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O'odham Culture Trivia Quiz

The Tohono O'odham people of Southern Arizona claim to have lived in the desert for at least 500 years and plan to live there at least 500 more.

A multiple-choice quiz by drbabe. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
drbabe

Time
4 mins

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Multiple Choice

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328,354

Updated
Jul 23 22

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Question 1 of 10

1. What were the Tohono O'odham called until the 1980s? Hint

Navajo

Papago

Hopi

Apache

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Question 2 of 10

2. The traditional enemy of the O'odham peoples had a reputation as ruthless raiders. What is the name of this tribe, whose most famous individuals were Cochise and Geronimo? Hint

Navajo

Apache

Hopi

Havasupai

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Question 3 of 10

3. What does the name Tohono O'odham mean? Hint

River people

Plains people

Basket makers

Desert people

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Question 4 of 10

4. What Jesuit priest introduced Christianity to the O'odham? Hint

Father Junipero Serra

Francisco Villa

Father Eusebio Kino

Father Marcos de Niza

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Question 5 of 10

5. The "White Dove of the Desert" is a mission just south of Tucson. What is the name of this mission? Hint

San Xavier

Santa Magdelena

San Ignacio

Santa Catalina

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Question 6 of 10

6. What foods were included in the O'odham's traditional diet? Hint

Beans, cholla buds, saguaro fruit

Rice

Potatoes

Beef and wheat

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Question 7 of 10

7. What items were not known to the O'odham before contact with Europeans? Hint

Saguaro ribs and ocotillos

Squash and corn

Horses, cattle, wheat, iron tools

Prickly pear cactus and saguaro cactus

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Question 8 of 10

8. When were the O'odham first allowed to vote in federal elections? Hint

1920

They are not allowed to vote if they live on the reservation

1865

1948

9. The people who the O'odham believe are their ancestors created a vast network of canals. A new city was built on the ruins of these canals. What was the name of this city that arose from the ashes? Hint

Casa Grande

Phoenix

Tucson

Yuma

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Question 10 of 10

10. What crop grown by the Akimel O'odham is widely prized for the fine cloth that can be woven from it? Hint

Flax

Pima cotton

Bamboo

Jute

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What were the Tohono O'odham called until the 1980s?

Answer: Papago

The group were formerly called by the derisive term Papago (bean eaters), but officially changed their name to the Tohono O'odham.

2. The traditional enemy of the O'odham peoples had a reputation as ruthless raiders. What is the name of this tribe, whose most famous individuals were Cochise and Geronimo?

Answer: Apache

The Apaches frequently raided the settlements of other Native American tribes for centuries before the white settlers arrived. The O'odham name for the Apache was ob, which means enemy.

3. What does the name Tohono O'odham mean?

Answer: Desert people

The people formerly called the Papago officially changed their name to Tohono O'odham in the 1980s.

4. What Jesuit priest introduced Christianity to the O'odham?

Answer: Father Eusebio Kino

Father Kino established a string of missions in Northern Mexico and Southern Arizona. One of these missions is San Xavier del Bac just south of Tucson. Padre Kino was actually a German whose last name was Kuehne.

5. The "White Dove of the Desert" is a mission just south of Tucson. What is the name of this mission?

Answer: San Xavier

This extraordinary church was renovated in the late 20th century by a group of artisans from all over the world. The Tohono O'odham still worship here. Once in a lifetime the devout walk from San Xavier to Magdelena in Sonora, Mexico, another mission established by Kino.

6. What foods were included in the O'odham's traditional diet?

Answer: Beans, cholla buds, saguaro fruit

Potatoes, rice, beef and wheat were unknown to the Tohono O'odham before European contact. The Tohono O'odham lived off the fruits of the desert and the crops they grew during the summer. They had second homes in the mountains in the winter, where their diet consisted mostly of what they could hunt or gather.

7. What items were not known to the O'odham before contact with Europeans?

Answer: Horses, cattle, wheat, iron tools

The Spanish introduced horses, cattle, and iron tools to the Tohono O'odham. Today one of the favorite events on the reservation is the yearly rodeo.

8. When were the O'odham first allowed to vote in federal elections?

Answer: 1948

Yes, it is hard to believe that any Native American group would not be allowed the privilege to participate in selecting elected officials of the United States.

Answer: Phoenix

Remains of these canals are still visible today. The Pueblo Grande museum in downtown Phoenix is on the site of a former Huhugam "big house."

10. What crop grown by the Akimel O'odham is widely prized for the fine cloth that can be woven from it?

Answer: Pima cotton

The Huhugam who lived around the Casa Grande area wove and traded cotton cloth. During WWII Pima cotton was in demand and many workers came from the Tohono O'odham Reservation to find jobs in the fields.

Source: Author drbabe

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