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What popular tourist site on Route 60 in Fayette County seems to defy gravity?
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What was the primary reason early pioneers made handcrafts?
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Early settlers would bundle and tie together straw or corn husks to make these?
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Which of the following is NOT the name of a type of homemade chair?
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What is West Virginia's official "Magazine of Traditional Life?"
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What Roane County native started Scottish dance groups in Putnam, Mercer, and Monroe counties and helped lead traditional dance activities at the Vandalia Gathering for decades?
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Which of the following is NOT a form of traditional dancing in West Virginia?
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In what county has the West Virginia State Gospel Singing Convention been held since 1949?
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Why was the teaching of German forbidden in West Virginia schools in the early 1900s?
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"Romani" is now the more accepted term for this group, the name of which is considered offensive by many?
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