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Which of the following is NOT located in West Virginia?
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Which one of the following was NOT convicted of murder?
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Braxton County native Gray Barker wrote which of the following:
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Who wrote the classic West Virginia ghostlore book The Telltale Lilac Bush?
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Which West Virginia folklorist wrote the book Witches, Ghosts and Signs
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Why is the 1904 murder of Jay Legg in Clay County remembered today?
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When was the last public execution in West Virginia?
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The murder of which Indian chief's family members led to an uprising in 1774 that culminated in the Battle of Point Pleasant?
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Who led the ambush assassination of Mine Wars leaders Sid Hatfield and Ed Chambers in Welch in 1921?
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Known as the "First Lady of Fayette County" for her 12 terms in the legislator, what crime did "Pistol Nell" Walker once help stop?
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