Oklahoma Land Run Trivia

When did the first Oklahoma Land Run take place?

• April 22, 1888

• March 1, 1889

• April 22, 1889

• May 7, 1892

How many acres of unassigned land were opened for white settlement by the Indian Appropriations Bill?

• Approximately 160 acres

• Nearly 2 million acres

• Around 50,000 acres

• Exactly 1 million acres

What was one of the requirements for participants in the land run?

• Be under 21 years old

• Be a resident of Indian Territory

• Pay a $14 filing fee

• Own a covered wagon

What term was used for settlers who illegally entered the unassigned lands before the official start of the land run?

• 1889ers

• Boomers

• Sooners

• Homesteaders

What signaled the official start of the first Oklahoma Land Run?

• A train whistle

• A cavalry bugle and a cannon fire

• The ringing of church bells

• A gunshot from the President

How did Nanita Daisy claim her land during the Oklahoma Land Run?

• She rode a fast horse to her claim.

• She arrived by covered wagon with her family.

• She jumped from a moving train's cowcatcher.

• She ran six miles on foot to her claim.

What was the approximate population of Edmond by nightfall on the day of the land run?

• 10 people

• 50 people

• 150 people

• 500 people

After whom was the town of Edmond originally named?

• A prominent settler named Burge

• The first mayor of the town

• Edmond Schuler Burdick, a Santa Fe Railway official

• A famous explorer of the territory