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Who was the Nitro-born pitcher who led the Braves to victory over the Yankees in the 1957 World Series?
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What baseball pitcher played with the old Charleston Senators and went on to the United States Senate?
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Which 1940 National League Most Valuable Player played minor league ball for the Beckley Black Knights?
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Which high school has won more state boys' basketball tournaments than any other?
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In 1919, where was the first West Virginia girls' high school basketball tournament held?
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In what year did Marshall University's football team suffer the deadliest plane crash in U.S. history?
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Which West Virginian won a gold medal at the 1960 Olympics?
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What Follansbee native won a national college football championship the day after New Year's in 1989?
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Which head coach holds the highest winning percentage in West Virginia University men's basketball history?
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Which of the following West Virginia natives is NOT in the National Baseball Hall of Fame?
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