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Who is Jim Thorpe?

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One of the greatest athletes of all time, born on the outskirts of Prague on May 28. His house in Yale, Oklahoma was turned into a museum.

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What is significant about Will Rogers?

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He was well-known during his lifetime, had a radio show, wrote articles for newspapers, and was born in Indian Territory, making him the most famous Oklahomian despite never living in Oklahoma.

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What are the mountain ranges in Oklahoma?

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Ouachita Mountains, Arbuckle Mountains, Wichita Mountains, Kiamichi Mountains, San Bois Mountains.

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What is Lake Eufaula?

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Oklahoma’s biggest lake within its borders.

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What is unique about the Great Salt Plains?

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It is the only place in the world where you can find Selenite crystals, and there is a festival for these crystals in the fall.

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What are Alabaster Caverns?

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The world’s largest Gypsum cave open to the public, a place to go during nuclear fallout.

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What are the purposes of festivals in Oklahoma?

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They include celebrating culture and heritage, promoting local arts, music, and food, encouraging tourism, boosting local economies, bringing communities together, honoring historical events, and showcasing local talent and businesses.

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Who were the Clovis people?

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The earliest known people in Oklahoma, with their earliest discovery found in New Mexico.

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Who were the Folsom people?

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The second known people in Oklahoma.

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What was Francisco Coronado known for?

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He led the first European expedition to Oklahoma.

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What was the Santa Fe Trail?

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A trade route from Missouri to New Mexico used in the 1800s for commerce and westward expansion.

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Who was Zebulon Pike?

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An explorer through Colorado, with Pike’s Peak named after him.

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Who is James Biddle Wilkinson?

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He provided the first official account of Tulsa, traveling along the Arkansas and Verdigris rivers.

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What did George Sibley explore?

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The Great Salt Plains area of Oklahoma.

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What is the Three Forks region?

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A region in eastern Oklahoma where the Arkansas, Verdigris, and Grand (Neosho) Rivers meet, important for trade and early settlements in the 1800s.

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What was the Adams-Onis Treaty?

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An 1819 agreement between the U.S. and Spain that defined the western border of the Louisiana Purchase.

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What are the Five Civilized Tribes?

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The Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole, who adopted European-American customs.

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Who was Andrew Jackson?

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The U.S. president responsible for the Indian Removal Act of 1830, leading to the forced relocation of Native American tribes.

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Who was Sequoyah?

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A Cherokee man who created the Cherokee syllabary, a written alphabet for the Cherokee language.

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Who was John Ross?

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The principal chief of the Cherokee Nation during the 1800s, leading them through the Trail of Tears.

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What was Park Hill?

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The capital of the Cherokee Nation in Indian Territory, serving as their political and cultural center after removal.

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Who was Opothleyahola?

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A prominent leader of the Creek Nation during the 1800s who tried to keep peace during the Civil War.

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What was the significance of Albert Pike?

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A Confederate general during the Civil War who worked to form alliances with Native American tribes.

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What was the Round Mountain battle?

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The first battle between Opothleyahola and Douglas Cooper, ending in a draw.

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Who was Ben McCulloch?
A general in charge of recruiting tribes for the Confederacy.
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Who were the Quantrill Raiders?
A group that included Frank and Jesse James, operating in Indian Territory, Kansas, and Missouri.
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Who was Stand Watie?
A Cherokee leader and the only Native American brigadier general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.
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What was the significance of Douglas Cooper?
A Confederate general who fought Opothleyahola at the battle of Round Mountain.
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What was Chusto Talasah?
The second battle fought by Opothleyahola near Sperry, which ended in a draw.
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What was the Pea Ridge battle?
Fought in Arkansas, it was important for Indian Territory, with a Union victory changing Confederate strategy.
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What was the Battle of Honey Springs?
The largest battle in Indian Territory, won by the Union after victories at Gettysburg and Vicksburg.
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What was the Texas Road?
Known as the Shawnee Trail, it was used for trade and followed modern highway 69 through Eastern Oklahoma.
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What was the Chisholm Trail?
A major cattle driving route in the U.S. during the late 19th century, primarily used after the Civil War.
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What was the Medicine Lodge Treaty?
A series of treaties signed in 1867 between the U.S. government and several Plains Indian tribes. It established land for the tribes and gained peace.
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Who was Chief Black Kettle?
A Cheyenne peace chief known for trying to maintain peaceful relations with the U.S. government.
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What was the East Shawnee Trail?
The first major cattle trail used in the 1840s to drive cattle from Texas to Missouri.
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What was the Goodnight-Loving Trail?
Founded by Charles Goodnight and Oliver Loving in the 1860s, it was used to sell cattle to the Army and Native reservations.
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Who was Judge Isaac Parker?
Known as the 'Hanging Judge,' he presided over the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas.
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Who was Charles Goodnight?
Credited with inventing the chuckwagon, a mobile kitchen used on cattle drives.
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What was Chilocco?
A Native American boarding school in northern Oklahoma, aimed at assimilating Native American youth.
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What was Abilene?
A Kansas town that became a major railhead for cattle shipped on the Chisholm Trail.
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What was Dodge City?
A famous cow town in Kansas known for its lawlessness and role in the cattle drive economy.
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What is Riverside?
Likely refers to Riverside Indian School, one of the oldest federally operated boarding schools for Native Americans.
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What was the MKT?
Also known as the Katy Railroad, essential in transporting cattle from Kansas to eastern markets.
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What is the process of cattle drives?
Roundup, Trail Drive, Chuckwagon, Cowboys, and End.
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What was the purpose of Normal Schools?
To train teachers for rural schools, spread across the state for local access to education.
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What is Langston?
Founded in 1897 as a school for Black students, it’s Oklahoma’s only HBCU.
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What are Sods and Dugouts?
Early homes made of earth or dug into hills due to lack of wood on the plains.
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What was the Territorial University?
Started in 1890 in Norman, now the University of Oklahoma (OU).
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What is a Normal School?
Schools to train teachers, similar to today’s teacher colleges.
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What was the Agricultural and Mechanical School?
Now Oklahoma State University (OSU), it focused on farming and mechanics.
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What was the process of the Land Runs?
Settlers lined up and raced to claim land in Unassigned Lands at a signal.
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Who were the Boomers?
Led by David Payne, they pushed for settlement of Unassigned Lands before it was legal.
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Who were the Sooners?
People who snuck in early to claim land before the Land Run officially started.
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Who was David Payne?
Leader of the Boomer movement, advocating for land settlement rights.
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Who was George Steele?
The first governor of Oklahoma Territory, appointed by the President.
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Who was William Couch?
Boomer leader and first mayor of Oklahoma City, involved in land runs.
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What is the Tri-State Mining District?
An area in OK, MO, and KS known for lead and zinc mining, helping the local economy.
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Who was William H. Murray?
Called 'Alfalfa Bill,' a key figure in the constitutional convention and Governor of Oklahoma.
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Who was Charles Haskell?
The first elected governor of Oklahoma after statehood in 1907.
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What was the Oklahoma Constitutional Convention?
Held in 1906, it created the Oklahoma state constitution, mixing progressive and populist ideas.
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What was the Hotel Royal?
Site in Oklahoma City where Charles Haskell took the oath as Oklahoma’s first governor.
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What happened on September 17, 1907?
The Oklahoma Constitution was approved by voters.
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What happened on November 16, 1907?
Oklahoma officially became the 46th state in the U.S.
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What happened on June 11, 1910?
Oklahoma’s state capital moved from Guthrie to Oklahoma City.
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What is Nellie Johnstone known for?
Site of Oklahoma’s first commercial oil well, drilled in Bartlesville in 1897.
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What was Glenn Pool?
A major oil discovery near Tulsa in 1905 that led to Oklahoma’s oil boom.
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What is Cushing known as?
The 'Pipeline Crossroads of the World,' a key oil hub for storage and transport.
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Who is Cyrus Avery?
Called the 'Father of Route 66'; helped plan and promote the highway connecting Chicago to L.A.
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What is Greenwood?
A prosperous Black community in Tulsa, known as 'Black Wall Street,' destroyed in the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.
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What is Route 66?
A historic highway from Chicago to California that passed through Oklahoma, boosting economy and travel.
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What is the 'Million Dollar Elm'?
A tree in Tulsa under which oil leases were auctioned, with many deals worth over a million dollars.
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Who was Dick Rowland?
A Black teen whose false arrest triggered the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.
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Who is John Steinbeck?
Author of The Grapes of Wrath, portraying Dust Bowl migrants fleeing Oklahoma during the Great Depression.
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Who was Tom Slick?
A successful wildcatter who made several major oil discoveries in Oklahoma.
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Who was Thomas Gilcrease?
An oilman and art collector; his collection became the Gilcrease Museum in Tulsa.
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Who was William Skelly?
Founded Skelly Oil, a key figure in Tulsa’s rise as an oil capital.
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Who was Harry Chapman?
An editor who helped publicize Tulsa’s oil boom through the Tulsa World newspaper.
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Who were the Phillips family?
Founded Phillips Petroleum Company in Bartlesville; a major force in the oil industry.
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Who was Sarah Page?
A white elevator operator whose accusation against Dick Rowland led to the Tulsa Race Massacre.
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Who was Wiley Post?
An Oklahoma aviator, the first to fly solo around the world, who died in a crash with Will Rogers.
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Who was Woody Guthrie?
A folk singer from Oklahoma who wrote about Dust Bowl hardships and working-class struggles.

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