TRIVIA CHALLENGE ANSWERS

1. The Van Lear Post Office was established in 1909.

2. Van Lear was named for Mr. William Van Lear Black.

3. Dwight Yoakam.

4.The current chief of the Van Lear Volunteer Fire Department is Chief Chuck Wetzel.

5. The old Van Lear Gynnasium is currently used as a Masonic Lodge Hall.

6. Marty Roe's grandfather was a miner at Van Lear. Marty still has family members living in nearby Meally, Kentucky.

7. The last principal of the Van Lear Elementary School was Mr. Charles F. Wetzel.

8. The mascot of the Van Lear Public Schools was The Bankmule.

9. Loretta Lynn's parentswere Melvin "Ted" and Clara "Ramey" Webb.

10.The highest ranking military officer to have graduated from Van Lear High School is Vice-RearAdmiral Frank Price Jr. Mr. Price is retired and living in Largo, Florida.

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10 CORRECT~ GOLDEN BANKMULE 9 CORRECT~SILVER BANKMULE 8 CORRECT~BRONZE BANKMULE 7 or less~YOU'RE AN OLD LUMP OF COAL!

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