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1. The first state sales tax in the US went into effect in West Virginia in __.
?
1905
1943
1921
2. WV's nickname?
Mountain State
Garden State
Wolverine State
3. The governor of WV Cecil Underwood is the oldest governor in the US at __ years.
67
77
87
4. WV ranks __ in coal production?
1st
3rd
5th
5. WV was originally part of this state until the beginning of the Civil War?
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Tennessee
6. What Lincoln County native became the 1st to break the sound barrier in 1947?
Ralph Powell
Neil Armstrong
Chuck Yeager
7. The longest steel arch bridge in the world spanning 1,700 feet is WV's __?
Potoamc Skyline Bridge
Black Canyon Gorge Bridge
New River Gorge Bridge
8. WV's highest mountain peak?
Spruce Knob
Seneca Rocks
Mt Highland
9. This WV native won a gold metal in the 1984 Olympics for gymnastics?
Sue Jacobs
Nancy Walker
Mary Lou Retton
10. WV's 1st black college?
Storer College
Anderson College
WV State