Q 01/05

Oklahoma City was founded during which 1889 event?

A) The Trail of Tears

B) The Gold Rush

C) The Dust Bowl

D) The Land Run

Answer · why

D) The Land Run

The 'Unassigned Lands' were opened on April 22 and some 10,000 homesteaders arrived within hours.

Q 02/05

Who was elected Oklahoma City's first mayor in April 1889?

A) Henry Overholser

B) Anton Classen

C) William Couch

D) Stanley Draper

Answer · why

C) William Couch

The election came just four days after the Land Run.

Q 03/05

Which city was Oklahoma's territorial capital before the move to Oklahoma City?

A) Tulsa

B) Guthrie

C) Norman

D) Lawton

Answer · why

B) Guthrie

Oklahoma City had already overtaken it as the population center by statehood in 1907.

Q 04/05

In which year was Oklahoma admitted to the Union?

A) 1907

B) 1889

C) 1896

D) 1901

Answer · why

A) 1907

The capital moved from Guthrie soon after.

Q 05/05

Oklahoma City is namechecked in which 1946 Bobby Troup song?

A) Route 66

B) Oklahoma!

C) Okie from Muskogee

D) Tulsa Time

Answer · why

A) Route 66

Nat King Cole made the tune famous.