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Which of the following tall tale folk figures originated in West Virginia?
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Ted Cassidy of Barbour County is best remembered for portraying which television character?
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What Pocahontas County Civil War battle was one of the bloodiest of the war's first year?
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During the 1970s, what was Monroe County's Maggie Ballard best known for making at the Mountain State Art & Craft Fair?
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Where is Berkeley Castle located?
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An exit on I-64 is named for Sam Black. What was his profession?
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Which one of the following does NOT form part of West Virginia's boundary?
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This Pocahontas County native was the first American woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature.
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This facility opened in Charleston in 1976 to showcase the Mountain State's artistic, cultural, and historic heritage.
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Which one of the following is not an elected official in West Virginia?
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