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Oklahoma has the longest drivable stretch of what famous highway?
Route 66
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What is the busiest highway in Oklahoma?
Interstate 44
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How many bridges in Oklahoma were found to be deficient in 2010?
5,212
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How many national highway bridges in Oklahoma were found to be deficient in 2010?
235
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What is the largest commercial airport in Oklahoma?
Will Rogers World Airport
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Where is Oklahoma's largest airport?
Oklahoma City
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How many people boarded in Will Rogers World Airport in 2010?
1.7 million
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How many different airlines operate in Oklahoma?
six
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How many public airports does Oklahoma have?
over 150
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How many ports does Oklahoma have?
Two
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Which port in Oklahoma handles international cargo?
Tulsa Port of Catoosa
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Where is the furthest-inland oceangoing port in the US?
Tulsa
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How many tons of cargo does the Tulsa Port of Catoosa ship annually?
over two million
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What connects the two Oklahoma ports?
the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System
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How many district courts does Oklahoma have?
77
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How many counties does Oklahoma have?
77
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What is the civil court of last resort in Oklahoma?
the state Supreme Court
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What is the criminal court of last resort in Oklahoma?
the state Court of Criminal Appeals
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What is the only other state with two courts of last resort?
Texas
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Who is in the executive branch?
the Governor, their staff, and other elected officials
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Who commands the Oklahoma National Guard?
the Governor
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Who is responsible for submitting a state budget in Oklahoma?
the Executive branch
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Who is responsible for enforcing Oklahoma's laws?
the Executive branch
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How many county commissioners does each Oklahoma county have?
three
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What are the major county offices in Oklahoma?
commissioners, a tax assessor, clerk, court clerk, treasurer, and sheriff
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How many counties are in Oklahoma?
77
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Who can collect taxes in Oklahoma?
Both county and municipal governments
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Who can hold elections in Oklahoma?
Both county and municipal governments
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How many tribal governments are in Oklahoma?
Thirty-nine
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Tribes hold land in Oklahoma, but what isn't it called?
reservations
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What powers do tribal governments have?
executive, judicial, and legislative powers over tribal members and functions
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Who can overrule the tribal governments?
the United States Congress
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Who must approve tribal constitutions?
the United States Congress
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What political party rose to power in Oklahoma in 1948?
Republican
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When did registered Republicans become a majority in Oklahoma?
2015
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What is the one election since 1952 where a Republican presidential candidate didn't win in Oklahoma?
1964
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Oklahoma was the only state where which presidential candidate won no counties twice?
Barack Obama
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Who was the last Democratic presidential candidate to win any counties in Oklahoma?
Al Gore
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How many US House reps did Oklahoma have before the 2000 census?
six
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How many US House reps did Oklahoma have after the 2000 census?
five
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How many of Oklahoma's House reps were Republican in 2012?
four
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Who are Oklahoma's US Senators?
Jim Inhofe and Tom Coburn
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What political party are Oklahoma's US Senators?
Republicans
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How many incorporated cities are in Oklahoma?
598
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How many Oklahoma cities have over 100,000 people?
four
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How many of the 50 largest US cities are in Oklahoma?
Oklahoma
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What is the largest metro area in Oklahoma as of 2010?
Oklahoma City
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How many people live in the Tulsa metro area?
937,478
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What is Oklahoma's largest city?
Oklahoma City
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How much did Oklahoma City's population grow from 2000 to 2010?
14.6%
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How many people lived in Lawton in 2010?
96,867
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How many people lived in Stillwater in 2010?
45,688
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What Arkansas city's metro area extends into Oklahoma?
Fort Smith
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What state House bill would change Oklahoma's motto to 'Oklahoma - In God We Trust'?
HCR 1024
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What was Oklahoma's state motto, before the state House bill might change it?
Labor Omnia Vincit
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Why did the state House think they could change Oklahoma's motto?
no "official" vote regarding "Labor Omnia Vincit"
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In what geographic area was the country of India established?
Indian subcontinent
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What did the joining of the Indus Valley and Indo-Aryan cultures produce?
Vedic Civilization
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Of what is Hinduism a combination?
Indian cultures and traditions
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How long was the succession of powerful dynasties in the Indian subcontinent?
two millennia
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What movement lead to the founding of the Republic of India?
independence movement
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For how long have modern humans lived on the Indian subcontinent?
75,000 years
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How long ago did earlier hominids live on the Indian subcontinent?
500,000 years ago
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When did the Indus Valley Civilization thrive on the Indian subcontinent?
c. 3200 to 1300 BCE
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What was the first major civilization in South Asia?
Indus Valley Civilization
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What was the span of the Mature Harappan period?
2600 to 1900 BCE
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What empire conquered most of the subcontinent in the 3rd and 4th centuries BC?
Maurya Empire
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After the 3rd century BC, what style of literature grew in northern area of the subcontinent?
Prakrit and Pali
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What form of metal was developed and exported from southern India?
Wootz steel
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What was the period following 3rd century BC and extending 1500 years called?
Golden Age of India
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What was the foremost dynasty of the the Golden Age period?
Gupta
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Between what centuries was the Tripartite struggle focused on Kannauj?
7th and 11th
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How long did the Tripartite struggle last?
two centuries
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When did Islam begin to become a political power in India?
seventh century
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What dynasty conquered southern India and parts of southeast Asia?
Chola dynasty
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What facet of Indian mathematics was introduced into the Arab areas in the early Medieval period?
Hindu numerals
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What group founded the Delhi Sultanate in the 13th century?
Central Asian Turks
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When did the Delhi Sultanate decline in its rule of northern India?
late 14th century
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What belief system began in the 15th century?
Sikhism
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What empire covered most of India in the 16th century?
Mughal Empire
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During what century did the Mughal empire decline?
early 18th century
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What company annexed large areas of India in the 18th and 19th centuries?
British East India Company
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What effect did Company rule in India produce in 1857?
Indian Rebellion
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After the Rebellion who administered the British provinces of India?
British Crown
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The rapid development of what did British rule cause in India?
infrastructure
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What party was the leader in the Indian independence movement of the 20th century?
Indian National Congress
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Who remarked Indian history is too devoted to the ranking of dynasties and invasions?
Romila Thapar
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What type of history period is often neglected in Indian histories?
social-economic
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What facet of social and economic conditions are displayed by Indian history?
strong continuity
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What type of conquests were gradual in nature?
Muslim conquests
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What part of India was never completely conquered?
south
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By what era was India inhabited by humans of some form?
Middle Pleistocene
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What type of remains were found in the Narmada Valley?
Homo erectus
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From how long ago do tools date in India?
two million years
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Where in the subcontinent is the oldest archaeological site?
Soan River valley
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What type of resident lived at the site in Soan River Valley?
palaeolithic hominid
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What geologic period came after the Mesolithic period in India?
Neolithic
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What happened in India during the Neolithic period?
extensive settlement
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How long ago did the last ice age happen in India?
12,000 years
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When did settlements appear in Madhya Pradesh?
9,000 years ago
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