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What is Elkinsia polymorpha?
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Which one of the following natural resources—found in many West Virginia caves—was used as a key ingredient in manufacturing gunpowder during the Civil War?
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Where do the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers cut a wide gap in the Blue Ridge Mountains?
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Browns Island is located in the Ohio River in which city?
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Flat Top Lake is located in which county?
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Seneca Rocks is made up of what mineral?
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How many natural lakes does West Virginia have?
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Which one of the following counties is NOT included in the Potomac Highlands?
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Before the locks and dams were improved in the 1930s, what was the greatest obstacle to riverboating on the Kanawha River?
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On what mountain did Confederate general Robert E. Lee first see his Civil War horse Traveller?
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