Oklahoma Land Run

1. People who crossed the line before the land run started were called

Criminals.

Baldknobbers.

Okies.

Sooners.

2. The first Oklahoma Land Run happened on this date.

May 22, 1900

June 30, 1860

April 22, 1889

March 3, 1905

3. In the Oklahoma Land Run, people could claim how may acres?

60 acres

100 acres

160 acres

200 acres

4. Whenever a touchdown is scored by the University of Oklahoma in Norman,

A wagon rides onto the field.

A cannon is fired.

A bugle is played.

A rifle is fired.

5. People made the land run by

Wagon or horseback.

Train.

Foot.

All of the above.

6. The Land Run Memorial is located in

Oklahoma City.

Tulsa.

Guthrie.

El Reno.

7. Which of the following ways was not used to signal the start of the land run?

Cannon

Gunshot

Bugle

Drum

8. People could keep the land if they

Paid for it in five years.

Made improvements to the land.

Stayed on the land for five years

B and c

9. This street is named for the army officer who managed the land run.

Western

Penn

Sooner

Reno

10. Which of the following women would not be able to participate in the land run?

Nellie, who is 21 years old and single.

Beth, who is married with three children.

Nancy, who is 30 years old and single.

Linda, who is 40 years old and is a widow.

11. All numbered streets in Oklahoma City go in the direction of

East or west.

North or south.

Southwest.

In any of the four directions.

12. Which city was not formed during the land run of 1889?

Tulsa

Oklahoma City

Guthrie

Norman