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1
What John Sayles film depicts a deadly event from the West Virginia mine wars?
2
Which of the following doctors is NOT known for publicizing the dangers of black lung disease in coal mining?
3
Which of the following prominent politicians was NOT a major coal investor?
4
What equipment consolidated all of the basic mining steps into one machine?
5
What prompted the U.S. government to negotiate the 1946 Miners Health Plan?
6
Which of the following was NOT part of early mining methods?
7
Boys who opened and closed ventilation doors in mines were known as what?
8
Who did Pittston Coal blame for the Buffalo Creek Flood?
9
Who was president of the United Mine Workers of America from 1920 until his retirement in 1960?
10
In 1902, when Miners Hospital No. 1 opened in Welch, who was its president?

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