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1
Which mine disaster led to passage of the federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act?
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  4. D.
2
In the 1850s, which one of these valleys was NOT a major cannel coal producer?
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  2. B.
  3. C.
  4. D.
3
For which mine disaster did coal operator Don Blankenship serve prison time?
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  2. B.
  3. C.
  4. D.
4
Which of the following was NOT a leading coke-making county in 1910?
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  2. B.
  3. C.
  4. D.
5
Based on a 1907 law, who was responsible for teaching inexperienced miners and conducting frequent mine examinations?
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  2. B.
  3. C.
  4. D.
6
Which one of these mine disasters occurred in the 2000s?
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  2. B.
  3. C.
  4. D.
7
What mining practice began at Cannelton in 1967?
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  2. B.
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  4. D.
8
Which one of these counties did NOT originally produce among the five highest amounts of coal?
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  2. B.
  3. C.
  4. D.
9
Which railroad tripled Raleigh County's coal production within just a few years?
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  2. B.
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  4. D.
10
In which one of these places did a deadly coal strike occur in the 1950s?
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  4. D.

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