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Which of the following songs was possibly inspired by Fairmont native Johnnie Johnson?
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Ted Cassidy of Barbour County is best remembered for portraying which television character?
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What was the first all-Black statewide 4-H camp in the nation?
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What is the smallest incorporated town in West Virginia?
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The Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969 was enacted in large part because of this West Virginia mine disaster.
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Who was the governor of Virginia when the Revolutionary War began?
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Industrialist William Henry Edwards was known for collecting these.
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Which one of the following is NOT known as a West Virginia-based fiddle tune?
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What amendment to the state constitution allowed former Confederates to vote?
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This old-time musician was nicknamed the "Dulcimer Man."
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