With another year down, we look back at the year that was 2009 in our great state, via this 50-question, multiple-choice quiz. Use your noodle to see how much you recall, for a chance to win a $100 gift card to any eatery in the Hal Smith Restaurant Group, which includes Boomerang Grille, Charleston’s, Lakeside Fish Grill, Louie’s Grill & Bar, Mahogany Prime Steakhouse, Mama Roja Mexican Kitchen, Redrock Canyon Grill, Ted’s Café Escondido and Toby Keith’s I Love This Bar & Grill.

 

One lucky person won’t have to cook dinner for a few nights. All others will accept educating yourself as a consolation prize. Answers will appear here on Jan. 20.

—Rod Lott

 

The quiz has been completed, the corrected answers are bolded.

1. Oklahoma ranked in the top 10 states nationwide for which ailments?

A. heart disease, HIV/AIDS, scabies and meningitis

B. depression, obesity, hypertension and diabetes

C. hepatitis, lung cancer, stroke and salmonella

D. HPV, asthma, chronic fatigue syndrome and tuberculosis

 

2. A master bedroom ceiling in Edmond plays home to a sculpture of what?

A. the Pops soda bottle

B. Kim Henry

C. The Skirvin

D. a nude Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie

 

3. The University of Oklahoma kicked off a yearlong celebration of which famous scientist?

A. Galileo Galilei

B. Albert Einstein

C. Charles Darwin

D. Thomas Edison    

 

4. What extra ingredient did Flaming Lips front man Wayne Coyne tell Spin magazine he occasionally emptied into the coleslaw during his tenure at Long John Silver’s?

A. ashtray contents

B. phlegm

C. toilet paper

D. spit

 

5. For what offense was former University of Oklahoma basketball coach Kelvin Sampson disciplined by the NCAA?

A. low academic standings

B. DUI

C. impermissible phone calls

D. receipt of cash and gifts

 

6. A singer from which 1970s pop music act visited the state Capitol to promote the Truth in Music Advertising Act?

A. Sha Na Na

B. Village People

C. KC and the Sunshine Band

D. Bay City Rollers

 

7. According to a national planning consultant, which city street should be narrowed to improve walkability?

A. Northwest Expressway

B. Broadway Avenue

C. N.W. 63rd Street

D. Martin Luther King Boulevard

 

8. What is the name of the annual art event showcasing state artists under 30?

A. “Emergent”

B. “Momentum”

C. “Negative 30”

D. “12 x 12”

 

9. A survey commissioned by Mars Snackfood U.S. found Oklahoma City to be the country’s third leading city for what?

A. flatulence

B. obesity

C. manliness

D. chocolate bar consumption

 

10. Which Oklahoma musician was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?

A. Leon Russell

B. Wanda Jackson

C. Hoyt Axton

D. Garth Brooks

 

11. What kind of spider was spotted in the bananas at Tulsa’s Whole Foods Market?

A. bird-eating spider

B. brown recluse spider

C. black widow spider

D. Brazilian wandering spider

 

12. On April Fools’ Day, what appeared on the cover of Oklahoma Gazette for the first time ever?

A. the classifieds

B. table of contents

C. sponsorship ads

D. full-frontal nudity

 

13. Which hipster writer visited Norman to discuss the media?

A. David Sedaris

B. Sarah Vowell

C. Dave Eggers

D. Chuck Klosterman

 

14. How much did Melissa Garcia, aka Edmond’s “The Consumer Queen,” claim to save a year in shopping with coupons?

A. $25,000

B. $12,000

C. $9,000

D. $800

 

15. Which green initiative did the annual Festival of the Arts not introduce?

A. solar-powered stage amps

B. green fashion show

C. adding bicycle racks

D. adding 20 recycling bins

 

16. Two musicals based on Disney animated films were staged locally the same week. One was “The Lion King,” but what was the other?

A. “Mulan”

B. “The Little Mermaid”

C. “Beauty and the Beast”

D. “Aladdin”

 

17. Which dog emerged as grand champion of Oklahoma Gazette’s fifth annual Dachshund Dash?

A. Rufus Sternlof

B. Manford Strecker

C. Ping Pong Bowers

D. Gracie Day Seitz

 

18. Which Oklahoma City CEO shared his name with the title of an otherwise unrelated, straight-to-DVD movie?

A. Larry Nichols

B. Bob Funk

C. Cliff Hudson

D. Aubrey McClendon

 

19. Which downtown hotel was converted into upscale housing?

A. Colcord Hotel

B. The Skirvin

C. The Sieber

D. Sheraton

 

20. “The Killer Inside Me,” which filmed in Guthrie, is based on a novel by which Oklahoma author?

A. Jim Thompson

B. S.E. Hinton

C. William Bernhardt

D. Carolyn Hart

 

21. Organizers for which annual event said, “Over the past, the art wasn’t as good as it should’ve been”?

A. “Prix de West”

B. Paseo Arts Festival

C. “Biting the Apple”

D. Downtown Edmond Arts Festival

 

22. What’s the name of the pharmacist charged with first-degree murder for allegedly shooting an unconscious teen for attempted robbery?

A. Jerome Ersland

B. David Prater

C. Irven Box

D. Doug Friesen

 

23. What is not one of the nicknames by which Kristin Chenoweth refers to her vagina in her autobiography, “A Little Bit Wicked”?

A. Hoo Hoo

B. Georgia O’Keefe

C. Cooter

D. Lil’ Thang

 

24. Where did exposure to water contaminated with human or animal waste literally sicken four dozen swimmers?

A. Lake Thunderbird

B. Lake Hefner

C. White Water Bay

D. Oklahoma River

 

25. Which theater company kicked off its 25th season?

A. Lyric Theatre

B. Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park

C. Oklahoma City Theatre Company

D. Ghostlight Theatre Club

 

26. Which chef became the third American to win the Medaille de Merite culinary honor, after Paul Prudhomme and Julia Child?

A. John Bennett

B. Robert Black

C. Kurt Fleischfresser

D. Bruce Rinehart

 

27. To which 1980s film did The Philadelphia Inquirer compare Rumble, the Oklahoma City Thunder mascot?

A. “The Goonies”

B. “Teen Wolf”

C. “Troll”

D. “Harry and the Hendersons”

 

28. Who wasn’t quoted in Rep. Sally Kern’s Oklahoma Citizens’ Proclamation for Morality?

A. Noah Webster

B. Patrick Henry

C. Benjamin Franklin

D. Jesus Christ

 

29. The Edmond Historical Society & Museum played host to a traveling exhibit dedicated to what long-running comic strip?

A. “Garfield”

B. “Peanuts”

C. “Alley Oop”

D. “Dick Tracy”

 

30. Which 1950s TV star did Sen. Tom Coburn impersonate while questioning Judge Sonia Sotomayor during her Supreme Court confirmation hearings?

A. Desi Arnaz

B. Ed Sullivan

C. Jack Webb

D. Jackie Gleason

 

31. The image above is a close-up of a rendering of which proposed MAPS 3 project?

A. convention center

B. aquatic center

C. downtown central park

D. fairgrounds arena

 

32. Who said, “It’s not a very good time to have a lot of money.”

A. Aubrey McClendon

B. Garth Brooks

C. Clay Bennett

D. Tom Ward

 

33. Which former U.S. president visited Norman to speak to the New Baptist Covenant?

A. George W. Bush

B. Jimmy Carter

C. George H.W. Bush

D. Bill Clinton

 

34. Which music act has yet to be inducted into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame?

A. Vince Gill

B. Gene Autry

C. Garth Brooks

D. Color Me Badd

 

35. Which art gallery made a move to downtown’s Film Row?

A. Artspace at [Untitled]

B. JRB Art at The Elms

C. Istvan Gallery

D. Individual Artists of Oklahoma

 

36. There’s another Stoops on the University of Oklahoma payroll who doesn’t coach football. What does he do?

A. works in the physical plant

B. assistant to David Boren

C. teaches bass

D. football recruiter

 

37. Since 2007, how much have violators been fined in total by the Oklahoma Ethics Commission?

A. $0

B. $10,000

C. $100,000

D. $1,000,000

                            

38. According to an Oklahoma Gazette/News9 poll, Oklahoma City voters said the most strongly supported which MAPS 3 proposal?

A. streetcar

B. downtown central park

C. city beautification

D. new convention center

 

39. As fans waited in line at Sarah Palin’s book singing in Norman, which song was not played by a DJ entertaining the crowd?

A. “Da Ya Think I’m Sexy” by Rod Stewart

B. “Billie Jean” by Michael Jackson

C. “Sara” by Starship

D. “Wild Thing” by Tone-Lōc

 

40. Which best-selling author spoke at Oklahoma City University?

A. Dan Brown

B. John Grisham

C. Glenn Beck

D. Mitch Albom

 

41. Fill in the blank of this quote from Oklahoma County Sherriff John Whetsel: “We do have ____________ in the jail.”

A. severe cracks

B. innocent men

C. plumbing issues

D. disco girls

 

42. Who served as grand marshal of the Ghouls Gone Wild Halloween Parade?

A. The Flaming Lips

B. Stardeath and White Dwarfs

C. The Collins Kids

D. Andrew Speno

 

43. Which Paseo Arts District hot spot called it quits?

A. Paseo Grill

B. JRB Art at The Elms

C. Sauced

D. Galileo Bar & Grill

 

44. Why is the video for The Flaming Lips’ “Watching the Planets” notable?

A. Wayne Coyne shows his penis.

B. Legos stand in for the band members.

C. It was shot in black and white.

D. Its director was selected via an online contest.

 

45. What aspect of the MAPS 3 proposal did Mayor Mick Cornett call “mind-boggling”?

A. its $777 million price tag

B. the number of paddle sports and boating events it would attract

C. poll numbers showing opposition

D. the number of streets in need of repair

 

46. Which television advertising icon made a return to the tube?

A. Butch and Ben McCain

B. Linda Soundtrak

C. Tall Paul

D. Norman Nobody

 

47. What was a University of Oklahoma sophomore referring to when she said, “It’s one of those events that is so groundbreaking and revolutionary that no one can really describe it”?

A. the inauguration of President Barack Obama

B. the passage of MAPS 3

C. the premiere of “The Twilight Saga: New Moon”

D. the signing of Rep. Sally Kern’s Oklahoma Citizens’ Proclamation for Morality

 

48. At $280 million, which MAPS 3 project carries the largest price tag?

A. new convention center

B. downtown central park

C. mass transit development

D. Oklahoma River improvements

 

49. Which Oklahoma City Thunder player’s brother called Oklahoma City “boring” on Twitter?

A. Ryan Bowen

B. Byron Mullens

C. Jeff Green

D. Kevin Durant

 

50. Which of the following did Sen. Jim Inhofe not say?

A. “He kind of looked like a clown when I was talking to him.”

B. “He’s a socialist, and I just plain don’t like him.”

C. “I don’t have to read it, or know what’s in it. I’m going to oppose it anyways.”

D. “No level of eloquence can make his health care scheme look good.”