Unit 1: Intro to WV Tourism Review Jeopardy

Tourism Regions

100

Name one key attraction in Mountaineer Country.

Coopers Rock

Valley Falls

Milan Puskar Stadium

WVU Coliseum

WVU Core Arboretum

200

•What is a key attraction in the Eastern Panhandle?

Harpers Ferry

Berkley Springs

300

•What is a key attraction in the Hatfield McCoy Mountains?

Hatfield-McCoy Trail

Coal Mine Museum

400

•Name one attraction in the Metro Valley.

Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum

West Virginia State Capitol

Charleston, WV

500

•Name one attraction in the Mid-Ohio Valley Region

Blennerhasset Island

Economic Impact of Tourism

100

•Tourism generates money through four main ways. Name one.

Lodging, Dining, Shopping, Adventure Tourism, Historical and Cultural attractions

200

•What does tourism create for the state government?

Tax Revenue

300

(Within 2000 will be accepted) Approximately how many people were employed by the tourism industry of West Virginia in 2024?

60,000 people

400

One challenge or negative impact of tourism in West Virginia 

Seasonal Employees 

Natural Resource Strain

Rise in Prices 

Overdependence on tourism

500

In $, the economic impact of tourism in West Virginai in 2024 (within 2 million will be accepted)

$8.7 Million 

West Virginia Culture/Food

100

Food that originated as a convienient sandwich for workers in the dark coal mines of West Virginia

Pepperoni Roll

200

Onion that is popular in West Virginia

Leeks

300

This county in West Virginia has a festival dedicated to this dessert food.

Preston County, Buckwheat Cakes

400

Type of music that is popular in WV

Bluegrass

Folk

500

Cultures that influence WV Music

Scots-Irish

African American

German

Folklore

100

This creature allegedly caused the bridge collapse in Point Pleasant, WV

Mothman

200

Stories and beliefs that are passed down from generation to generation....

Folklore

300

In Braxton County, WV, this alien-like creature lurks in the dense woods of the county's largest town.

Flatwoods Monster

400

The spirit of a murder victim is said to haunt this West Virginia county

Greenbrier County

500

The Grafton Monster can be instantly recognized by this feature...

It is headless

Tourism Agencies and Stereotypes

100

This derogatory term is often attributed to West Virginians...

Hillbilly

200

This popular TV show portrayed an Appalachian family who moved to California...

Beverly Hillbillies

300

This book and the later movie perpetuated derogatory stereotypes about Appalachia and West Virginia, such as incest stereotypes

Deliverance

400

This tourism agency operates Visitor Centers on West Virginia Highways

Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB)

500

What is one function of the WV Hospitality and Travel Association (WVHTA)

Training Tourism Workers in West Virginia