Quick Quiz 8

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Quick Quiz 8

As proposed, Cass Scenic Railroad had this longer name.

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Bald Knob Allegheny Mountain Scenic Railroad

West Virginia Pulp and Paper Scenic Railroad

Cass, Greenbrier, Cheat and Bald Knob Scenic Railroad

Cass Whittaker Scenic Railroad

Cass, Pocahontas, and Bald Knob Scenic Railroad

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M. Marsh and Son of Wheeling manufactured this.

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nails

glass

stogies

computer chips

corrugated steel

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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

John McCausland

William L. Jackson

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What is the state animal of West Virginia?

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Squirrel

Black bear

Mountain lion

Deer

Brown bear

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

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Allegheny

Atlantis

Vandalia

Montania

Kanawha

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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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French Ensor Chadwick

Theodore Roosevelt

Andrew S. Rowan

John H. Oley

Harold Newman

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A labor strike is best defined as:

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a discovery of rich mineral deposits.

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

a demonstration against an employer.

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

a refusal to allow non-union members to work.

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

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John Jeremiah Jacob

Henry Hatfield

A. B. Fleming

E. Willis Wilson

D. D. T. Farnsworth

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This state park was created through Civilian Conservation Corps efforts.

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Arthurdale Homestead

Harpers Ferry National Historical Park

North Bend Rail Trail

Cacapon Resort State Park

Chief Logan 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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passengers and express.

livestock and grain.

petroleum and oil field supplies.

coal and chemicals.

mail and express.

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