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What West Virginia tree was reported to be the largest white oak in the world when it was cut in the fall of 1938?
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Which one of the following holds the current record for the state's tallest tree?
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What botanist started WVU's extensive plant-seed collection?
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The country's 500th national wildlife refuge was created here in 1994.
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What destroyed the American chestnut in the early 1900s?
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This West Virginia cash crop is in demand as a medicinal root, particularly in China?
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On average, what is the least rainy place in West Virginia?
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Which invertebrate is increasingly becoming endangered due to river dredging?
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What is West Virginia's largest rodent?
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Which president was our state fossil named for?
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