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Frontier

There are 10 questions in this Quiz

Test your knowledge about the state’s frontier history.

1. This slave helped defend Fort Donnally in the Greenbrier Valley heroically during an attack by Shawnee Indians in 1778.
   1. Dick Pointer
   2. John Henry
   3. Martin Delany
   4. Peter Morris
2. Which Indian tribe fought at the 1774 Battle of Point Pleasant?
   1. Cherokee
   2. Delaware
   3. Shawnee
   4. Wyandot
3. What mineral springs did George Washington visit for the first time at age 16?
   1. Red Sulphur Springs
   2. Shannondale Springs
   3. White Sulphur Springs
   4. Berkeley Springs
4. Which industry was associated with Vestal's Bloomery in Jefferson County?
   1. Apple growing
   2. Barrel making
   3. Ironmaking
   4. Shipbuilding
5. From about 1764 to 1767, brothers John and Samuel Pringle lived in the hollowed cavity of what type of tree?
   1. American chestnut
   2. Sycamore
   3. White oak
   4. Yellow poplar
6. Which West Virginia county is the oldest?
   1. Berkeley
   2. Hampshire
   3. Jefferson
   4. Kanawha
7. Which one of the following once owned most of the land in the present Eastern Panhandle?
   1. Charles Washington
   2. George Washington
   3. Morgan Morgan
   4. Thomas Fairfax
8. Which of the following is supposed to be the oldest church building west of the Allegheny Mountains?
   1. Forks-of-Cheat Baptist Church in Monongalia County
   2. Job’s Temple in Gilmer County
   3. Old Stone Presbyterian Church in Lewisburg
   4. Rehoboth Church in Monroe County
9. What frontiersman led the band that killed members of Chief Logan's family in 1774?
   1. Daniel Boone
   2. Daniel Greathouse
   3. Michael Cresap
   4. Morgan Morgan
10. The Seneca Trail generally follows the route of which present West Virginia road?
    1. U.S. Route 219
    2. U.S. Route 250
    3. U.S. Route 50
    4. U.S. Route 60