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Which of the following is NOT located in West Virginia?
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Which one of the following was NOT convicted of murder?
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Which of the following was human?
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Braxton County native Gray Barker wrote which of the following:
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The Mountain State's only known mummies were created in which of these West Virginia communities?
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John Lockwood, the "last of the Ohio River pirates," was arrested for murder in 1863 on this Ohio River island.
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What former vice president of the United States was acquitted of treason charges for holding meetings near Parkersburg to plan a military expedition into the Southwest?
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In 1914, thieves stole $7,000 in coal company payroll from a handcar in this county.
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In 1977, what country did the Mingo County town of Vulcan ask to build a bridge across the Tug River?
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Known as the "First Lady of Fayette County" for her 12 terms in the legislator, what crime did "Pistol Nell" Walker once help stop?
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