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Who wrote the classic book Tale of the Elk?
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End of the World is a scenic place in which county?
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What rare discovery did Grover and “Punch” Jones make in 1928 while pitching horseshoes?
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What did early leathersmiths usually NOT make?
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Early settlers would bundle and tie together straw or corn husks to make these?
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Which of the following is NOT a form of traditional dancing in West Virginia?
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In which West Virginia county is the India Center located?
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In the early 1900s, of the 10 leading West Virginia counties with significant concentrations of Polish residents, which was the only one located in the southern part of the state?
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For decades, minister Joseph C. Gluck hosted an annual picnic where people ate meat from this animal
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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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