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1. Tulsa has an ordinance designating that 1 percent of public construction dollars be set aside for artwork. This ordinance was passed in 1969 and is responsible for which of the following treasures:
Jay O'Meilia's "Oklahoma Indian Ballerina"
Peng Xiajia's "The Land Run Centennial Sculpture"
Bob Haozous' "Artificial Cloud"
All of the above

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2. The Tulsa home known for receiving the most national and international recognition is the city's first Miesian influenced International Style residence at 1916 East 47th Street. The architect of this residence was also manager designer of the Civic Center Master Plan for the City of Tulsa and Tulsa International Airport.
The architect was:
Helmut Jahn
Robert Lawton Jones
Philip Johnson
Frank Lloyd Wright

3. Dr Harry Sophian and his brother built the Sophian Plaza at 15th Street & Frisco for the:
Proximity to Utica Square
Prevailing breezes from the southwest
Convenience to downtown Tulsa and streetcar routes
Arkansas River views

4. The Black Wall Street Memorial in Pioneer Garden was dedicated in 1996. It tells the history of the nightmare and heartbreak of the 1921 Tulsa Race Riot. The black granite piece was designed by:
Thomas Boxley II
Ed Dwight how Tulsa are you?

5. "Negative Tree" by artist Menashe Kadishman is a sculpture donated by Tulsans Dr. and Mrs. Simon Levit. It is located at:
Gilcrease Museum
River Parks
Tulsa Town Square
Philbrook Museum of Art

6. Tulsa's "Newspaper Reader" was placed in 1983. It honors a Chicago-born Army Signal Corps pilot who fell in love with Cadijah Concord while performing in Oklahoma City with an aerial acrobatic team. The figurative piece by J. Seward Johnson, Jr honors:
R. L. Lunsford
Walter Helmerich II
Richard Lloyd Jones
Robert Lorton

7. The 13-foot by 56-foot mural "Panorama of Petroleum," also known as "Hall of Petroleum," incorporates every phase of the oil industry and many recognizable Tulsa oilmen. It was painted by Delbert L Jackson and commissioned by:
Tulsa International Airport
Thomas Gilcrease Museum of Art
Houston Museum of Art
The Smithsonian Institute

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8. Before Tulsa's local basketball team affiliated with the Oklahoma City Thunder became the Tulsa 66ers, what team where they:
Iowa Energy
Maine Red Claws
Asheville Altitude
Bakersfield Jam

9. The name of the local arena football team, The Oklahoma Defenders head coach is:
Derek Rasmussen
Gary Joice
Lamar Baker
Jason White

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10. The University of Tulsa Men's Tennis team is ranked what number in the nation:
No. 30
No. 29
No. 28
No. 270

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