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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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The National Youth Science Camp is held in which county each year?
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Jim Comstock founded which one of these?
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Which one of the following Civil War era federal laws led directly to the creation of West Virginia University?
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West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette was a landmark 1943 U.S. Supreme Court case related to what ritual of the school day?
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What was the first college in West Virginia formally to train black teachers?
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By 1860, which of the following was the only institution of higher learning in present West Virginia?
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What was the driving issue behind a pivotal convention of Western Virginia leaders at Clarksburg in 1841?
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Which West Virginia women’s school was the recipient of a performing arts center funded by Andrew Carnegie?
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Which one of the following was NOT founded as part of the state’s system of normal schools for training teachers?
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