Arts
Famous Appalachian People
Education
Education 2
Miscellaneous
100
Who is the "Corn Shuck Queen" of North Carolina?
Frances Nicholson
100
What is it called when 8 ft trees are cut in half four times along the rail of the tree for a total of Eight?
A Rail Spitting
100
What advancements have sparked the need for additional adult education in appalachia?
Technology
100
Name something associated with higher education
Better Health, Healthier Children, Longer life expectations, or higher salaries
100
What is a bird you'll find only on campus?
Willie the Warhawk
200
What are the 3 major Cornhusk crafts?
Dolls, Hats and Bags
200
At an Arts and Crafts Fair, what is chip carving?
A design carved into wood
200
Education & _________ are extremely interdependent.
Economy
200
What is the Organization helping to improve standards of living in Appalachia
The ARC (Appalachian Regional Commission)
200
When was UW Whitewater founded?
1868
300
What are two items used to dye quilts?
walnut hulls and indigo
300
What is it called when you use a knife and a piece of wood to make an object?
Whittling
300
When one-two-three-teacher schools hamper the establishment of this in appalachia schools.
A comprehensive program
300
True or false: A large portion of highschool seniors consider themselves to be above average intelligence
False, only a small portion do
300
Who is the Chancellor of UW Whitewater?
Richard Telfer
400
How many different categories are in the Woodcarvers competition?
19
400
Who is the actor who communicates entirely by gestures and facial expressions, also known as a pantomimist?
Red (Richard) Skelton
400
What do children from appalachia lack, who receive a high school diploma or GED certification?
Literacy skills
400
True or false: Highschool students overestimate the cost of attending college.
True
400
In 1927 UW Whitewater's name changed to which of the following? a. Wisconsin State College–Whitewater b.Whitewater Normal School c.Whitewater Teachers College
B. Whitewater Teachers College
500
What organization promotes crafts as art?
Tennessee Association of Craft Artists (TACA)
500
Who won a gold medal in the 1984 Summer Olympics?
Mary Lou Retton
500
Children from appalachia who can better predict this, are more likely to finish school than those who do not.
What is family income
500
What are the four barriers on attending postsecondary education?
Lack of information, guidance, lack of self confidence, and academic preparation
500
It is said that 3 cemeteries around the town of Whitewater make the area within that triangle haunted. What is this triangle called?
The Witch's Triangle
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