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Which one of the following colleges was NOT associated with a religious institution when it was founded?
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What is Fasnacht?
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Where was the Aracoma Hotel located?
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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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What future Mason County resident performed the first cesarean section in the United States?
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Who was the first woman from West Virginia to win a gold medal in the Olympics?
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What Webster County family is closely associated with winning woodchopping contests?
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What West Virginian was the unsuccessful Democratic candidate for president in 1924?
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What is West Virginia's only city named for a U.S. first lady?
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Devastating floods in what year led to miles of floodwalls being built along the Ohio River?
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