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The legendary Mothman is most closely associated with which West Virginia city?
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In the 1700s, which one of the following immigrant groups did NOT contribute significantly to handcrafts and other forms of folklife in Western Virginia?
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Early settlers would bundle and tie together straw or corn husks to make these?
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Who sponsors the state's annual Quilt & Wall Hanging Exhibition?
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What is West Virginia's official "Magazine of Traditional Life?"
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In terms of food, gathering refers to what?
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What Randolph County town annually celebrates the late-winter ritual of Fasnacht?
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What is the predominant style of playing in old-time banjo music?
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Why was the teaching of German forbidden in West Virginia schools in the early 1900s?
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"Romani" is now the more accepted term for this group, the name of which is considered offensive by many?
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