Oklahoma History Oklahoma Economy & Natural Resources 2

Question 1

What nickname did Tulsa earn during the early 20th century oil boom due to its dominance in the petroleum industry?

Accepted Answer

Oil Capital of the World

Answer

Tulsa earned the title 'Oil Capital of the World' because it hosted the headquarters of more oil companies than any other city during the early petroleum era.

Question 2

The Cushing-Drumright oil field, discovered in 1912, became so productive that at its peak it supplied approximately what share of U.S. oil production?

Accepted Answer

About one-sixth (17%)

Answer

The Cushing-Drumright field peaked around 1915, producing roughly 17% of all U.S. oil output, making Cushing a benchmark for global oil pricing.

Question 3

Phillips Petroleum Company, a major Oklahoma-based energy firm, was co-founded in Bartlesville in 1917 by which brothers?

Accepted Answer

Frank and L.E. Phillips

Answer

Frank Phillips and his brother L.E. (Lee Eldas) Phillips founded Phillips Petroleum in Bartlesville, Oklahoma in 1917, which grew into a global energy giant.

Question 4

In 1928, oil was discovered beneath which Oklahoma city, leading to derricks appearing in residential neighborhoods and even on the State Capitol grounds?

Accepted Answer

Oklahoma City

Answer

The Oklahoma City oil field discovery in 1928 resulted in oil derricks being erected throughout the city, including on the State Capitol grounds where a pump jack still operates today.

Question 5

The Osage Nation became one of the wealthiest peoples per capita in the world in the early 20th century because they retained mineral rights to their reservation, which contained vast deposits of what?

Accepted Answer

Oil

Answer

Oil discovered beneath the Osage Reservation generated enormous royalties, but also tragically inspired a series of murders documented in the book 'Killers of the Flower Moon.'

Oklahoma History Practice Test

Oklahoma History Practice Test

Oklahoma History Oklahoma Economy & Natural Resources 2