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Batboy, allegedly the offspring of creatures living deep in the caverns of Greenbrier County, was first reported by:
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Which of the following is NOT located in West Virginia?
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Which of the following unfortunate events is sometimes attributed to the "Curse of Cornstalk"?
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Where was the last public execution in West Virginia?
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John Lockwood, the "last of the Ohio River pirates," was arrested for murder in 1863 on this Ohio River island.
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Who supposedly led the 1888 New Year's Day arson attack on the McCoy family cabin?
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Which one of the following was NOT imprisoned at the Alderson Federal Prison Camp?
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Which of the following was NOT a noted feud in West Virginia?
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During the Hatfield-McCoy Feud, Devil Anse Hatfield's clan executed three of Randolph McCoy's sons tied to what kind of bushes?
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What place in Mingo County has been described as a "notorious ambush site" where various unsolved crimes have occurred?
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