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Which of the following was the first organized golf club and course in the United States?
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What was the earliest known West Virginia city to have an organized baseball team?
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In the 1970s and 1980s, who was the successful coach of the Northfork Blue Demons, with an 85% winning record?
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This Hedgesville native coached WVU to 13 20-win basketball seasons between 1979 and 2002.
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Who is generally considered WVU's greatest basketball player before World War II?
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Which Elkins native is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame and International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame ?
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Why was the bare-knuckle prize fight for the championship of the world held in Brooke County in 1880?
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When was West Virginia's first North-South football game played?
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Which one of the following did NOT win an Olympic gold medal?
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After his retirement from baseball, what Negro Leagues star worked more than 20 years for West Virginia state government?
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