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What is West Virginia’s longest-running folklife festival?
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Which West Virginia folklorist wrote The Telltale Lilac Bush and Coffin Hollow and Other Ghost Tales?
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In what county did the legendary Wizard Clip supposedly cause mysterious events to occur?
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Early settlers would split oak into thin strips, soak, and weave them together to make these?
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Which of the following was NOT an animal hunted by prehistoric cultures in what is now West Virginia?
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What Fairmont resident is generally credited with inventing the pepperoni roll?
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Which of the following was NOT a leading West Virginia bluegrass band of the 20th century?
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Which one of the following types of music is most closely associated with churches?
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The Triangle District was home to much of this city's Black and immigrant communities for nearly 100 years.
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Where was the first Lebanese/Syrian Orthodox church established in West Virginia?
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