolfe
marry in
1614?
Pocahontas
What Virginian
wrote the
Declaration of
Independence?
Thomas
Jefferson
What Virginian
is known as:
The Father of
the
Constitution?
James
Madison
What is the
state bird
of Virginia?
Cardinal
What were the
names of the
three ships that
brought the first
colonists to
Jamestown
Discovery,
Godspeed,
and Susan
Constant
What are the
three natural
regions of
Virginia?
Mountains,
hills, and
coastal
plains
What other
name is the
Tidewater
Region known
as?
Atlantic
Coastal
Plains
The highest peak
in Virginia is 5,729
feet above sea
level. What is the
name of this peak?
Mount Rogers
located in the
Blue Ridge
range of the
Appalachians
The Tidewater
Region in
separated into two
parts by the
Chesapeake Bay.
What are the two
parts called?
Mainland
and
Eastern
Shore
What are the four
rivers that cut
Virginia's mainland
into peninsulas (a
piece of land that has
water nearly all the
way around it)
James, York,
Rappahannock
and Potomac
Rivers
The best example
of a Tidewater
wetland is what
swamp that is
located in both
Virginia and North
Carolina?
The Great
Dismal
Swamp
Which region is
known as the
Heart of Virginia
and is the home of
many of our state's
and nation's
leaders?
Piedmont
or Central
Virginia
Richmond, our
state capital, is
located in
which region?
Piedmont
or Central
Virginia
What is the series,
or line of small
waterfalls and
rapids that
separates the
Tidewater and
Piedmont Regions
called?
Fall line
What does
the word,
Piedmont
mean?
At the foot
of the
mountains
What are two
mountain ranges in
Virginia that are a
part of the
Appalachian
Mountains?
Allegheny
Mountains
and Blue
Ridge
Mountains
Name four
natural
resources
found in
Virginia?
Forests,
minerals,
soil, and
water
Name the
natural resource
that covers two
thirds of
Virginia's land?
Forests
What county
of Virginia do
you live in?
What region is
it located in?
York
County in
Tidewater
Region
The temperature
was 70 degrees.
Does this
statement
describe climate
or weather?
Weather
Name
Virginia's
state tree and
state bird.
Dogwood
and
Cardinal
What home
did George
Washington
live in after
age 11?
Mount
Vernon
What Virginian
was the third
President of
the United
States
Thomas
Jefferson
What two men did
Thomas Jefferson
send to explore the
land that became
known as the
Louisiana
Purchase?
Meriwether
Lewis and
William
Clark
One of Virginia's
nicknames is
Mother of
Presidents. Name
the 8 Virginians
who have been
President of the
United States.
George Washington,
Thomas Jefferson,
James Madison,
James Monroe,
William Henry
Harrison, John Tyler,
Zachary Taylor, and
Woodrow Wilson
What is the
most important
mineral found
in Virginia?
coal
How were the
Blue Ridge
Mountains
formed?
By
earthquakes
, long ago
In what region
are the Luray
Caverns
located and
how were they
formed?
Ridge and Valley
Region by
underground
rivers that wore
away rocks.
For what
seafood is the
Chesapeake
Bay primarily
known?
Crabs
Which of the
following best
describes
Virginia's climate?
Hot/Cold/Mild/or
Dry
Mild
Name three
rivers that
empty into the
harbor called,
Hampton
Roads.
James,
Elizabeth,
and
Nansemond
In what
Time Zone is
Virginia
located?
Eastern
Time Zone
How many
counties and
independent
cities does
Virginia have?
95 counties
and 41
independent
cities
What does
the word,
history
mean?
The
Study of
the Past
What does
the word,
geography
mean?
The Study of
the Earth
and How
People Use
It.
Which
landform in
our state
covers the
largest area?
Plateau
What is the marked
hiking path that runs
through the
Appalachian
Mountains called?
Note: it is the
longest marked trail
in the world?
Appalachian
Trail
What is the name of
the first college
founded in Virginia?
When was it
founded? Where is it
located?
The College
of William and
Mary in 1693
in
Williamsburg
Who was the
first governor of
Virginia?"
NOTE: He was
also governor of
VA from 17841786
Patrick
Henry
from 1776
- 1779
What Judge and
United States
Supreme Court
Justice was born
in Suffolk,
Virginia in 1907?
Lewis F. Powell.
He was a US
Justice from
1971 until 1987.
Who was
Arthur
Ashe?
An African
American world
champion
tennis player,
born in VA
Who was
Willa
Cather?
Famous writer
from Virginia,
who wrote
novels about
the American
West
Who was
Queen
Elizabeth I?
Queen of
England between
1558 and 1603,
when the
Virginia colony
was started
Who was
Abraham
Lincoln?
16th President of the
US. His election
caused seven
Southern states to
leave the Union and
form the Confederate
States of America
What was
Nat
Turner's
rebellion?
Nat Turner led a
group of slaves in an
attack on several
Virginia plantations.
The slave owners
fought back and
Turner was captured
and hanged.
Who
was
Robert
E. Lee?
Virginian who
commanded the
Confederate
army during the
Civil War.
For what is
Thomas
Stonewall
Jackson
remembered?
Confederate
general who
earned his
nickname,
Stonewall at the
battle of Bull Run
For what is
Woodrow
Wilson
remembered
?
President of
the United
States during
World War I.
Who was
Harry
Byrd, Sr.?
Virginia senator
from the 1930s to
the 1950s who led
massive resistance
to school
integration.
Who could
vote for the
burgesses
and who
could not?
All free men who
owned 50 acres of
land could vote.
Women, indentured
servants, and
Native Americans
could NOT vote.
Who acted as a
link between
the English
king and the
colonists?
Royal
Governors
What is
a
frontier?
The edge of an
area of land
where people are
just beginning to
settle.
What crop made
Jamestown the
most money for
the Virginia
Company?
Tobacco
What is a
ridge?
A line of
hills or
mountains.
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from the
force of
rushing
water.
What
are
rapids?
Those parts of
a river where
the water flows
swiftly and
roughly.
What is
a tide?
The regular
rise and fall
of the
oceans.
In what directions
do odd numbered
roads run? Name
a Virginia
interstate highway
that fits this
description.
North and
south;
Intersates 81
and 95
In what directions
do even numbered
roads run? Name
a Virginia
interstate highway
that fits this
description.
East and
west;
Interstate 64
What
settlement
was founded
by Thomas
Dale?
Henrico
What leader
ended the
starving
time?
Lord De La
Warr
What were the
acts that forced
colonists to pay
a tax on
imported goods
called?
Townshend
Acts
What was the act
that required
colonists to buy
stamps for printed
materials called?
Stamp Act