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Who wrote the classic book Tale of the Elk?
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What Roane County native started Scottish dance groups in Putnam, Mercer, and Monroe counties and helped lead traditional dance activities at the Vandalia Gathering for decades?
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What type of hunting made pioneers' lives a little sweeter?
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Which one of the following is NOT a commonly preserved food?
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Leather britches are dried and preserved forms of what food?
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Traditionally, what food did West Virginians most commonly process into moonshine liquor?
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Which one of the following is NOT associated with harvesting maple syrup?
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What Fairmont resident is generally credited with inventing the pepperoni roll?
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What is another name for flatfoot dancing?
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Which of the following is NOT a form of traditional dancing in West Virginia?
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