West Virginia's Appalachian Music and Literature

What Do You Know About West Virginia?

West Virginia's state bird is the . . .

1. bluebird  
2. eagle  
3. cardinal

West Virginia's state animal is the . . .

1. black bear  
2. beaver  
3. groundhog

West Virginia's state flower is the . . .  

1. rhododendron  
2. daisy  
3. rambling rose

West Virginia's state tree is the . . .

1. hickory  
2. sugar maple  
3. white oak

West Virginia's state fish is the . . .

1. catfish  
2. bigmouth bass  
3. brook trout

West Virginia's state motto is . . .

1. "In God We Trust"  
2. "Mountaineers Are Always Free"  
3. "Almost Heaven, West Virginia"

West Virginia became a state during which war ?

1. French and Indian War  
2. Revolutionary War  
3. Civil War

West Virginia has no cities with a population larger than 10,000.

• True
• False

What natural resource in West Virginia is called "black gold" or "black diamonds"?

1. black walnuts  
2. coal  
3. rich soil

West Virginia's Appalachian Music and Literature is a self-contained teaching unit by Avis Caynor and Reneé Wyatt (1997), reprinted with permission in 2003 in the larger web site AppLit.

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