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Which of the following is NOT located in West Virginia?
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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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When was the last public execution in West Virginia?
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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 were people called who used the Civil War to settle personal grievances or pursue personal gain or other nonmilitary ends?
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Harrison Ash was the noted, and often feared, chief of police on the "Southside" of this town?
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In 1914, thieves stole $7,000 in coal company payroll from a handcar in this county.
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What West Virginian covered the John F. Kennedy on site in Dallas in 1963?
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This Boone County musician was known for offbeat songs like "No More Hot Dogs"
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