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Which 1940 National League Most Valuable Player played minor league ball for the Beckley Black Knights?
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Which high school has won more state boys' basketball tournaments than any other?
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This Hedgesville native coached WVU to 13 20-win basketball seasons between 1979 and 2002.
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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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This pitcher who grew up in Marion County was the first African American to toss a no-hitter in Major League Baseball after its integration.
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This West Virginia State College player was one of the first two Black players to break the "color line" in the NBA.
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What year did the "old" original Mountaineer Field open in Morgantown?
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In what year did Fairmont native Mary Lou Retton become the first American woman ever to win a gold medal in gymnastics?
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Which Princeton native drafted Michael Jordan to play for the Chicago Bulls?
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Who was the first West Virginian to win a gold medal in the Olympics?
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