Oklahoma Museum of History Scavenger Hunt - Oklahoma Historical ...

Name_______________________Date____________________Oklahoma Museum of HistoryScavenger HuntRevised September 24, 2009In the Devon Great Hall1. What is the name of the airplane hanging from the ceiling?2. What records did Wiley Post set using this airplane? Look at theside of the airplane.3. The symbols in the floor relate to what famous Oklahoma object?4. What domed building do you see outside the window?In the ONEOK Gallery5. Did all Indians live in teepees? What do you see in the exhibitsthat supports your answer?6. Notice the star chart overhead and read the panel on the PawneeIndians who made the original. Why would these people havemade a star chart?7. What did Lewis and Clark give to the Otoe Indians?8. On the left side of the gallery, find the exhibit on language. Howhave the Indian peoples tried to preserve their languages andstories?9. Go to the back left side of the gallery in the shape of a loop. Findthe panel that answers this question: Both life and death are partof ______________.10. In the back right side of the gallery, find the necklace made ofteeth. What kind of teeth are they?1

In the INASMUCH GalleryWhen you enter the gallery, go the right.Questions 11 through 13 are on the Latino exhibit, Tierra di mi FamiliaOklahoma11. Look at the first big case you come to. What is the Jarabe Tapatiodance outfit used for?12. On the left, there is a case mounted on the wall. Why was RufinoRodrigues considered a hero?13. Look on the wall above the computer screen. What were theearliest piñatas made of?Now go around to the other side of the gallery and look to the left of therecord store. Read the panel.14. Leon Russell’s recording studio in Tulsa was in what building?Go into the radio exhibit to the right of the bedroom.15. Who was the first disc jockey to play rock and roll in Oklahoma?What station was it on? In what city?Come out of the radio exhibit and turn left into the Wild West exhibit.16. Read the panel Princess of the Plains. What were three specialskills these women had?Go all the way to the back of the gallery where the sports exhibits are.17. Find the panel that tells about Andy Payne. What amazingthing did he do?In the ground floor hallway18. What is the name of the spacecraft here?19. Who was the pilot of the spacecraft and what was hishometown?2

20. Look inside the space capsule. What do you notice in there?The Gaylord Special Exhibit GalleryLook at the panels just outside of the special exhibit gallery.21. Who are three Oklahoma artists whose work provided some ofthe roots of rock and roll?Inside the special exhibit gallery22. At the back of the gallery, look at the panel about Leon Russellwho helped with the Concert for Bangladesh. What was thepurpose of the concert?Look on the right side of the gallery.23. On the panel, read the quote that tells why Eric Clapton likedTulsa music. Why did he like Tulsa music?24. On the left side of the gallery, find Larry Collins’ guitar. How ishis guitar unusual?25. In the middle of the gallery find the panel about Red Dirtmusic. This music is influenced by _________________ and______________.3

Upstairs on the Third FloorIn the Noble Gallery26. Notice the wagon on the right. Read the panel in front of it. Inhow many land runs was this wagon used?27. As you go past the wagon, you come to the sod house. Readthe panel to the left of the door. List three problems with livingin a sod house.28. As you go past the farm and ranch area, you come to a whitehouse. Look on top of the stove in the kitchen. What are thethings sitting on top of the oven? What is the big graymachine?29. When you go past the windmill, you come to the tornado area.Read about tornadoes. How strong is a category five tornado?To the right is the rock and roll venue exhibit.30. On one of the panels is this statement where you need to fill inthe blank: “When the audience goes nuts,___________________________________.”Turn back toward the front of the gallery where you will come into the RockFashions exhibit.31. In the 1980s, how did MTV affect pop culture and teenfashions?4

Continue toward the front of the gallery into the rockabilly exhibit.32. What is rockabilly?33. When you come to the kitchen, notice what the main color is.What is the main color, and why do you think this color wasused so much in kitchens in the 1950s?34. In the schoolroom area, how are the desks different from theone that you use? What is an unusual thing that you findinside a desk? (Not all of the desks have something inside, soyou may need to look in more than one.)Now go to the other side of the gallery.35. Do you see the iron lung? What is an iron lung for?36. Keep going; you’ll come to the state government area.Find the Territorial seal. What does it look like?37. Keep going; you’ll come to the law and order area. Find CarrieNation’s pin. Describe it.5

In the Kerr-McGee Gallery38. As you enter the gallery, turn right into the African Americanexhibit. What Oklahoman was awarded the CongressionalMedal of Honor, the Silver Star, and the Purple Heart?39. Further along and to the right is a replica of a church. Findthe Breeze Booster flexible edge. Explain what it is and whyit would be needed in Church.40. Next to the barber shop notice the water fountains. Whyare there two water fountains? Explain the idea behind this.41. Go past the water fountains to the right and see the Funkand Soul exhibit. What do you think Funk and Soul Musicis?42. At the back of the gallery is the area that deals with wars inthe 20 th century including World War I. Find the M1917-A1helmet. What is painted on it?43. Also in this area is information on the POW camps inOklahoma. Explain how these prisoner of war camps weregood for Oklahoma.44. Continue on out of the war exhibit and turn right where thered car is. What was the price of a 1951 “Bullet Nose”Studebaker? Is that a high price?6

45. Continue past the Studebaker to the right. Find the rollerskates and tell why Sonic had them. Do you still see carhops using skates today? Why or why not?46. The transportation area is in the middle of the gallery. Findthe barrel. What had been inside the barrel? How long hadit been inside there?47. The natural resources area is on the right side of the gallerynear the front. In the oil and gas exhibit, find the Wild MarySudick. What is the Wild Mary Sudik? Why was it called“wild”?7

OKLAHOMA MUSEUM OF HISTORYSCAVENGER HUNT ANSWER KEYFOR THE INDOOR EXHIBITSREVISED September 24, 20091. The Winnie Mae2. From Los Angeles to Chicago and two records set for flying aroundthe world3. Oklahoma’s flag4. The state capitol5. No. There are cases that hold models of four Indian dwellings thatare different from teepees.6. For similar reasons that people have studied the stars throughouthistory all over the world, to know directions, the change of seasons,to tell stories, and to tell time.7. They were given documents from Thomas Jefferson that explainedthe peaceful relationship that the United States intended to have withthe Indians. Also there are peace medals that are tokens of respectand friendship given to the chiefs.8. The stories have been written down, published and included in socialevents that retell the stories. The languages are being taught toyoung people so that when the older people die, the languages willnot die.8

9. The circle of life10. Buffalo teeth11. It is used for the national dance of Mexico, Jarabe Tapatio, theMexican Hat Dance.12. He rescued 120 miners from the Lehigh coalmine fire.13. Clay14. An old church building on the corner of 3 rd and Trenton in Tulsa15. Don Wallace, KOME, Tulsa16. Riding, roping and shooting17. He won a footrace of over 4,000 miles from Los Angeles to New York.He won $25,000 and used it to pay off the mortgage on his parents’farm.18. Gemini VI19. Thomas Stafford, Weatherford Oklahoma20. Answers will vary, but most people notice that there are lots ofbuttons and switches and that it is small in there.21. Charlie Christian, Woody Guthrie, Bob Wills22. It was a benefit to make money to help the people in Bangaldeshwho were suffering from famine, floods and war.23. They were making it for themselves, and they didn’t worry whatother people thought of it.24. It has two necks25. Bob Wills and Woody Guthrie or country & western and rock & roll26. Two27. Wind, loose dirt falling from the ceiling, fleas, snakes, mice, andscorpions28. A toaster and a blender or mixer. A clothes washer.29. 261 mph to 318 mph30. the band goes nuts.9

31. MTV broadcast into their homes the fashions of rock and roll.32. Rockabilly is a blend of rhythm & blues, country, and western swing.33. In those days, society had a strong association between women andthe color pink34. Each desk seats two students. Possible answers include: a cigar box,a lunch box, a dip pen.35. The iron lung enabled the person inside it to breathe even thoughpolio had paralyzed his or her diaphragm.36. It looks kind of like a goat’s head.37. A gold colored hatchet with a diamond in it.38. Sergeant Ruben Rivers39. A fan that was particularly good at creating a breeze. The churchwas not air-conditioned.40. One for colored people, one for whites. It was the custom and thelaw for blacks and whites to be separate. The facilities weresupposedly separate and equal but the facilities for blacks wereusually inferior to those for whites.41. Answers will vary, but it is music that appeals to what a person feelsemotionally or what they cannot express in other ways.42. A map of Europe43. Construction of the camps provided employment for the local peoplebetween planting time and harvesting. German POW’s wereavailable as day laborers.44. $1,618; answers will vary, but the student should try to take intoaccount the fact that prices have changed a lot since the fifties.45. The carhops used the skates to move quickly as they delivered foodorders. They are rarely used today. They’re probably too hazardous.46. Hog meat that had been at the bottom of the Red River for over ahundred years.10

47. The Wild Mary Sudik was an oil well that was a gusher. It was called“wild” because it could not be controlled with early efforts.11