Quick Quiz 8

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Quick Quiz 8

As proposed, Cass Scenic Railroad had this longer name.

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Cass, Pocahontas, and Bald Knob Scenic Railroad

Bald Knob Allegheny Mountain Scenic Railroad

Cass, Greenbrier, Cheat and Bald Knob Scenic Railroad

Cass Whittaker Scenic Railroad

West Virginia Pulp and Paper Scenic Railroad

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M. Marsh and Son of Wheeling manufactured this.

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glass

corrugated steel

stogies

nails

computer chips

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What Confederate general from West Virginia was responsible for the burning of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania during the Civil War?

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Thomas J. Jackson

Albert G. Jenkins

Robert E. Lee

William L. Jackson

John McCausland

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What is the state animal of West Virginia?

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Squirrel

Brown bear

Deer

Black bear

Mountain lion

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What was the name of the proposed 14th colony which included most of West Virginia?

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Montania

Allegheny

Kanawha

Vandalia

Atlantis

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This Spanish-American War hero from Monroe County was immortalized in Elbert Hubbard's classic, "A Message to Garcia."

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Harold Newman

Andrew S. Rowan

John H. Oley

Theodore Roosevelt

French Ensor Chadwick

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A labor strike is best defined as:

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an organized "slow-down" in production to force an employer to raise wages.

a demonstration against an employer.

a group effort to enforce a demand by refusing to work.

a refusal to allow non-union members to work.

a discovery of rich mineral deposits.

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This West Virginia governor was the nephew of "Devil Anse" Hatfield.

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Henry Hatfield

E. Willis Wilson

A. B. Fleming

John Jeremiah Jacob

D. D. T. Farnsworth

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This state park was created through Civilian Conservation Corps efforts.

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Arthurdale Homestead

North Bend Rail Trail

Harpers Ferry National Historical Park

Chief Logan State Park

Cacapon Resort State Park

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The largest and most profitable activity of the railroads in West Virginia through the 20th century was the transportation of:

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livestock and grain.

petroleum and oil field supplies.

passengers and express.

coal and chemicals.

mail and express.

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