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This Braxton County native wrote about the Flatwoods Monster and the Mothman and advanced the “Men in Black” UFO theory.
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By what nickname is Zona Heaster Shue better known?
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In what kind of hollow tree in present Upshur County did the pioneer Pringle brothers live ?
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In the 1700s, which one of the following immigrant groups did NOT contribute significantly to handcrafts and other forms of folklife in Western Virginia?
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Around what holiday do West Virginians traditionally butcher hogs?
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Which of the following is NOT a technique for preserving corn?
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A morel is a type of what food?
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"Romani" is now the more accepted term for this group, the name of which is considered offensive by many?
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In 1957, West Virginia Hillbilly publisher Jim Comstock played a prank on a fellow publisher by displaying this animal not known to live in West Virginia.
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This family, primarily associated with Pocahontas County, was studied extensively by folklorists in the 1970s for its knowledge of traditional music, storytelling, and woods lore.
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