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Ted Cassidy of Barbour County is best remembered for portraying which television character?
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An exit on I-64 is named for Sam Black. What was his profession?
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What town on U.S. 33 is home to a massive sandstone state highways maintenance shop?
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Which one of the following rock formations is NOT located in Pendleton County?
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Where was the first private school for Black students established in what would become West Virginia?
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Industrialist William Henry Edwards was known for collecting these.
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In what county did West Virginia's 4-H movement begin?
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What Randolph County town annually celebrates Fasnacht, marking the end of winter?
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What two counties did Virginia challenge West Virginia's possession of following the Civil War?
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Devastating floods in what year led to miles of floodwalls being built along the Ohio River?
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