Quick Quiz 4

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Quick Quiz 4

Because of its role in the manufacture of an important iron product in the 1800s, Wheeling was nicknamed:

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Steamboat Alley

Nail City

Steel City

Iron Cross

Cannery Row

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As of 2024, these West Virginia natives were circuit judges for the United States Court of Appeals Fourth Circuit.

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Don Blankenship and John Dean

David W. Johnson and E. L. Whitley

Sandra Day O'Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg

William B. Traxler Jr. and Barbara Milano Keenan

Stephanie Thacker and Robert King

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What western Virginian published a book about his participation in the Lewis and Clark expedition?

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George Washington

Patrick Gass

John Lederer

George Rogers Clark

John C. Fremont

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Which of the following steps is NOT part of the law-making process in West Virginia?

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A bill is introduced in one or both houses of the Legislature.

A bill is assigned to a legislative committee.

A bill that passes the Legislature is sent to the governor, who may pocket veto it by not acting upon it while the Legislature is in session.

A bill that passes both houses of the Legislature in different forms is referred to a conference committee.

A budget bill that is vetoed by the governor may be overridden by a two-thirds majority of both houses of the Legislature.

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This former slave was the principal of an African-American school at Hill Top, Fayette County, from 1908 to 1915.

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Jared M. Arter

Harriet Tubman

Booker T. Washington

Barack Obama Sr.

Count Basie

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What West Virginian was the first soldier killed in the Civil War?

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Thornsbury Bailey Brown

William T. Johnston

John Davis

David Hunter Strother

James C. Welch

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In what community was the West Virginia Industrial Home for Girls located?

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Pruntytown

Morgantown

Salem

Alderson

Pence Springs

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In what West Virginia historic home were James and Dolly Madison married?

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Prato Rio

Richwood Hall

Holly Grove

Harewood

Cedar Lawn

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At one time this Mercer County town was the home of nineteen millionaires.

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Bluefield

Matoaka

Bramwell

Montcalm

Princeton

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On June 20, 1863, inauguration ceremonies for Arthur I Boreman as governor of West Virginia were held in front of this Wheeling facility.

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B&O train depot

Athenaeum

Washington Hall

West Virginia Independence Hall

Linsly Institute

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