GH West Virginia Sports and Recreation

Question 1

West Virginia University's football team plays in which major collegiate athletic conference?

Accepted Answer

Big 12 Conference

Answer

ACC Conference

Answer

SEC Conference

Answer

Big Ten Conference

Question 2

West Virginia's New River Gorge National Park is especially famous for which extreme outdoor sport?

Accepted Answer

Whitewater rafting

Answer

Rock climbing

Answer

BASE jumping

Answer

Mountain biking

Question 3

Bridge Day, held annually at the New River Gorge Bridge, is famous for what extreme activity?

Accepted Answer

BASE jumping and rappelling

Answer

Bungee jumping only

Answer

Hang gliding from the bridge

Answer

Zip-lining across the gorge

Question 4

Which West Virginia ski resort is the largest and highest in the mid-Atlantic and Southeast?

Accepted Answer

Snowshoe Mountain Resort

Answer

Canaan Valley Resort

Answer

Winterplace

Answer

Timberline Resort

Question 5

The Hatfield-McCoy Trail system in southern West Virginia is designed primarily for which recreational activity?

Accepted Answer

ATV and off-road motorized riding

Answer

Hiking only

Answer

Road cycling

Answer

Horseback riding only

Question 6

Fishing is a major recreational activity in West Virginia; which sport fish is most associated with the state's cold mountain streams?

Accepted Answer

Trout (brook, brown, and rainbow)

Answer

Largemouth bass

Answer

Catfish

Answer

Walleye