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Which of the following statements about Nathan Goff Jr. is NOT true?
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In 1964, who became the first woman to serve on the Interstate Commerce Commission?
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Ambassador and Clarksburg native Joseph S. Farland was involved with which one of the following secret missions.
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West Virginia State University's land-grant programs are named for this long-time state agriculture commissioner.
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Who was the only member of Congress to march with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., in Selma, Alabama?
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Who was the first former Confederate soldier to serve as governor of West Virginia?
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Which governor called out the National Guard to stop the 1877 railroad strike in Martinsburg?
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Which politician defeated long-time attorney general Darrell McGraw in 2012?
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This lawyer who represented miners after the Battle of Blair Mountain was the unsuccessful Republican candidate for governor in 1932.
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Who was West Virginia's first secretary of state?
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