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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Cannery Row

Steel City

Iron Cross

Nail City

Steamboat Alley

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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

Stephanie Thacker and Robert King

David W. Johnson and E. L. Whitley

William B. Traxler Jr. and Barbara Milano Keenan

Sandra Day O'Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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

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John C. Fremont

George Washington

George Rogers Clark

Patrick Gass

John Lederer

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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 assigned to a legislative committee.

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

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.

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.

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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

Barack Obama Sr.

Booker T. Washington

Count Basie

Harriet Tubman

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

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James C. Welch

John Davis

Thornsbury Bailey Brown

David Hunter Strother

William T. Johnston

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

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Morgantown

Salem

Alderson

Pence Springs

Pruntytown

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

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Prato Rio

Harewood

Cedar Lawn

Holly Grove

Richwood Hall

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

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Bramwell

Montcalm

Princeton

Bluefield

Matoaka

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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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West Virginia Independence Hall

Linsly Institute

Washington Hall

Athenaeum

B&O train depot

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