Random History by State

Can you answer five history questions concerning the history of six randomly-changing
U.S. states?
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Oklahoma
What Native American tribe was expelled from eastern Tennessee and forced to walk to Oklahoma?
Cherokee
What type of "rush" did Oklahoma have 1889?
Land Rush
What "trail" brought Native Americans to Oklahoma?
Trail of Tears
What Yankees from Oklahoma slugger dueled Maris in 1961?
Mickey Mantle
What drought hit western Oklahoma in the 1930s?
Dust Bowl
 
 
Montana
In what 1876 battle did Custer meet his end?
Battle of the Little Big Horn
Of what creatures were there 13 millions in 1870 in Montana but, by 1884, there were almost none?
Bison
What huge copper-mining company, with a snake's name, went defunct in 1983?
Anaconda
What Nez Perce leader, captured in 1877, said "I will fight no more forever"?
Chief Joseph
What national park was established on the Canadian border in 1910?
Glacier
 
 
Nevada
What Nevadan boxer fought Pacquiao in 2015?
Floyd Mayweather
What "area", famous for UFO's, did USAF acquire in 1955, primarily for flight testing the Lockheed U-2 aircraft?
Area 51
What type of weapons were mainly being tested at the Nevada Test Site?
Nuclear Weapons
What former Senator Majority Leader who represented Nevada from 1987-2017?
Harry Reid
What sport did Andre Agassi play professionally between 1986-2006?
Tennis
 
 
Alaska
What country controlled Alaska between 1733–1867, until it sold Alaska to the U.S.?
Russia
What ship spilled oil in 1989 in the Prince William Sound?
Exxon Valdez
Which Governor of Alaska ran for VP in the 2008 election with John McCain?
Sarah Palin
On what Christian holiday was southern Alaska struck by a strong earthquake in 1964?
Good Friday
In what year did Alaska gain statehood?
1959
 
 
Arkansas
What corporation, founded by Sam Walton, became world's largest corporation in 2002?
Walmart
What former Governor of Arkansas became the President?
Bill Clinton
What ex-governor ran for President in 2008 and 2016?
Mike Huckabee
What city was the birthplace of both of those governors?
Hope
What practice were the federal troops call in to end in schools in the 1950s?
Segregation
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