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Which of the following unfortunate events is sometimes attributed to the "Curse of Cornstalk"?
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When was the last public execution in West Virginia?
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Where were 10 people killed in an afternoon gunfight during the Mine Wars?
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Which United Mine Workers of America leader and his family were murdered by a rival on New Year's Eve 1969?
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What serial killer, known as the "Bluebeard of Quiet Dell," murdered at least five people in Clarksburg in 1931?
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In 1914, from where did robbers steal $7,000 in coal company payroll in Mingo County?
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Who was the only person related to the Mine Wars convicted of treason?
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What former vice president of the United States was acquitted of treason charges for holding meetings near Parkersburg to plan a military expedition into the Southwest?
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What Charleston native attempted to assassinate President Gerald Ford in 1975?
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What ONE of the following labor leaders is NOT buried in West Virginia?
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