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WEEK 1: August 25-August 31AnsWErs:1.Abutteisaflat-toppedhillwithsteepsidesandishigherthanitiswide.Itisusuallycomposedofsedimentaryrock.

http://www.netstate.com/states/geography/nd_geography.htmhttp://www.nps.gov/thro/naturescience/geologicformations.htmhttp://www.nps.gov/thro/historyculture/people.htm

2.ThehighestpointinFloridais345feetatBrittonHill.ThehighestpointinOklahomaisBlackMesaat4973feet.Botharelocatedinthepanhandlesoftheirstates.

http://www.bestoklahomatrails.com/blackmesatrail.htmlhttp://www.takemytrip.com/destinations/lakewoodpark.htm

3.SamfordUniversityislocatedinAlabamawhichhasanareaof52,419squaremiles(includingwater).TheareaofTexasis268,580squaremiles(includingwater).Texasis216,161squaremileslarger,ormorethan5timesaslargeasAlabama.

http://www.samford.edu/about-samford/campus-and-community.aspxhttp://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/states/area.shtml

4.TheNewRiverGorgeBridgeisinWestVirginiaandspanstheNewRiver(inspiteofitsname,itisoneoftheoldestriversintheworld).Highqualitycoalisfoundexposedalongtheriver.

http://www.nps.gov/neri/planyourvisit/nrgbridge.htmhttp://www.nps.gov/neri/naturescience/geologicformations.htm

5.Anoxbowlakestartsoutasacurve,ormeander,inariver.Alakeformsastheriverfindsadifferent,shortercourse.Themeanderbecomesanoxbowlakealongthesideoftheriver.Althoughitismoreofatidallagoonoranestuarythanatraditionallake,LakePonchartrainis

consideredanexampleofanoxbowlake.http://geography.about.com/library/weekly/aa010601a.htmhttp://www.saveourlake.org/basin-history.phphttp://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2002/of02-206/env-overview/geologic-history.htmlhttp://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/469687/Lake-Pontchartrain

OvErtimE AnsWEr:Thenation’slongestriversandtheirlengthsare: 1.Missouri 2,540miles 2.Mississippi 2,340miles 3.Yukon 1,980miles 4.RioGrande 1,900miles 5.St.Lawrence 1,900miles 6.Arkansas 1,460miles 7.Colorado 1,450miles 8.Atchafalaya 1,420miles 9.Ohio 1,310miles 10.Red 1,290miles

AlloftheseriversexcepttheYukon,St.Lawrence,andColoradoflowintotheGulfofMexico.http://water.usgs.gov/edu/riversofworld.htmlhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_longest_rivers_of_the_United_States_(by_main_stem)-mediaviewer/File:Mississippirivermapnew.jpg

triviA AnsWEr:TherewerenoHeismanTrophywinnersduringBearBryant’syearsatAlabama.http://www.funtrivia.com/playquiz/quiz3540622888398.html

WEEK 2: sEPtEmBEr 1- sEPtEmBEr 7AnsWErs:1.Usingthestatemap,numbersshouldbearound120-140fromNormantoTulsa.UsingGoogleMapsfortheextendedactivity,themileagefromNormantoTulsaisabout125miles.TurnerTurnpikeisdesignatedasInterstate44.ParallelingI-44mostofthewaybetweenOklahomaCityandTulsaishistoricRoute66,nowjustastatehighway,butonceafederallydesignatedhighwayfamousinliterature,film,andsong.

http://goo.gl/maps/0fjFxhttp://www.historic66.com/http://www.legendsofamerica.com/66-oklahoma.htmlhttp://youtu.be/dCYApJtsyd0

2.RileyCountyhashad10naturaldisasters,whichisneartheU.S.averageof12.CapeGirardeauCounty,ontheotherhand,hashad18naturaldisasters,welloverthenationalaverage.FloodingoccursmoreofteninCapeGirardeauthanitdoesinManhattan.

http://www.city-data.com/city/Manhattan-Kansas.htmlhttp://www.city-data.com/city/Cape-Girardeau-Missouri.html

3.ThenorthernpartofLouisianaisoverwhelminglyBaptistwhilethesouthernismostlyCatholic.ThispatterncanbeexplainedbythehistoryofSpainandFrance,bothpredominantlyCatholiccountries,establishingcoloniesinthe1500sand1600sinwhatbecameLouisiana,andlaterthesettlementofwhitesandAfricanAmericansbeforeandaftertheAmericanRevolutionandthentheLouisianaPurchase(1803).

4.TheoverwhelmingpopulationcountforLatter-daySaints/MormonisminUtahis1,911,047,whilethesecondlargestgroupclaimingareligionisCatholicswithapopulationof160,125.Only300,591werecountedintheLatter-daySaints/MormonismcategoryinTexas.

5.LubbockresidentshavevotedoverwhelminglyfortheRepublicanpresidentialcandidatesinallfiveelections.ElPasoresidentshaveamorevariablevotingpattern,favoringDemocraticpresidentialcandidatesineveryelectionexcept2000whentheysupportedtheirownGovernorGeorgeW.Bushwith70%oftheirvotes.

http://www.city-data.com/city/El-Paso-Texas.htmlhttp://www.city-data.com/city/Lubbock-Texas.html

OvErtimE AnsWEr:Studentanswerswillvary.However,mostwillrevolvearoundissuesofillegalimmigrantsand/orundocumentedworkersandtheirfamilies,includingseeingmoresoccerteamsinschools,moreSpanish-languageradioandtelevisionstations,morestreetsignsinbothSpanishandEnglish,andmore“Mexican”restaurants.Ifstudentsusethehttp://www.migrationpolicy.orgwebsite,theycanlearnmuchmoreaboutOklahoma’sdemographics,especiallyatthisURL:http://www.migrationpolicy.org/data/state-profiles/state/demographics/OK

triviA AnsWEr:RussianandUkrainianMennonitesbroughtthiscropwiththemwhentheyimmigratedtotheU.S.inthe1870s.http://www.slowfoodusa.org/ark-item/turkey-hard-red-winter-wheat

WEEK 3: sEPtEmBEr 8-sEPtEmBEr 14 AnsWErs:

1.LakeErie,NiagaraFalls,andtheErieCanal.TheNewYorkStockExchangelocatedat11WallStreetinNewYorkCity.

http://www.city-data.com/us-cities/The-Northeast/Buffalo-Geography-and-Climate.htmlhttp://www.usatoday.com/story/money/markets/2013/12/29/stock-bull-and-bear-offer-different-outlook/4205637/http://dogmatix76.wordpress.com/2008/10/12/the-sky-falls-on-wall-street/2.UTSAisinSanAntonio,Texas,whilethemaincampusofOklahomaStateUniversityisinStillwater,OK.MostofthedrivingwillbeonInterstate35(I-35)forapproximately530milesfromSanAntoniotoStillwater.http://go.okstate.edu/http://utsa.edu/athletics/http://goo.gl/maps/mW6JP3.KUisinLawrence,Kansas,andDukeisinDurham,NorthCarolina.DukeUniversitywherethegamewillbeplayedislocatedintheEasternTimeZone.Thesecoordinatesareapproximatelyforthecenterofthefootballfieldsonthe50yardline.MemorialStadiumattheUniversityofKansas:Latitude38⁰56’57”NandLongitude95⁰14’44”W.WallaceWadeStadiumatDukeUniversity:Latitude35⁰59’43”NandLongitude78⁰56’30”W.

http://www.ku.edu/http://duke.edu/http://www.worldtimezone.com/time-usa12.phphttp://itouchmap.com/latlong.html4.Thename“Sooners”comesfromthehistorybooks.ThefirstOklahomalandrunintotheUnassignedLandstookplaceonApril22,1889.ThiswastheofficialopeningofOklahomaTerritorytonon-NativeAmericanhomesteaderswantingtoclaimatractof160acresoffreelandastheirown.However,noteveryonewaitedforthestartingsignalsatnoon,

andthosewhosneakedinearlytolayclaimtothebestlandsbecameknownasSooners.

ThenameofTennessee’steamsalsocomesfromhistoryasthestateearnedthenicknameTheVolunteerStateduringtheWarof1812whenthousandsofvolunteersoldiersfromthestateplayedaprominentroleindefeatingBritishtroops,especiallyduringtheBattleofNewOrleans.

http://www.ou.edu/go2/why_ou/traditions.htmlhttp://sports.yahoo.com/news/history-name-oklahoma-sooners-211000379--ncaaf.htmlhttp://www.utsports.com/fans/traditions.htmlhttp://www.statesymbolsusa.org/Tennessee/TennesseeNickname.html5.In1905,twoyearsaftertheirfamousfirstflightofaheavier-than-air,poweredaircraftatKittyHawk,NorthCarolina,brothersWilburandOrvilleWrightapproachedtheU.S.governmentaboutsellingtheirplane,butcouldnotgenerateanyinterest.In1907,whenU.S.ArmyofficialsheardthattheWrightbrotherswereinEuropediscussingthepotentialsaleoftheiraircrafttothosegovernments,theWrightsreceivedaletterrequestingthemtomeetwiththeseofficials.ShortlybeforeThanksgiving,WilburWrightmetwiththeSignalCorpstodiscussthepossibilityoffurnishingan“aeroplane”totheArmy.Thismachinewastobecapableofcarryingtwopeople,haveaspeedofatleast40mph,remainintheairforatleastonehour,sustainflightfor125miles,andbesufficientlyeasytoflythatamanofaverageintelligencecouldbecomeproficientinitsusewithinareasonableamountoftime.

TheWrightssubmittedabid,alongwith40otherinventors.DespitethefactthattheWrights’wasthehighestofthethreeacceptablebids,theSignalCorpshadbeensoimpressedwiththeconfidenceexpressedbyWilburduringtheirmeetingsthattheydecidedtoallowtheWrights’offertostand.TheWrightbrothersweretheonlyonesthatwereabletosuccessfullysupplyaflyingmachineintheagreedamountoftime.

OnJuly27,1909,officialtestingbeganagainatFt.Myer.Inthelasttest-thespeedtest-Orvilleflew42.583mphandwasawardedabonusof$5000forexceedingthecontractspecificationsby2.5mph.OnAugust2,1909,theplanedesignated“SignalCorpsNumberOne”wasofficially

acceptedbytheU.S.Government.Thereremained,however,onefinalconditiontotheWrights’contract:thattheyteachtwoU.S.Armyofficerstoflythenewlyacceptedmachine.

TheFt.MyerparadegroundwasdeemedtoosmalltosafelyinstructtheArmyofficers,sothesearchbeganforanotherlocation.Duringaroutineballoonascent,Lt.FrankLahmhadspottedalargelevelfieldinthetownofCollegeParkthatwasclosetotheMarylandAgriculturalCollege(nowtheUniversityofMaryland)andadjacenttotheB&Orailroadtracks.Thefieldwasfarenoughawayfromthecitythattherewerehopesitwoulddiscouragethelargecrowds(ofupto7000!)thathadcomedailytowitnesstheFt.Myertrials.

OnOctober8,1909,WilburWrightbegantheflightinstructionofLt.FrankLahmandLt.FredericHumphreysattheCollegeParkfield.InNovember1909,theWrightcontractwasfulfilledwhenbothHumphreysandLahmsoloedafterlittlemorethanthreehoursofinstruction.

http://www.collegeparkaviationmuseum.com/About_Us/History/Founding_of_the_College_Park_Airport.htm

OvErtimE AnsWEr:

Therearecurrently10teamsintheBig12Conference.BaylorUniversity–Waco,Texas;IowaStateUniversity–Ames,Iowa;UniversityofKansas–Lawrence,Kansas;KansasStateUniversity–Manhattan,Kansas;UniversityofOklahoma–Norman,Oklahoma;OklahomaStateUniversity–Stillwater,Oklahoma;UniversityofTexas–

Austin,Texas;TexasChristianUniversity–FortWorth,Texas;TexasTechUniversity–Lubbock,Texas;WestVirginiaUniversity–Morgantown,WestVirginia.http://www.big12sports.com

triviA AnsWEr:

Thereare10winnerswhoplayedforcurrentBig12Conferenceteams. YEAr WinnEr sCHOOL POsitiOn

2011 RobertGriffinIII Baylor QB 2008 SamBradford Oklahoma QB 2003 JasonWhite Oklahoma QB 1998 RickyWilliams Texas RB 1988 BarrySanders OklahomaState RB 1978 BillySims Oklahoma RB 1977 EarlCampbell Texas RB 1969 SteveOwens Oklahoma HB 1952 BillyVessels Oklahoma HB 1938 DaveyO’Brien TexasChristian QBhttp://www.nationalchamps.net/NCAA/heisman/heisman_trophy_winners.htm

WEEK 4: sEPtEmBEr 15-sEPtEmBEr 21 AnsWErs:1.Accordingtothe2010U.S.Census,ManhattanistheeighthlargestcityinKansas.TheofficialcapacityoftheBillSnyderFamilyFootballStadiumis50,000,althoughthelargestcrowedeverrecorded(in2000)was53,811.Ongameday,ifthestadiumisatitsofficialcapacity,thetemporarypopulationofManhattanwouldbe102,281,movingManhattanuptothesixthlargestcityinKansas.

http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_PL_GCTPL1.ST13&prodType=tablehttp://www.geonames.org/US/KS/largest-cities-in-kansas.htmlhttp://www.kstatesports.com/facilities/bill-snyder-family-stadium.html2.TheWestVirginiaUniversitysportsteamsareknownastheMountaineers,namedforthosewhosettledandlivedinthenearbyAlleghenyMountains.RunningfromthetrailheadinGeorgianorthtoitsendinMaine,theAppalachianTrailNationalParkisamongthemostunusualofU.S.landspreservedforfuturegenerations.

http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/namerica/usstates/lgcolor/wvcolor.htmhttp://www.nps.gov/appa/index.htm3.SoonaftertheelectionofAbrahamLincolnaspresidentinNovemberof1860,theCivilWarbeganandamajorityofvotersinVirginiaapprovedabilltosecede(separate)fromtheUniontojointheConfederateStatesofAmerica.ManydelegatesfromthewesterncountiesofVirginiavowedtoformanewstategovernmentloyaltotheUnion.CongressagreedtoadmitWestVirginiatotheUnion,anditofficiallybecamethe35thstateonJune20,1863.

http://www.wvculture.org/history/statehoo.htmlhttp://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0763770.html4.Michiganis“surrounded”byLakeMichigan,LakeSuperior,LakeHuron,and

LakeErie.OnlyLakeOntariodoesnotborderMichigan.BysurfaceareaLakeSuperioristhelargestGreatLake,whileLakeErieisthesmallest.

http://www.great-lakes.net/lakes/

http://www.great-lakes.net/lakes/superior.htmlhttp://www.great-lakes.net/lakes/erie.html5. Population: Lawrence–87,643 MountPleasant–26,185 median Age: Lawrence–26.0 MountPleasant–21.9 H.s. diploma: Lawrence–95.1% MountPleasant–92.7% income: Lawrence–$44,713medianhouseholdincome MountPleasant–$27,407medianhouseholdincomeOvErtimE AnsWEr:Therearevariousroutesavailable.GoogleMapsshowsthemostdirectrouteasI-35toI-44,I-44toI-70inSt.Louis,I-70toI-79inWashington,PA,andthenI-79toMorgantown.Therearetwoalternateroutesthatdifferbyabout40milesand40minutes.http://goo.gl/maps/UrqShThemajorlandmarksincludetheSt.LouisArch,theMississippiRiver,theIndianapolisSpeedway,theIndianaStateCapitol,theUSAirForceMuseuminDayton,Ohio,theOhioRiver,andtheAlleghenyMountains.Theone-waydistanceusingtheshortestrouterecommendedbyGoogleMapsis1,135miles.1135/25mpg=45.4gallonsoffueltogettoMorgantown.45.4gallonsx$3.00pergallonis$136.20fortheone-waytrip,and$272.40fortheroundtrip.triviA AnsWEr:The2008FiestaBowlwasplayedonJanuary2,2008,betweenWVU,theBigEastConferencechampion,andBig12ConferencewinnerOU.Surprisingmostpre-gamepredictions,MountaineersdefeatedtheSoonerbyascoreof48-28.http://www.fiestabowl.org/fiesta-bowl/fiesta-bowl-game-history/game-results-recaps/2008-fiesta-bowl.php

WEEK 5: sEPtEmBEr 22-sEPtEmBEr 28 AnsWErs:1.BornaslaveinsoutheasternMissouri,GeorgeWashingtonCarverwentto

IowafirsttostudyartandmusicatSimpsonCollege,butateachersuggestedthathetransfertoIowaStatebecauseofhisinterestandabilitiesinbotany.Carverdevisedover100products,suchasdyes,plastics,andgasoline,fromthepeanut.Thesenewusesforthepeanutgavemanyformerslavesanimportantcashcropthattheycouldgrowonlandthattheyhadrented,sharecropped,orhomesteaded.

http://www.add.lib.iastate.edu/spcl/exhibits/150/template/test.htmlhttp://www.biography.com/people/george-washington-carver-9240299

2. SMUwasactuallyfoundedin1911,butdidn’topenitsdoorstostudentsuntil1915,100yearsagonextyear.GeorgeW.BushchoseSMUtohosthispresidentiallibraryandmuseumwhichopenedonApril25,2013.Ahumidsubtropicalclimategenerallyhashot,humidsummersandgenerallymildwinters.

http://www.smu.edu/AboutSMUhttp://www.city-data.com/us-cities/The-South/Dallas-Geography-and-Climate.html

3.AllofOklahomaisintheCentralTimeZone,andwewillbeobservingDaylightSavingTimeinSeptember.CaliforniaislocatedinthePacificTimeZonewhichistwohoursearlierthanCentral,sofanstherewillneedtotuneinat4:30p.m.NewYorkisintheEasternTimeZonewhichisanhourlaterthanCentral,soitwillbe7:30p.m.therewhenthegamestarts.It’salittletrickierforHawaii,however,sincetheydon’tobserveDaylightSavingTimeatall.Thereisafour(4)hourtimedifference,soHawaiianscanstartlisteningtothegameat2:30p.m.,HawaiiStandardTime.

http://www.worldtimezone.com/time-usa12.phphttp://www.timeanddate.com/time/dst/2014.html

4.TheepicenteristhepointontheEarth’ssurfacedirectlyabovethetruecenterofanearthquake.

TheRichterscale,developedbyCharlesF.Richterin1935,isanorderedseriesofnumbers(1-10)usedtoindicatetheamountofenergyreleasedduringanearthquake.TheRichterscaleisnowconsideredoutdated.Scientistsnowusethemoment-magnitudescale,althoughyouwillstillhear

Richterscaleusedbyreporters.http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/states/events/1867_04_24.phphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1867_Manhattan,_Kansas_earthquakehttp://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/glossary/?ar_a=1&term=richter+scalehttp://earthquake.usgs.gov/learn/glossary/?term=Richter%20scale

5.BaylorUniversitywascharteredin1845.TexashadoncebeenpartofNewSpainandlaterofMexico,butbrokeawayfromMexicoin1836,declaringitselftheRepublicofTexas,anindependentnation.Eventually,CongressagreedtoadmitTexasasthe28thstateonDecember29,1845.

http://www.baylor.edu/about/index.php?id=88791http://www.50states.com/statehood.htm#.U8DQOLH_ITA

OvErtimE AnsWEr:DNA,theabbreviationfordeoxyribonucleicacid,isthematerialthatcarriesalltheinformationabouthowalivingthingwilllookandfunctionasitgrowsandmatures.https://www.ameslab.gov/abouthttps://www.ameslab.gov/files/FactSheet_AmesLabBreakthroughs_0.pdfhttp://kids.britannica.com/elementary/article-390730/DNAhttp://www.theguardian.com/science/blog/2013/apr/25/dna-double-helix-jelly-babies-liquorice

triviA AnsWErs:Paul“Buddy”Burris–1946,1947,and1948;MuskogeeHighSchool,Muskogee,OKRodShoate–1972,1973,and1974;SpiroHighSchool,Spiro,OKhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_All-Americanshttp://www.soonersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=31000&ATCLID=208798539http://www.muskogeephoenix.com/local/x2128979423/Former-football-star-dieshttp://newsok.com/oklahoma-football-rod-shoates-college-football-hall-of-fame-election-a-blessing-for-his-family/article/3807403

WEEK 6: sEPtEmBEr 29-OCtOBEr 5 AnsWErs:1.Thissitehasagreatdealofdata;youwillneedtoscrolldownnearlyhalfway

oneachpagetofindinformationabout“tornadoactivity.”Stillwaterisatahigherriskfortornadoes.Ames-areahistoricaltornadoactivityis224%greaterthantheoverallU.S.average.Stillwater-areahistoricaltornadoactivityis360%greaterthantheoverallU.S.average.

http://www.city-data.com/city/Ames-Iowa.htmlhttp://www.city-data.com/city/Stillwater-Oklahoma.html

2.FortWorth,Texas,hadanareacalled“Hell’sHalfAcre.”TheUniversityofOklahomaandTexasChristianUniversityareplayingtherethisweekend.“OnlythoselookingfortroubleorexcitementventuredintotheAcre.Moreover,theusualactivitiesoftheAcre,whichincludedbrawling,gambling,cockfighting,andhorseracing,werenotconfinedtoindoorsbutspilledoutintothestreetsandbackalleys.”

http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hph01

3.Austinisfarthest,approximately375milesfromNorman,buttheroadisfour-laneinterstatehighwayalltheway.Lubbockisabout340milesfromNorman,butittakesthelongesttime(approximately5½hours)togetthere,becauselessthanhalfthedrivewillbeonfour-laneinterstatehighways.BothFt.Worth(about185miles)andWaco(about270miles)areclosertoNorman.(Mapquest,GoogleMaps,orasimilaronlinemapwillprovidethisinformation,aswillaprintedhighwayatlas.)

4.Ames,Iowa,istheonlyuniversitytownoftheBig12thatisnotacountyseat.

Countyseatsaretheadministrativecentersofcounties(subdivisionsofstates).Thepartsofcountygovernmentthatareoftenmostfamiliartopeoplearethejudicialsystem(includingsheriff’sdepartmentandcourthouse)andmaintainingroadsandbridges.

AdditionalinformationisavailableonabrochureoftheNationalAssociationofCounties:http://www.naco.org/Counties/countiesdo/Documents1/CountiesMatter_brochure.pdf

ThefirststatetoorganizecountieswithinitsterritorywasVirginia.http://naco.org/Counties/learn/Pages/HistoryofCountyGovernmentPartI.aspx

5.TheteamistheWestVirginiaUniversityMountaineers.SenatorWilley“drewlaughterwhenhestatedthatsomeofhisconstituentsfounditdifficulttospell”Kanawha.

http://www.wvculture.org/history/statehood/statehood10.htmlhttp://www.wvculture.org/history/statehood/statehood11.htmlhttp://www.wvculture.org/history/statehood/statename.html OvErtimE AnsWEr:Bears: BaylorBears(Waco,Texas)Black bears:endangeredTexasParksandWildlifeDepartmentliststhefollowingmeansofprotectingtheTexasblackbearpopulation:enforcinglawsthatprohibitbearhunting,monitoringbearsightingsanddeaths,dealingwithbearproblemsinwaysthatavoidedkillingthebear,andresearchingbeardiet,ecology,andhabitat,inordertodeterminehowtobestprotectblackbearsinTexasandhowtobestmanageblackbearpopulations.http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/landwater/land/habitats/trans_pecos/nongame/blackbear/

Wildcats:KansasStateWildcats(Manhattan,Kansas)Bobcats:notendangeredorthreatened;huntingallowedwithpermithttp://kdwpt.state.ks.us/news/Hunting/When-to-Hunt/Furbearers

Horned Frogs:TexasChristianUniversityHornedFrogs(Ft.Worth,Texas)Horned Lizards:ThreatenedThehornedlizardwaslistedasathreatenedspeciesinTexasin1977.Thisstatusprotectedthereptilesfromover-collectionaspets.Thespeciescontinuestobethreatenedbyhabitatdestruction.In1990theHornedLizardConservationSocietywasfoundedinAustintohelppromotetheprotectionofthehornedlizard.http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/tdhykhttp://www.hornedlizards.org/

triviA AnsWEr:OUathleticsteamswerecalled“RoughRiders”or“Boomers”for10yearsbeforethecurrentSoonernicknameemergedin1908.http://www.soonersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=208806115

WEEK 7: OCtOBEr 6-OCtOBEr 12 AnsWErs:

1.Toledo,Ohio,isquiteclosetoLakeErie,thenexttosmallestofthefiveGreatLakes,with9,910squaremilesofsurfacearea.

http://goo.gl/maps/4TmX3http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pr/ourlakes/lakes.html

2.Playasareamongtheflattestgeographicalfeaturesintheworld.Theyarebasicallydrylakebedsindesertbasinsthataresometimestemporarilycoveredwithwater.TheSpanishword“playa”means“beach”inEnglish.

http://geology.about.com/od/structureslandforms/a/aboutplayas.htmhttp://www.texasalmanac.com/topics/government/lubbock-countyhttp://lubbockonline.com/stories/082506/loc_082506048.shtml

3.ThelineoflatitudethatseparatesKansasfromOklahomais37degreesnorth.IfyouuseanOklahomahighwaymaporanygoodhighwayatlas,youcancalculatethelengthoftheborderbasedonthescaleofthemap.OnanofficialOklahomaroadmap,“oneinchequalsapproximately16miles,”andtheKansas-Oklahomaborderisabout29.25incheslong:16x29.25=468milesapproximately.

http://www.okatlas.org/okatlas/location/lat-long.htmhttp://www.mapsofworld.com/usa/states/kansas/lat-long.html

4.ThemountainsoffarwestTexasareabouttheonlyareasstill“wild”enoughforblackbearstolivefreely,althoughtheyhavebeenseenintheTexasHillCountryandnearAustin.AtleasttwosubspeciesofblackbearhavebeenfoundinTexas:theMexicanBlackBear(Ursusamericanuseremicus)andtheNewMexicoBlackBear(subspeciesU.a.amblyceps).Botharefoundindesertscruborwoodlandhabitatswithinscatteredmountainranges,predominantlytheChisosMountainsandtheGuadalupeMountains.

http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/huntwild/wild/species/blackbear/

5.Withabout6.8millionpeople,theDallas-Ft.WorthMetroplexcontainsnearlythreemillionmorepeoplethantheentirestateofOklahoma,whichhasanestimated2013populationof3,850,568.

http://www.ntc-dfw.org/northtexas/poplargestmetro.htmlhttp://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/40000.html

OvErtimE AnsWEr:TheRedRiverservesasmuchoftheborderbetweensouthernOklahomaandTexas,andnortheasternKansasisseparatedfromMissouriinpartbytheMissouriRiver.

triviA AnsWEr:Austin,Texas--UniversityofTexasWaco,Texas--BaylorUniversityFt.Worth,Texas--TexasChristianUniversityNorman,Oklahoma--UniversityofOklahoma

AlthoughitcomesclosetoAmes,Iowa,hometoIowaStateUniversity,andStillwater,Oklahoma,whereOklahomaStateUniversityislocated,Interstate35doesnotactually“passthrough”eithercity.

http://goo.gl/maps/meoT9


1.YoucanfindManhattan,Kansas,homeofKansasStateUniversity,at39.2N96.58W,andManhattan,oneofthefiveboroughsofNewYorkCity,NewYork,at40.8N73.95W.NewYorkCityissometimesknownas“TheBigApple”.

http://goo.gl/maps/ENWnuhttp://goo.gl/maps/3CVZDhttp://mentalfloss.com/article/31841/why-new-york-city-called-big-apple

2.TheteamsareknownastheBaylorBears,andtheirtwo“representatives”arenamedJoyandLady.

http://www.baylorbears.com/trads/bay-bearname-mascot.html

3.TexasTechUniversity,locatedinLubbock,isnearthe“heart”oftheLlanoEstacado.TheCaprockEscarpment,astheLlanoEstacadoisalsoknown,risesabout300feetabovethedesertflooraroundLubbock.

http://www.llanoestacado.org/resources/LlanoEstacado_small.jpghttp://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/C/CO062.htmlhttp://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/ryl02https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/rxc01https://mysite.du.edu/~jcalvert/geol/llano.htm

4.WestVirginiaUniversityinMorgantownislocatedlessthan550milesfromtheNewYorkCity,Chicago,Washington,D.C.,Philadelphia,Pittsburgh,andBaltimoremetropolitanareas.

http://www.morgantownwv.gov/about/location/http://about.wvu.edu/history

5.DesMoines,withanestimatedpopulationof203,433(2010),isIowa’sstatecapitalandlargestcity,andisnearlythreeandhalftimeslargerthanAmes.Ames’spopulation,accordingtothe2010census,was58,965.

http://www.homeworkspot.com/ask/statecapitals.htmhttp://www.togetherweteach.com/TWTIC/uscityinfo/15ia/iapopr/15iapr.htmhttp://web.iastate.edu/about/ames.php

OvErtimE AnsWEr:SteveDoocywasnamedthe“DistinguishedKansanoftheYear”for2014andisagraduateoftheUniversityofKansas.Doocy,JimLehrer,andBillKurtisarealltelevisionjournalists.

http://cjonline.com/news/2014-01-23/fox-friends-co-host-named-distinguished-kansan-yearhttp://www.kshs.org/kansapedia/native-sons-and-daughters-of-kansas/17627http://www.ksnativesonsanddaughters.org/prevdistkansans.php

triviA AnsWErs:ThetraditionalAmericanfolk-tunetowhich“TheEyesofTexas”issungis“I’veBeenWorkingontheRailroad”.ThefirstschoolsongwrittenbySinclairandJohnsonwasnamed“JollyStudentsoftheVarsity”,butitlastedonlyayearwhenitwasreplacedbythecurrentalmamater.

http://www.texasexes.org/uthistory/audio.aspx?audio=songsuthttp://www.texasexes.org/uthistory/traditions.aspx?tradition=eyesoftexashttp://texassports.com/sports/2013/7/28/traditions_0728131333.aspx?id=267http://www.utexas.edu/know/2013/10/07/the-truth-about-bevo-and-9-more-ut-facts/


1.DrivingfromMorgantowntoStillwater,WestVirginiafanswillprobablytravelmostlyonI-70andI-44,althoughthereisabouta40milessegmentonI-79fromMorgantowntogettoI-70.ThemajorriverstheywillcrossenrouteincludetheOhio,theWabash,theMississippi,theNeosho,andtheArkansasRivers.

http://goo.gl/maps/LSHdhhttp://img.4plebs.org/boards/tg/image/1397/67/1397670494343.jpg

2.The2010populationtotalsofthethreestatesare: Kansas:(2,853,118)2,900,000 Oklahoma:(3,751,351)3,800,000 Texas:(25,145,561)25,100,000

TexasrankssecondinpopulationafterCalifornia.FollowingTexasareNewYork,Florida,andIllinois.http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/20000.htmlhttp://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/40000.htmlhttp://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/48000.htmlhttp://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/

3.MillionsofTexaslonghorncattleweredrivenfromTexastoKansasthroughwhatwasthenIndianTerritory.ThelonghornswereimmunetoTexasfever,butsometimeswerecarriersofthediseaseandpasseditontoothercattleinKansas.

http://fortworthtexas.gov/government/info/default.aspx?id=3252https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/awt01https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/atl02

4.Theterm“UnassignedLands”wascommonlyusedinthe1880swhenpeoplereferredtothelastparceloflandintheIndianTerritorythathadnotbeen“assigned”toanyoftheNativeAmericanIndiantribesthathadbeenremovedtothefuturestateofOklahoma.Afterthelandrun,farmers

begantogrowmanydifferentcrops,butthemajorandmostvaluablecashcropwascotton.

http://www.villageprofile.com/oklahoma/stillwater/01/topic.htmlhttp://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/U/UN001.htmlhttp://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/S/ST037.html

5.KansasStatehascampusesinSalinaandOlatheinadditiontoManhattan,Kansas.OklahomaStatealsohascampusesinOklahomaCity(OSU-OKC),Okmulgee(InstituteofTechnology),Pryor(MidAmericaIndustrialPark),andTulsa(OSUCenterforHealthSciencesandOSU-Tulsa).

http://www.k-state.edu/about/http://www.osuokc.edu/home/http://go.osuit.edu/http://www.healthsciences.okstate.edu/index.phphttp://www.osu-tulsa.okstate.edu/

OvErtimE AnsWEr:TheSaltForkoftheArkansasRiverisatributary(emptiesitswatersinto)oftheArkansasRiverandflowsgenerallyeast,whiletheArkansasRiverflowsgenerallysoutheast.http://www.okladot.state.ok.us/hqdiv/p-r-div/maps/statemap/http://geology.com/lakes-rivers-water/oklahoma.shtmlhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt_Fork_Arkansas_Riverhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkansas_Riverhttp://goo.gl/maps/S8XWT

triviA AnsWEr:BobStoops,1999-2013,160-39BarrySwitzer,1973-1988,157-29-4BudWilkinson,1947-1963,145-29-4BennieOwen,1905-1926,122-54-16http://soonerstats.com/football/coaches/ou/index.cfm#.U8Fth7H_ITA

WEEK 10: OCtOBEr 27-nOvEmBEr 2 AnsWErs:

1.ThecountyinwhichStillwaterislocatedwasnamedforDavidL.Payne,whomsomecalledthe“FatherofOklahoma.”Heillegallyledseveralgroupsof“Boomers”intotheUnassignedLands.Boomerswerewould-besettlerswhobelievedtheselandsnotassignedtoNativeAmericanIndiantribeswerepublicpropertyandopentosettlementbyanyone.Paynewasarrestedseveraltimesbyfederaltroopsresponsibleformaintaininglawandorderintheterritory.HediedlessthanfiveyearsbeforehisdreamofopeningtheUnassignedLandstonon-IndiansettlementcametrueonApril22,1889.

http://www.okgenweb.org/~okpayne/http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/P/PA028.html

2.TheUnassignedLandswerecreatedwhentheCreekandSeminolesNationswereforcedtoselltheirlandsbacktotheU.S.government.Thiswasseenas“punishment”forbothtribesbecausetheyhadsignedtreatieswiththeConfederacyduringtheCivilWar.TheUnassignedLandscovered1,887,796.47acres,orapproximately2,950squaremiles.

http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/R/RE001.htmlhttp://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/U/UN001.htmlhttp://www.okatlas.org/okatlas/geopolitical/state-1850.htmhttp://www.okatlas.org/okatlas/geopolitical/state-1866.htm

3.BigBendNationalParkissometimescalleda“geologist’sparadise”becauseofthesparsevegetationoftheregion,whichallowsthevariousstratatobeeasilyobservedandstudied.Itisalsoduetothecomplexgeologichistoryofthearea,presentingachallengetostudentsandresearchersfromallovertheworld.TheRioGrande(“GreatRiver”inEnglish)formsthesouthernboundaryoftheparkandastheborderbetweentheU.S.andMexico.

http://www.nps.gov/bibe/naturescience/geology.htmhttp://www.nps.gov/bibe/planyourvisit/river-trips.htm

http://www.nps.gov/bibe/planyourvisit/upload/BIBEmap3.pdf

4.TheBig12schoolslocatedbetween30°and34°northlatitudeareTexasTechinLubbock,TexasChristianinFt.Worth,BaylorinWaco,andTexasatAustin.Becauseitislocatedthefarthestnorthat33.585N101.88W,TexasTechreceiveslessdirectsunlightannuallythantheotherthreecolleges.

http://www.mapsofworld.com/usa/states/texas/lat-long.htmlhttp://binged.it/1n4A8Luhttp://goo.gl/maps/4M43w

5.AlthoughhewasborninTexas,DwightDavidEisenhowergrewupinKansas;heservedtwotermsasU.S.presidentfrom1953until1961.HeenteredtheU.S.MilitaryAcademyatWestPoint,NewYork,in1911,andwassupremealliedcommanderintheEuropeanTheaterofOperationsduringWorldWarII,risingtotherankoffive-starGeneraloftheArmy.“Ike”servedintheU.S.Armyuntilhisretirementin1948tobecomethepresidentofColumbiaUniversity.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/dwightdeisenhowerhttp://www.eisenhower.archives.gov/all_about_ike/army_years.html

OvErtimE AnsWEr:Answerswillvary.

triviA AnsWEr:Oklahomawonitsfirstnationalfootballchampionshipin1950ledbyCoachCharles“Bud”Wilkinson,thefirstofthreehisteamswouldwin.ThatyearOUplayedintheSugarBowlagainsttheUniversityofKentuckywheretheWildcatsoutscoredtheSooners13-7.KentuckywasthencoachedbyPaul“Bear”Bryant.http://www.soonersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=31000&ATCLID=208798540

WEEK 11: nOvEmBEr 3-nOvEmBEr 9 AnsWErs:

1.Inwheatproduction,KansasranksfirstamongtheU.S.states,Oklahomaisfourth,andTexasisninth.Iowaisfirstinthenationinproducingcorn.

http://www.statista.com/statistics/190376/top-us-states-in-wheat-production/http://www.iowacorn.org/en/corn_use_education/faq/

2.NearthecampusofBaylorUniversityistheWacoMammothSite,andtheOUcampusishosttotheSamNobleMuseumofNaturalHistory.Thefossilizedtoothfromatheropod,alarge,meat-eatingdinosaur,wasdiscoveredbyDr.MarkMicozziatanexcavationsiteinCimarronCountyintheOklahomaPanhandlenearKenton.

http://www.waco-texas.com/cms-waco-mammoth/http://www.snomnh.ou.edu/https://www.ecok.edu/article/ecu%E2%80%99s-dr-mark-micozzi-makes-exciting-find-first-paleontological-experiencehttp://www.universityherald.com/articles/3879/20130715/ecu-professor-discovers-dinosaur-tooth-fossil-oklahoma-panhandle.htm

3.TexasChristianUniversitybeganasAddRanMaleandFemaleCollegein1873andhasbeenaffiliatedwiththeChristianChurch(DisciplesofChrist)since1889.BaylorUniversitywasfoundedin1845andisassociatedwiththeBaptistGeneralConventionofTexas(SouthernBaptist).

http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/kbb05http://www.universityparent.com/texas-christian-university/articles/maps-contact-info/tcu-history/

4.Austin,besidesbeingthelocationoftheTexasStateCapitol,ishometotheUniversityofTexas.Weirdenough?

http://www.keepaustinweird.com/home.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/08/us/austin-journal-a-slogan-battle-keeps-austin-weird.htmlhttp://www.dailytexanonline.com/news/2011/06/27/city-comes-together-to-‘keep-austin-weird’http://www.austintexas.org/visit/music-scene/http://sxsw.com/

5.Sometimescalledthe“greatestrealestatedealinhistory,”theU.S.paid$15milliontoFrancefortheLouisianaPurchase,anareaofmorethan825,000squaremilesthatdoubledthesizeoftheU.S.BoththeKansasvs.IowaState(atLawrence)andtheOklahomavs.Baylorgames(atNorman)willbeplayedonfootballfieldslocatedintheoriginalterritoryoftheLouisianaPurchase.

http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/Louisiana.htmlhttp://www.history.com/topics/louisiana-purchasehttp://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/united_states/us_terr_1810.jpg

OvErtimE AnsWEr:Answerswillvary.

triviA AnsWEr:ThesixBurrisbrothers(whoalsohadfivesisters!)werefromMuskogee:Paul“Buddy”,KurtBob,Lynn,Lyle,andDon.EufaulaclaimstheSelmonbrothers:Lucious,Dewey,andLeeRoy.http://www.normantranscript.com/obituaries/x519001531/Paul-Buddy-Burris/printhttp://www.footballfoundation.org/Programs/CollegeFootballHallofFame/SearchDetail.aspx?id=50111http://newsok.com/collected-wisdom-of-former-oklahoma-football-player-bob-burris/article/3514402http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/s/se009.html


1.TheRioGrandeistheinternationalboundarybetweenTexasandMexico,whiletheRedRiverservesasthelongestborderbetweenTexasandOklahoma.AbouthalfthelengthoftheSabineRiverseparatesTexasfromLouisiana.

Rio Grande: 1,900 miles long Red River: 1,290 miles long Sabine River: 578 miles longhttp://www.mapsofworld.com/usa/states/texas/http://www.allcountries.org/uscensus/386_flows_of_largest_u_s_rivers.htmlhttp://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/515079/Sabine-River

2.ATexasranchersellingcattleattheendofthetrailinKansascouldmake$120,000onaherdof3,000cattle,sellingat$40.00ahead,or$108,000morethanifhesoldtheminTexas.Ofcourse,hewouldhavetosubtractfromthistotalthepayforhistrailboss($100amonth),cook($60amonth),andeighttotenwranglersanddrovers($30amonth).Theaveragecattledrivetookabouttwomonths,butevenafterexpenses,theowneroftheherdcouldexpecttoprofitcloseto$100,000.

http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/c/ch045.htmlhttp://www.texasalmanac.com/topics/agriculture/cattle-drives-started-earnest-after-civil-warhttp://plainshumanities.unl.edu/encyclopedia/doc/egp.tra.007.xml

3.Waco,Texas,isthesiteofthe475-footlongsuspensionbridgeovertheBrazosRiver,whichwasopenedtotrafficin1870closetowherethousandsofcattlehadtofordtheriverbeforethebridgewasbuilt.ThisbridgewasaprototypeforthefamousBrooklynBridgecompletedin1883.Aprototypeisamodelorearlyexamplethatisusedasamodelforwhatcomeslater.

http://www.texasescapes.com/They-Shoe-Horses-Dont-They/Chisholm-Trail-Fording-the-Brazos-at-Kimball-Bend-Texas.htmhttps://myrahmcilvain.wordpress.com/tag/brazos-river/

4.T.BoonePickens,founderofoneofthelargestindependentnatural

gasandoilproductioncompaniesintheU.S.,wasbornMay22,1928,inHoldenville,Oklahoma.HeearnedadegreeingeologyfromOSUin1951,andhasdonatedmorethan$500milliontohisalmamater,includingatleast$265milliontoOSUathleticprograms.

http://www.boonepickens.com/index.php/253-2/http://www.boonepickens.com/index.php/giving-back/

5.TheHugotonfield,namedafterthetownofHugoton,Kansas(whichinturnwasnamedfortheFrenchauthorVictorHugo)liesbelowasurfaceareaofnearly8500squaremilesinKansas,Oklahoma,andTexas.

http://www.aapg.org/publications/news/explorer/column/articleid/2692/hugoton’s-rich-history-prettyphoto_2844/0/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugoton_Gas_Field-mediaviewer/File:Panhandle_Field_1.jpg

OvErtimE AnsWEr:Anestimated2.5millionpeoplelefttheirfarmsandhomesintheareaaffectedbytheDustBowl,movingtosurroundingstatesorgoingontoCalifornia.BlackSundaywasApril14,1935,awarm,sunnydaythatturneddarkerasa40-mile-per-hourwindblewahugewallofsand,dust,anddrought-ravagedtopsoilthathadnocropstoholditinplaceacrosspartsofatleastsixstates.WoodyGuthriewasborninOkemah,Oklahoma,andwroteasongentitled“DustStormDisaster”aboutBlackSunday,alongwithmanyothersongsabouttheDustBowlandtheGreatDepression.http://www.history.com/topics/dust-bowlhttp://youtu.be/Vc0FzJdxK1ohttp://www.srh.noaa.gov/oun/?n=events-19350414http://climate.ok.gov/index.php/site/page/news/black_sunday_rememberedhttp://www.weru.ksu.edu/new_weru/multimedia/dustbowl/dustbowlpics.html

triviA AnsWEr:ThefirstgameoftheOU-OSUBedlamSerieswasplayedatIslandPark,nowknownasMineralWellsPark,inGuthrie.OUdefeatedOklahomaA&Mbyascoreof75-0.http://www.mmbolding.com/Bedlam/Bedlam1904.htmhttp://digital.libraries.ou.edu/sooner/articles/p22_1957v30n2_OCR.pdf


1.Thereshouldbeabout15°oflongitudeineachtimezone.Dothemath:divide360°(theearth’scircumferenceattheequator)by24.However,checkoutworldtimezonesathttp://www.worldtimezone.com/andnoticehowdifferentthelinesare(becauseofpoliticalboundaries)insomeplaces.

2.Byinternationalagreementin1884,theprimemeridianpassesfromtheNorthPoletotheSouthPolethroughtheRoyalObservatoryinGreenwich,England,intheUnitedKingdom.Therefore,theGreenwichMeridianbecametheprimemeridianfromwhichalllongitudesaremeasured.BothOklahomaandTexasareintheCentralorUTC-6TimeZone.

http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/encyclopedia/prime-meridian/?ar_a=1http://www.worldtimezone.com/http://www.timetemperature.com/tzus/time_zone.shtmlhttp://www.timeanddate.com/time/map/

3.TheBig12universitycityclosesttothesecoordinatesisAmes,Iowa,wheretheTexasTech-IowaStategamewillbeplayed.

http://www.latlong.net/Show-Latitude-Longitude.htmlhttp://www.usclimatedata.com/map.php?location=USIA0026

4.UsingaroadatlasorGoogleMapsoranyotheronlinemappingsite,youcandeterminethattheKansasStateWildcatsmusttravelnearly1000miles(981milesusingGoogleMaps)toplaytheWestVirginiaMountaineers.TheKansasJayhawkswilldrivelessthan350miles(334milesusingGoogleMaps)totakeontheOklahomaSooners.

http://goo.gl/maps/oSdz0http://goo.gl/maps/BY9TM

5.Lawrence,Kansas,ishometoboththeUniversityofKansasandHaskellIndianNationsUniversity.TheAmericanIndianAthleticHallofFameislocatedonthecampusofHaskell.

http://americanindianathletichalloffame.com/history.phphttp://www.haskell.edu/about.html

OvErtimE AnsWEr:Texas--GuadalupePeak--8,749feetabovesealevelOklahoma--BlackMesa--4,973feetabovesealevelWestVirginia--SpruceKnob--4,861feetabovesealevelKansas--MountSunflower--4,038feetabovesealevelIowa--HawkeyePoint--1,670feetabovesealevel

http://www.peakbagger.com/list.aspx?lid=12004

triviA AnsWEr:TheSoonersquadhasplayersrepresenting19states.JosiahSt.JohnisfromToronto,Canada,andTonyFeoisfromPagoPago,AmericanSamoa.

https://oklahoma.rivals.com/croster.asphttp://www.soonersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=31000&ATCLID=208862884http://www.soonersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=31000&ATCLID=208865160


1.TheColoradoRiverisabout600mileslongfromitsheadwatersinDawtonCounty,Texas,toitsmouthonMatagordaBayintheGulfofMexico.LakeLyndonB.Johnsonwasnamedforthe36thU.S.president.

http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/publications/pwdpubs/pwd_rp_t3200_1047/15_c_tx_colorado.phtmlhttp://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/rnc10

2.TheKansasRiverisformedbytheconfluenceoftheRepublicanRiverandtheSmokyHillRiveratJunctionCity,Kansas.

http://www.kgs.ku.edu/Publications/KR/kr_geol.html

3.TexasTechandBaylorwillplayinArlington,Texas,attheformerDallasCowboysStadium.ThestatueontheTexasTechcampusisofWillRogersmountedonhishorseSoapsuds.

http://www.big12sports.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=106580&SPID=13139http://www.ticketnetwork.com/tix/texas-tech-red-raiders-vs-baylor-bears-football-11-29-2014-tickets-2240768.aspxhttp://www.ttu.edu/traditions/rogers.php

4.StudentsatWestVirginiaUniversityinMorgantownhaveeasyaccesstoMonRiver-Caperton-DeckersCreekRail-Trailssystem.Bicycling,walking,running,andskatingareallpermittedusesonthetrail.Fishingandboatingaccessarealsoprovidedalongthetrailcorridor.Winteractivitiesincludesnowshoeingandcross-countryskiing.Trailuserscanseeabandonedcoke-ovensoftheonce-thrivingcoalminingindustryinthearea.

http://www.montrails.org/http://www.americantrails.org/nationalrecreationtrails/trailNRT/MonRiver-WV.html

5.ThefirstreservoirontheArkansasRiverafteritentersOklahomaisKawLake.KeystoneLakeiscreatedbythedamdownstreamfromwheretheArkansasandCimarronRiversflowtogether.TheMcClellan-KerrArkansasRiverNavigationSystemconnectsOklahomawiththeMississippiRiverandultimatelywiththeGulfofMexicotoshipproductsaroundtheworld.

https://goo.gl/maps/zjw9ghttp://www.aopoa.net/history/factsheet.pdf

OvErtimE AnsWEr:KeystoneLakewasnamedforthetownofKeystonewhichwasabandonedandfloodedalongwiththetownofAppalachia.Beginninginthelate1950s,thetownsofMannford(pop.2000+)andPrue(pop.400+)startedtheprocessofrelocatingtoavoidrisingwatersofKeystoneLake,andremainthrivingcommunitiestoday.ThomasNuttall,WashingtonIrving,JohnJosephLatrobe,andNathanielBoone(sonofDaniel)allexploredandwroteinthe19thCenturyabouttheareaaroundwhatistodayKeystoneLake.http://www.keystoneok.com/lake_info.htm

triviA AnsWEr:TheNeosho(Grand),Verdigris,andArkansasRiversmakeuptheThreeForksArea.BeforeEuropeanAmericansettlement,thisregionwasimportanttoseveraltribalnations,includingtheCaddo,Osage,andWichita,forthemanyresourcesthisareaprovided:fur-bearinganimals,saltdeposits,fish,andnavigablewaterways.ArcheologicalevidencelinksNativeAmericanIndiansettlementintheregionto5,000B.C.E.Inthelate18thcentury,EuropeanAmericansbegansettlingtheregiontodevelopafur-tradeindustry,enteringintoaneraofencroachmentonandthetakingofnativelandsandresources.Today,theThreeForksAreacontributestoOklahoma’seconomybyprovidingaccesstotourismandrecreationactivitiesandtotheMcClellan-KerrArkansasRiverNavigationSystem.http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/T/TH019.html

WEEK 15: DECEmBEr 1-DECEmBEr 7 AnsWErs:

1.DrPepper,theoldestmajormanufacturerofsoftdrinksyrupsintheU.S.,wascreatedandsoldbeginningin1885inWaco,Texas,homeofBaylorUniversity.

http://www.baylor.edu/studentactivities/studentunion/index.php?id=75120http://blogs.baylor.edu/texascollection/2013/08/27/baylors-finest-hour-dr-pepper-hour/http://www.drpeppermuseum.com/News-Events/News/Baylor-University.aspx

2.ThefirstmascotforOklahomaA&MCollege,nowOklahomaStateUniversity,wasatiger.Foratleast35years,“PistolPete”hasbeenalivingsymbolofOSU;themascotwasmodeledafterFrankEaton,whoservedasadeputymarshalunderU.S.DistrictJudgeIsaacParker,the“hangingjudge”inFortSmith,whosejurisdictionincludedallofIndianTerritory.

http://www.okstate.com/trads/traditions.htmlhttp://www.eatonhome.org/legend.html

3.TheKonzaPrairie,nearManhattan,Kansas,preservesmorethan600speciesofnativeplants.Thesimilararea,theTallgrassPrairiePreserve,islocatednearPawhuska,thecountyseatofOsageCounty.

http://kpbs.konza.ksu.edu/location.htmlhttp://kpbs.konza.ksu.edu/http://www.travelok.com/listings/view.profile/id.7647http://www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/regions/northamerica/unitedstates/oklahoma/placesweprotect/tallgrass-prairie-preserve.xml

4.OUandOSUhavefacedoneanotheronthegridiron108times.Theteamsdidnotplayafootballgameagainsteachotherin1905and1909.Theyear1929sawthelowestscoringBedlamgame,a0-0tieintheerabeforetiesweresettledbyanovertimeperiod.Thehighestscoringgamewasthe61-41victoryoftheSoonersovertheCowboysin2008.

http://www.winsipedia.com/oklahoma/vs/oklahoma-statehttp://okc.about.com/od/spectatorteamsports/i/bedlamseries.htm

5.TheIowastatelegislatureofficiallyacceptedalltheMorrillActprovisionsonSeptember11,1862,therebymakingIowaStateAgriculturalCollege(nowIowaStateUniversity)thefirstlandgrantcollegefollowingtheadoptionoftheMorrillAct.OtherlandgrantuniversitiesintheBig12areKansasState,OklahomaState,andWestVirginiaUniversities.

http://www.public.iastate.edu/~isu150/history/history.htmlhttp://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/static-legacy/ngm/0206/feature6/http://espnational.org/about-us/land-grant-universities.htmlhttp://www.csrees.usda.gov/qlinks/partners/state_partners.html

OvErtimE AnsWErs:MikhailGorbachevwastheofficialleaderoftheformerUnionofSovietSocialistRepublics(nowknownastheRussianFederationorsimplyRussia)in1985-1991;RussiaspansbothEuropeandAsiaandisinboththenorthernandeasternhemispheres.VicenteFoxQuesadawaspresidentofMexico(2000-2006);MexicoisinNorthAmericaandinboththenorthernandwesternhemispheres.http://www.biography.com/people/mikhail-sergeyevich-gorbachev-9315721-general-secretaryhttp://www.biography.com/people/vicente-fox-40583-synopsishttp://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/eu.htmhttp://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/as.htmhttp://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/na.htm

triviA AnsWErs: TexasChristianUniversityislocatedinFortWorth,Texas.http://tcu.edu/93.asphttp://tcu.edu/116.asphttp://www.big12sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10410&ATCLID=205499646