Oklahoma Regions
Which region includes the Panhandle?
High Plains
What is the name of the scale that measures the destructive power of tornadoes?
The Fujita Scale
What resource discovery led to the creation of Tulsa?
Petroleum or Oil
Who is the Governor of Oklahoma?
Kevin Stitt
What is the state animal?
American Bison
Which Region is home to the "Glass Mountains" and Red Rock Canyon State Park?
Gypsum Hills
What is the wind power of an EF-5 Tornado?
200 mph or more
Where does nearly half of Oklahoma's fresh water come from?
Aquifers
Name 4 states that border Oklahoma:
Texas, Arkansas, Missouri, Colorado, New Mexico, Kansas
What is the state game animal?
White tailed Deer
Which Region is in NE Oklahoma and is part of a mountain chain that is also in Missouri and Arkansas?
The Ozark Plateau
What is the area we live in known as?
Tornado Alley
What is true about most of the lakes in Oklahoma that makes them unique?
They are man made
Where does my third son go to College?
Oklahoma State University
What is the state bird?
scissor-tailed flycatcher
Name two Regions named for their mountains:
Wichita Mountains, Ouachita Mountains, Arbuckle Mountains
What do the Kiowa women believe about tornadoes?
That they can speak to them and ask for mercy.
What did Washington Irving refer to as "forests of cast iron"
the Cross Timbers
What city near Norman was devastated by two Tornadoes in the recent past?
Moore, Oklahoma
What is the state game bird?
Wild Turkey
Which Region is home to the Great Salt Plains?
Red Bed Plains
What ritual do the Wichitas do in regards to tornadoes?
They throw an axe into the ground, splitting the storm so it goes around the tribe.
What are Oklahoma's two largest lakes?
Eufaula and Texoma
What school that I used to teach at was heavily damaged by a tornado?
Oologah
What is the state vegetable?
WATERMELON