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Charleston native John C. Norman Jr. was a pioneer in what field?
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By 1910, which ethnic group comprised 30 percent of West Virginia's foreign-born population?
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In what year did West Virginia introduce its first instant lottery "scratch" tickets?
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Which city contains West Virginia's largest cemetery?
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What dam and lake have the largest drainage area and flood storage capacity of any in West Virginia?
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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 Charles Town native was the only Black Civil War officer to be given a field command.
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Among the 50 states, where does West Virginia rank nationally in coal production?
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Under what governor did West Virginia begin desegregating its public schools?
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Which one of the following is NOT known as a West Virginia-based fiddle tune?
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