e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia Online

Sports

Sign in or create a free account to curate your search content.

1
Which Ritchie County native coached basketball teams to two National Invitational Tournament championships and authored a series of books about fictional sports star Chip Hilton?
  1. A.
  2. B.
  3. C.
  4. D.
2
What is the only national forest that lies entirely within the boundaries of West Virginia?
  1. A.
  2. B.
  3. C.
  4. D.
3
This former WVU football star became the first person to be named the Super Bowl's Most Valuable Player although part of the losing team.
  1. A.
  2. B.
  3. C.
  4. D.
4
Which one of the following cities did NOT have an auto racetrack in the 20th century?
  1. A.
  2. B.
  3. C.
  4. D.
5
These brothers were star basketball players at Marshall University.
  1. A.
  2. B.
  3. C.
  4. D.
6
In 1960, this Burnsville High basketball player set the single-game high school record for points in a game.
  1. A.
  2. B.
  3. C.
  4. D.
7
This Kanawha County native set football and track records at Marshall University in the 1990s before going on to a hall of fame career in the NFL.
  1. A.
  2. B.
  3. C.
  4. D.
8
Which coach led WVU to within one point of a national basketball championship in 1959?
  1. A.
  2. B.
  3. C.
  4. D.
9
Who led East Bank High to a state basketball championship before becoming an All-American at WVU?
  1. A.
  2. B.
  3. C.
  4. D.
10
What Follansbee native won a national college football championship the day after New Year's in 1989?
  1. A.
  2. B.
  3. C.
  4. D.

Most quizzes offer a different set of 10 questions each time you test your knowledge, pulled from hundreds of facts about West Virginia. To test your West Virginia knowledge, choose an answer for each question and click the "Submit" button at the bottom, then we'll score your results!

Optionally, if you're not interested in this Quiz, please feel free to choose a different one!

Choose a different Quiz

Related Articles