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STATE ROCK
ROSE ROCK
The giant 21-foot-tall oil worker statue located in Tulsa.
golden driller
While the Oklahoma state flower is the Oklahoma Rose, this festive green plant with white berries was chosen as the official state floral emblem
mistletoe
his classic 1967 coming-of-age novel by S.E. Hinton features rival Tulsa teenager gangs named the Greasers and the Socs, and was later turned into a movie by Francis Ford Coppola
the outsiders
This major 1803 land deal between America and France included the vast majority of the land that eventually became Oklahoma.
Louisiana Purchase
BLACK MESA
Oklahoma's official state nickname.
sooner state
Oklahoma is divided into exactly this many counties, ranging from Cimarron in the far west to McCurtain in the southeast.
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This is the official costumed mascot of the Oklahoma State University Cowboys, recognizable by his giant orange cowboy hat.
pistol pete
Reba McEntire
official date when Oklahoma became the 46th U.S. state
November 16, 1907
first capital of Oklahoma
guthrie
John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath dubbed this famous highway the "Mother Road," a legendary driving route stretching directly through Tulsa and OKC.
rt 66
This massive, prehistoric-looking mammal is the biggest animal Oklahoma is known for and serves as the official state mammal.
bison
Joining the Union in 1907, Oklahoma entered the United States as this number state.
46
scissor tail fly catcher
The Native American language family from which the name "Oklahoma" is derived
choctaw red people
This Oklahoma town shares its name with a character in the movie Ghost World and is home to Vance Air Force Base.
enid
This country music mega-star and Yukon native broke industry records in the 1990s with his album No Fences and his iconic anthem "Friends in Low Places."
garth brooks
Meaning "Early Bird," this nickname applies to the settlers who snuck into central Oklahoma before the official start of the 1889 Land Run.
sooner
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barking water
The river that forms part of Oklahoma's southern border with Texas.
red river
This iconic, switch-hitting New York Yankees center fielder was born in Spavinaw, Oklahoma, and nicknamed "The Commerce Comet."
mickey mantle
Born in Shawnee, this famous Hollywood actor is known for starring in Fight Club and Moneyball, and is an avid baseball fan
brad Pitt
sing the stae song
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