Geographic Regions
Tourist Regions I
Tourist Regions II
Famous WV Cities
Miscellaneous
100
Which geographic region contains the "Festival of Lights" and the Italian Festival?
What is the Ohio River Valley Region.
100
The number of tourist regions in West Virginia.
What is 9.
100
someone who travels a great distance to visit a place but does not intend to settle there.
What is a tourist.
100
Berkeley Springs was formally known as this.
What is Bath.
100
The capital of West Virginia.
What is Charleston.
200
What was the first geographic region settled in West Virginia?
What is the Potomac Section.
200
This tourist region features Harpers Ferry, Shepherdstown (the oldest town in WV), and Morgan's Cabin, home to the first permanent settler of West Virginia.
What is the Eastern Panhandle Tourist Region.
200
Contains Grave Creek Mound and Bethany College, the oldest college in West Virginia.
What is the Northern Panhandle Tourist Region.
200
The "Gateway to the West"
What is Wheeling.
200
In what year did West Virginia become a state?
What is June 20, 1863.
300
Which geographic region contains the highest point in the state, and what is the name of that high point?
What is the Allegheny Highlands and Spruce Knob.
300
Contains beautiful waterfalls, the Monongahela National Forest, and some of the finest ski slopes in the eastern United States.
What is the Potomac Highlands Tourist Region.
300
Visitors can take a ferry to Blennerhassett Island in this tourist region and also visit the largest manufacturer of handmade glass in the U.S.
What is the Mid Ohio Valley Tourist Region.
300
The oldest town in West Virginia. George Washington wanted this town to be the capital of the United States.
What is Shepherdstown.
300
How many panhandles does West Virginia have and what are their names?
What is two and Northern Panhandle and Eastern Panhandle.
400
This geographic region contains the New River Gorge Bridge and the state capital.
What is the Allegheny Plateau.
400
Five of West Virginia's major lakes are located in this tourist region. Name the tourist region and name one of the major lakes located in this tourist region.
What is the Mountain Lakes Tourist Region; Burnsville, Stonecoal, Stonewall Jackson, Summersville, and Sutton Lakes.
400
Point Pleasant to see the Mothman or Charleston to see the Capital Complex; your choice.
What is the Metro Valley Tourist Region.
400
This famous WV City developed along the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Line.
What is Huntington.
400
Home of the Mothman, and how tall is his statue that is located there.
What is Point Pleasant and 12 feet.
500
What is the name of the boundary between West Virginia and Maryland, what geographic region is this in, and name one of the three WV counties that this boundary intersects?
What is the Fairfax Stone, the Potomac Section, and Grant, Preston, and Tucker counties.
500
In Philippi, tourists can see the famous covered bridge that was the location of the first land battle of the Civil War.
What is Mountaineer Country Tourist Region.
500
In this tourist region, you will find the 2nd oldest river in the world, The New River, and West Virginia's best known cave, the Organ Cave.
What is New River-Greenbrier Valley Tourist Region.
500
The town in West Virginia that, one hundred years ago, had 14 millionaires living within a two block radius.
What is Bramwell.
500
From East to West, name the geographic regions of West Virginia. Then, name them from West to East.
What is Potomac Section, Allegheny Highlands, Allegheny Plateau, and the Ohio River Valley.
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