| Hint | # | Answer | % Correct |
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| Briefly governor for 9 days | 17 | George Nigh | 100%
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| Longest-serving governor, remembered for his charm and pro-business policies | 22 | George Nigh | 100%
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| First state governor, moved the capital to Oklahoma City | 1 (Statehood) | Charles N. Haskell | 50%
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| Convicted after leaving office on bribery and extortion charges | 20 | David Hall | 50%
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| Young reformer, later U.S. senator and long-time University of Oklahoma president | 21 | David L. Boren | 50%
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| Led the state through the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995 | 25 | Frank Keating | 50%
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| Was the first governor of Oklahoma Territory, served under President Benjamin Harrison | 1 (Territorial) | George Washington Steele | 50%
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| First Republican governor, emphasized fiscal conservatism and education reform | 18 | Henry Bellmon | 50%
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| Returned to office, enacted education reform and tax increases | 23 | Henry Bellmon | 50%
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| Impeached for conflicts with the legislature and accusations of misconduct | 7 | Henry S. Johnston | 50%
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| Declared martial law against the KKK but was impeached and removed after 10 months | 5 | John C. "Jack" Walton | 50%
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| First Native American (Chickasaw) governor; dealt with education funding battles | 14 | Johnston Murray | 50%
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| First governor of Native descent (Cherokee Nation citizen), emphasizes business-minded reforms and tribal sovereignty disputes | 28 | Kevin Stitt | 50%
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| First female governor, faced major budget crises and teacher walkouts | 27 | Mary Fallin | 50%
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| Boosted wartime industry and agriculture; later became a powerful U.S. senator | 12 | Robert S. Kerr | 50%
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| Promoted education and infrastructure during a stable administration | 6 | Thompson Benton Ferguson | 50%
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| Populist, used the National Guard liberally during the Depression | 9 | William H. "Alfalfa Bill" Murray | 50%
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| Focused on law and order during rapid population growth | 2 | Abraham Jefferson Seay | 0%
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| Centrist Democrat, promoted education lottery and economic development | 26 | Brad Henry | 0%
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| Conservative on spending, vetoed large institutional expansions | 4 | Cassius McDonald Barnes | 0%
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| Focused on economic growth; marred by fundraising scandal | 24 | David Walters | 0%
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| Expanded higher education but often clashed with the legislature | 19 | Dewey F. Bartlett | 0%
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| Oilman governor, expanded public works and relief during the Dust Bowl | 10 | Ernest W. Marland | 0%
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| Last territorial governor, unsuccessfully opposed statehood | 7 | Frank Frantz | 0%
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| Expanded infrastructure but struggled with racial and labor unrest | 4 | James B. A. Robertson | 0%
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| Young reformer who cracked down on bootlegging and pushed modernization | 16 | J. Howard Edmondson | 0%
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| Established the State Highway Department and cracked down on gambling and alcohol | 2 | Lee Cruce | 0%
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| Conservative, opposed New Deal programs, cut state spending | 11 | Leon C. Phillips | 0%
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| Took over after Walton’s removal, emphasized fiscal responsibility | 6 | Martin E. Trapp | 0%
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| Enforced school desegregation smoothly after Brown v. Board | 15 | Raymond D. Gary | 0%
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| Known as a strict reformer and oversaw construction of the State Capitol | 3 | Robert L. Williams | 0%
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| Pushed highway expansion and created the Turnpike Authority | 13 | Roy J. Turner | 0%
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| Oversaw the Cherokee Outlet Land Run of 1893 | 3 | William Cary Renfrow | 0%
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| Completed Johnston’s term, stressed education and highways | 8 | William J. Holloway | 0%
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| Removed from office by President Roosevelt after only six months after being accused of corruption and favoritism in land distribution | 5 | William Miller Jenkins | 0%
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