e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia Online

Author! Author!

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

1
This author who grew up in Bramwell was one of the most-respected poets of the Harlem Renaissance.
  1. A.
  2. B.
  3. C.
  4. D.
2
Which of the following was NOT a poet laureate of West Virginia?
  1. A.
  2. B.
  3. C.
  4. D.
3
This Wheeling resident wrote the novels Thursday April and Roseanna McCoy.
  1. A.
  2. B.
  3. C.
  4. D.
4
W. E. R. Byrne wrote a class book about this river.
  1. A.
  2. B.
  3. C.
  4. D.
5
Journalist Bruce Crawford served in all these roles except for which one?
  1. A.
  2. B.
  3. C.
  4. D.
6
This author's novel Lost Highway was about a West Virginia country singer.
  1. A.
  2. B.
  3. C.
  4. D.
7
Which poet laureate wrote a special poem for West Virginia's Sesquicentennial in 2013?
  1. A.
  2. B.
  3. C.
  4. D.
8
Phyllis Reynolds Naylor wrote which one of these classic books for youth.
  1. A.
  2. B.
  3. C.
  4. D.
9
This Huntington native's books include The Ballad of Trenchmouth Taggart and A Hanging at Cinder Bottom.
  1. A.
  2. B.
  3. C.
  4. D.
10
This West Virginia filmmaker was also known for writing graphic novels such as Chillers and children's books.
  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