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Can you name the The State of West Virginia Facts?
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The largest city and state capital
Charleston
97.1%
Became a state in this year
1863
81.6%
Seceded from this state
Virginia
79.9%
Where its largest university (WVU) is located
Morgantown
79.3%
Current governor
Joe Manchin III
71.9%
State Bird
Northern Cardinal
70.1%
State animal
Black Bear
69.7%
Original location of the state capital
Wheeling
67.8%
State colors
Old Gold and Blue
67.5%
Ranked 2nd in the Union, WV provides the US with 15% of this product
Coal
65.8%
This NBA 'logo' is from Chelyan, WV
Jerry West
65%
State nickname
The Mountain State
63.1%
The state motto, 'Montani semper liberi,' translates to mean this
Mountaineers (are) Always Free
61.7%
This holiday was first observed in Grafton, WV (1908)
Mother's Day
57.5%
This phrase is inscribed on the State's license plates
Wild, Wonderful, West Virginia
56%
Chester Merriman of Romney, WV was the youngest soldier of World War I, having enlisted at the age of
14
53.8%
State tree
Sugar Maple
53%
This 'Perfect 10' Olympian gymnast is from Fairmont, WV
Mary Lou Retton
50.6%
This actor, who played Barney Fife, is from Morgantown, WV
Jesse Donald 'Don' Knotts
50.4%
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State fruit
Golden Delicious Apple
49.6%
This actress, known for roles in '13 Going on 30' & 'Daredevil,' grew up in Charleston, WV
Jennifer Anne Garner Affleck
48.1%
Although 'West Virginia My Home' is the official state song, this John Denver tune is recognized as the unofficial song
Take Me Home, Country Roads
46.6%
This Air Force General and test pilot if from Lincoln County, WV
Chuck Yeager
44.4%
This Confederate general & WV-
native won the First Battle of Bull Run during the Civil War
Thomas 'Stonewall' Jackson
41.2%
This football coach, who lead Alabama to an undefeated season, was born in Fairmont, WV
Nicholas Lou 'Nick' Saban
37.7%
State flower
Rhododendron
37.6%
The first Union solider killed in the Civil War, Bailey Brown, was killed in this state
West Virginia
36.5%
US senators
Robert Byrd & Jay Rockefeller
29.1%
This WV native was the first African-
American female legislator in the US (1928)
Minnie Buckingham Harper
28.9%
The first electric railroad in the world was constructed in this southwestern WV town
Huntington (Huntington to Guyandotte)
27.7%
This advertising campaign, typically painted on the sides of barns, originated in Wheeling, WV (1908)
Chew Mail Pouch
26.9%
There are two workers depicted on the state flag, what type of workers are they?
Farmer & Miner
26%
States like Alaska, Delaware, & Montana still don't have this, but WV was the first to impose it
Sales Tax (1921)
18%
This country singer, with hits including 'Goin' Gone' & 'Come from the Heart,' was born in South Charleston, WV
Kathleen Alice (Kathy) Mattea
17.8%
Born in Malden, WV, this African-
American & civil rights activist wrote 'From Slavery' in 1915
Booker T. Washington
15.8%
The relatively small state has how many delegates to the US House of Representatives?
3
13%
The world's first steamboat was launched in the Potomac River in this WV town
New Mecklensburg (Shepherdstown)
11.3%
The original name of West Virginia University (founded 1867)
Agricultural College of West Virginia
3.5%
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