e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia Online

Music

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

1
This Raleigh County native's biggest hit was "May The Bird Of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose."
  1. A.
  2. B.
  3. C.
  4. D.
2
West Virginia Music Hall of Fame composer and arranger Robert Drasnin was born in this city.
  1. A.
  2. B.
  3. C.
  4. D.
3
What Huntington native died in the same plane crash that killed country music legend Patsy Cline?
  1. A.
  2. B.
  3. C.
  4. D.
4
In 1927, this Logan Countian blues guitarist made one of the earliest known recordings of "John Henry."
  1. A.
  2. B.
  3. C.
  4. D.
5
Bluefield's Maceo Pinkard co-wrote this classic song.
  1. A.
  2. B.
  3. C.
  4. D.
6
This country singer, who grew up in Hinton, had hits such as “Then and Only Then,” "Nobody but a Fool (Would Love You)," “The Hurtin’s All Over,” “Cincinnati, Ohio,” “and Just One Time."
  1. A.
  2. B.
  3. C.
  4. D.
7
This country musician ran a store opposite Wheeling's Capitol Theatre, where he performed regularly.
  1. A.
  2. B.
  3. C.
  4. D.
8
This Tucker County native was known as "America's Polka King?"
  1. A.
  2. B.
  3. C.
  4. D.
9
What famous country music star was born in Bolt (Raleigh County)?
  1. A.
  2. B.
  3. C.
  4. D.
10
This Mercer County native was the first bluegrass musician to appear on the cover of Smithsonian Magazine.
  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