CEOE Oklahoma Subject Area 2

Question 1

Which Oklahoma city is known as the 'Oil Capital of the World' due to its historical prominence in the petroleum industry?

Accepted Answer

Tulsa

Answer

Tulsa earned the nickname 'Oil Capital of the World' during the early 20th century when it became the center of the American petroleum industry.

Question 2

The Oklahoma Land Run of 1889 opened approximately how many acres of Unassigned Lands to settlement?

Accepted Answer

2 million acres

Answer

The 1889 Land Run opened approximately 2 million acres of Unassigned Lands in Indian Territory to non-Native American settlement.

Question 3

Which constitutional principle limits Oklahoma state legislators to 12 years of total service in each chamber?

Accepted Answer

Term limits

Answer

Oklahoma voters approved term limits in 1990, restricting legislators to 12 years of service in each chamber of the state legislature.

Question 4

The Spiro Mounds archaeological site in eastern Oklahoma represents the culture of which pre-Columbian civilization?

Accepted Answer

Caddoan Mississippian

Answer

Spiro Mounds is a major Caddoan Mississippian archaeological site, one of the most significant pre-Columbian ceremonial centers in North America.

Question 5

Oklahoma's Five Civilized Tribes did NOT include which of the following nations?

Accepted Answer

Osage Nation

Answer

The Five Civilized Tribes were the Cherokee, Choctaw, Creek (Muscogee), Chickasaw, and Seminole nations — the Osage were not among them.

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