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Who was West Virginia's first first lady?
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Which Confederate spy murdered her first Union soldier in Martinsburg on July 4, 1861?
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Buckhannon teenager Sirene Bunten kept a diary during this war.
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The Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine is associated with which institution?
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The mother of which president was supposedly born in present-day Mineral County?
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When appointed director of the Department of Mental Health, she became the first Black woman in West Virginia to hold a high-level state administrative position.
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Phoeba Parsons of Calhoun County was best known for playing this instrument.
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Which of the following was NOT a noted jazz singer?
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How many women have served as West Virginia treasurer?
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Who were the lead singers in the Wheeling-based Border Riders?
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