Advanced Capitol Quiz (Answers are at the end, but don't peak before completing this quiz.)

1. Name the two young lawyers who spoke at the John Robinson’s Circus in 1877 and campaigned for voters to approve Charleston as the city to house the Capitol?

A. William E. Stevenson and John A. Smith
B. William A. McCorkle and William E. Chilton
C. Henry M. Mathews and Howard F. Thompson

2. Name the architect who designed the Governor’s Mansion located next to the present day Capitol in Charleston.

A. Albert Kahn
B. Walter Francis
C. Walter Martens

3. In 1877, West Virginia voters were asked to pick between three cities to be the home for the state’s Capitol. Name the three cities in the order they finished in the election results.

A. Charleston, Clarksburg and Martinsburg
B. Wheeling, Charleston and Clarksburg
C. Charleston, Wheeling and Clarksburg

4. This leader in the effort to lure the Capitol to Charleston provided a brick-making machine that supplied red brick for the upper floors of the first Charleston Capitol in 1870.

A. Dr. John P. Hale
B. Dr. Sebastian C. Hall
C. Dr. John M. Martin

5. West Virginia’s present day Capitol is 5 feet higher than the dome of what famous U.S. landmark?

A. Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans
B. Metro Dome in Minneapolis
C. U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.

6. The state’s first Capitol in Wheeling in 1863 was located in a modest brick building constructed by whom?

A. The city of Wheeling
B. Trustees of the Linsly Institute
C. Earl W. Olgebay

7. What was the name of the steamboat that carried Gov. William E. Stevenson, the state’s official papers and other property to Charleston when the Capitol was moved from Wheeling to Charleston in 1870?

A. Emma Graham
B. Mountain Boy
C. Iron Valley

8. What was the nickname of the second Charleston Capitol that was destroyed by fire?

A. The Annex
B. The Plywood Palace
C. The Pasteboard Capitol

9. How much did it cost to build the main unit and East and West Wings of the present day Capitol in Charleston?

A. $9.4 million
B. $11.3 million
C. $10.5 million

10. Bronze carvings adorn the sides of the skylight above the state Supreme Court in the East Wing of the present day Capitol in Charleston. What do the carvings depict?

A. Tablets of the Law and Scrolls of Law
B. Bill of Rights and the Ten Commandments
C. Scale of Balance and Book of Law

Answer Key
1. B. William A. McCorkle and William E. Chilton
2. C. Walter Martens
3. A. Charleston, Clarksburg and Martinsburg
4. A. Dr. John P. Hale
5. C. U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.
6. B. Trustees of the Linsly Institute
7. B. Mountain Boy
8. C. The Pasteboard Capitol
9. A. $9.4 million
10. C. Scale of Balance and Book of Law