The Ultimate State Quiz - West Virginia
See what you know about the state that is nicknamed the Mountain State
Quiz created by: Mr. Badger Hawkeye
1. What state borders West Virginia on its southwest side?
(#) Virginia
(#) Ohio
(#) Kentucky
(#) Pennsylvania
2. What year saw West Virginia admitted into the United States?
(#) 1860
(#) 1850
(#) 1863
(#) 1856
3. What is the largest city in West Virginia?
(#) Morgantown
(#) Wheeling
(#) Charleston
(#) Huntington
4. Who is the current Governor of West Virginia?
(#) Alan Mollohan
(#) Earl Ray Tomblin
(#) Jay Rockefeller
(#) Joe Manchin
5. What year saw Robert C. Byrd, now the longest-serving Senator in U.S. history, first elected to the Senate from West Virginia?
(#) 1948
(#) 1956
(#) 1958
(#) 1960
6. What is official state animal of West Virginia?
(#) red fox
(#) gray squirrel
(#) black bear
(#) common raccoon
7. West Virginia is located in what time zone?
(#) Mountain
(#) Atlantic
(#) Eastern
(#) Central
8. Where does West Virginia rank in population in relations to the rest of the 50 states?
(#) 37th
(#) 25th
(#) 40th
(#) 30th
9. What city is the home of West Virginia University?
(#) Wheeling
(#) Beckley
(#) Morgantown
(#) Charleston
10. What West Virginia city hosted a convention in 1861 which ultimately led to the formation of West Virginia?
(#) Harpers Ferry
(#) Wheeling
(#) Parkersburg
(#) Bluefield
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