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Which Ritchie County native coached basketball teams to two National Invitational Tournament championships and authored a series of books about fictional sports star Chip Hilton?
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This author who grew up in Bramwell was one of the most-respected poets of the Harlem Renaissance.
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Which institution of higher learning was author, poet, journalist, and educator Waitman Barbe closely associated with?
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In 1851, illustrator David Hunter Strother and his cousin Philip Pendleton Kennedy documented this famous site in a classic book.
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Which one of the following is NOT known primarily as an author of children's books?
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Maryat Lee founded this theater group in Summers County.
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The mythic lumberjack Tony Beaver was created by this author.
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Which one of the following recognitions did Martinsburg native Walter Dean Myers NOT receive?
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This Keyser native wrote the memoir Colored People
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This West Virginia filmmaker was also known for writing graphic novels such as Chillers and children's books.
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