Bill O'Reilly: O'Reilly's History Quiz - This Week in 1907: Oklahoma Joins the Union

1. On November 16, 1907, Oklahoma joined the Union; it was made up of what two territories?

Oklahoma Territory and Indian Territory

Indian Territory and Ogallala Territory

Ogallala Territory and Oklahoma Territory

Texarkana Territory and Ogallala Territory

Taft Territory and Jefferson Territory

2. Numerically, Oklahoma is what state?

40th

42nd

44th

46th

48th

3. The name Oklahoma comes from what Native American language?

Algonquin

Cherokee

Navaho

Apache

Choctaw

4. The United States purchased control over what would become the state of Oklahoma from what country?

Spain

Canada

France

Great Britain

Mexico

5. More than a million Oklahomans moved to what state during the Dust Bowl crisis?

California

Mississippi

Georgia

Arizona

Nevada

6. Storms during the Dust Bowl were known by what moniker?

Dust Outs

White Outs

Black Blizzards

Black Outs

Dust Blizzards

7. One of the world's largest aquifers lies, in part, beneath Oklahoma; what is its name?

Aquavita Aquifer

Desani Aquifer

Creek Aquifer

Ogallala Aquifer

Oklahoma Aquifer

8. In a particularly somber era of U.S. history, Cherokees were forced from their homes in the Southeast to Oklahoma in a march known as what?

Trail of Tears

Walk of Tears

March of Tears

March of Sadness

Trail of Sadness

9. Oklahoma's nickname comes from settlers who rushed the territory to claim land before they were given permission, thus earning what nickname?

Sooner State

Boomer State

Run-It State

Too Soon State

Show Me State

10. What traffic signal got its start in Tulsa, Oklahoma?

Stop Sign

Crosswalk Sign

Roundabout Sign

Yield Sign

Speed Limit Sign