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Which of the following is NOT a common theme in West Virginia ghostlore?
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What popular tourist site on Route 60 in Fayette County seems to defy gravity?
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Where did early settlers find most materials to make handcrafts?
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Which of the following was NOT a development after the Civil War that helped modernize quiltmaking?
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Which one of the following was NOT used to make homemade soap?
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Leather britches are dried and preserved forms of what food?
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According to tradition, which one of the following is the best place to hunt for morels?
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What West Virginia wild onion has become a gourmet delicacy?
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What immigrant group helped found South Charleston and carried on their cultural traditions for decades?
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Where was the first Lebanese/Syrian Orthodox church established in West Virginia?
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