Oklahoma General Education Flashcards

Which Native American tribe was NOT among the Five Civilized Tribes relocated to Indian Territory?

Answer: Comanche

The Five Civilized Tribes were the Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek (Muscogee), and Seminole; the Comanche were a Plains tribe not included in this group.

What percentage of Oklahoma's total land area is currently tribal reservation or trust land?

Answer: About 50%

Following the 2020 McGirt v. Oklahoma Supreme Court ruling, approximately half of eastern Oklahoma was affirmed as reservation land of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation and other tribes.

The Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum commemorates which tragic event?

Answer: The 1995 Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building bombing

The Oklahoma City National Memorial honors the 168 victims of the April 19, 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building.

Which economic sector currently ranks among the top contributors to Oklahoma's state GDP?

Answer: Energy (oil, gas, and wind)

Energy production—including oil, natural gas, and increasingly wind power—remains one of the largest contributors to Oklahoma's economy.

The Cherokee Phoenix, published beginning in 1828, was significant because it was:

Answer: The first Native American newspaper printed in both English and the Cherokee syllabary

The Cherokee Phoenix was the first Native American newspaper and was printed in both English and Sequoyah's Cherokee syllabary, demonstrating the tribe's literacy and self-governance.

Which geographical feature marks Oklahoma's western panhandle boundary with New Mexico?

Answer: The 103rd meridian west longitude

The western boundary of Oklahoma's Panhandle with New Mexico runs along the 103rd meridian west longitude.

Which Oklahoma governor served the longest cumulative time in office?

Answer: George Nigh

George Nigh served as governor from 1979 to 1987 and also briefly in 1963, accumulating the most total time as Oklahoma's governor.