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Wayne County native Fanny Belle Fleming later gained renown as an entertainer using what pseudonym?
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What Pocahontas County Civil War battle was one of the bloodiest of the war's first year?
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Which one of the following was NOT a noted West Virginia Historian?
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During the 1970s, what was Monroe County's Maggie Ballard best known for making at the Mountain State Art & Craft Fair?
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Who was the first woman from West Virginia to win a gold medal in the Olympics?
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Which one of the following counties was NOT named after a governor or former governor of Virginia?
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What is the only city in West Virginia to host two treason trials?
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Which one of the following counties was NOT created after West Virginia became a state?
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Which of the following is NOT an official West Virginia state song?
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Rebecca Harding Davis wrote about iron workers in this city.
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