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Where was the first commercial ski area in West Virginia?
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In 1960, this Burnsville High basketball player set the single-game high school record for points in a game.
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While leading WVU to three straight Southern Conference titles in the 1950s, this Charleston native became known as the "clown prince of college basketball."
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When was West Virginia's first North-South football game played?
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Which coach led WVU to the 1942 national championship in basketball, in the NIT Tournament?
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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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Shenandoah Downs, one of the East Coast's first night horse racing tracks, opened in what town in 1959?
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Which one of the following did NOT win an Olympic gold medal?
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What long-time resident of Martinsburg holds the Major League Baseball single-season runs-batted-in (RBI) record?
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Who is the winningest coach in West Virginia University basketball history?
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