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Batboy, allegedly the offspring of creatures living deep in the caverns of Greenbrier County, was first reported by:
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Braxton County native Gray Barker wrote which of the following:
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Which of the following unfortunate events is sometimes attributed to the "Curse of Cornstalk"?
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Which West Virginia folklorist wrote the book Witches, Ghosts and Signs
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Where was the last public execution in West Virginia?
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The murder of which Indian chief's family members led to an uprising in 1774 that culminated in the Battle of Point Pleasant?
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Who led the ambush assassination of Mine Wars leaders Sid Hatfield and Ed Chambers in Welch in 1921?
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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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Which of the following is NOT a common theme in West Virginia ghostlore?
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Which ONE of the following labor leaders IS buried in West Virginia?
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