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Which of the following statements about Nathan Goff Jr. is NOT true?
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Which West Virginia governor served for only seven days?
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What baseball player played with the old Charleston Senators and went on to the United States Senate?
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Prior to the Civil War, how many governors of Virginia came from counties in present West Virginia?
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Who was the first black woman in West Virginia to hold a high level state administrative position?
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Who was the first woman to represent West Virginia in the U.S. Congress?
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What Clarksburg native served as secretary of state under President Jimmy Carter?
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Which Martinsburg native served as secretary of war under President Woodrow Wilson during World War I?
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What West Virginian was the Democratic candidate for president in 1924?
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She was the first African-American woman to serve as a member of a state legislative body in the United States.
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