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This Braxton County native wrote about the Flatwoods Monster and the Mothman and advanced the “Men in Black” UFO theory.
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What rare discovery did Grover and “Punch” Jones make in 1928 while pitching horseshoes?
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In what kind of hollow tree in present Upshur County did the pioneer Pringle brothers live ?
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What was the primary reason early pioneers made handcrafts?
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What arts and crafts center is located beside the West Virginia Turnpike in Beckley?
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In terms of food, gathering refers to what?
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What is the predominant style of playing in old-time banjo music?
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Which one of the following is a Black funeral tradition in Appalachia called?
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Which one of the following cities still has a Jewish congregation?
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In 1957, West Virginia Hillbilly publisher Jim Comstock played a prank on a fellow publisher by displaying this animal not known to live in West Virginia.
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