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Which of the following songs was inspired by Fairmont native Johnnie Johnson?
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This Wheeling native was one of the most highly regarded saxophonists of the jazz era.
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Who was the first native West Virginian elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame?
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This Monongalia County native was one of the 20th century's leading abstract painters and printmakers.
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Which classic movie was based on a novel by Moundsville native Davis Grubb?
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Bluefield native Maceo Pinkard composed which one of these classic songs?
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Which Raleigh County brothers helped introduce bluegrass music to Boston in the 1950s?
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This Morris Harvey College (now University of Charleston) graduate received the prestigious Newbery Award for the children's book Missing May.
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This opera singer from Clarksburg performed at the White House in 1976 for West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt.
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Which of the following songs is not an official West Virginia state song?
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