Fictional Characters from Oklahoma Quiz

Answer: Twister

"Twister" centers on the lives of Jo Thornton (Helen Hunt) and her estranged husband Bill Harding (Bill Paxton). Jo and Bill live in Tornado Alley, a part of the Midwest known for frequent tornadoes and twisters. As a child, Jo witness her father die in a tornado and the memory has lasted with her ever since. Jo and Bill must navigate the difficulties of their relationship as they work to track twisters and save lives during a particularly volatile tornado season.

Answer: Mike Doonesbury

Mike Doonesbury was introduced to the public as a college student from Tulsa. Over the next few decades, readers followed his life from his young college years to him taking a job in New York City to a software executive in Seattle. Doonesbury often faces moral dilemmas, especially when he worked in advertising.

He is often very political, although his political tastes have varied from time to time.

Answer: The Outsiders

S.E. Hinton's "The Outsiders" is a classic coming-of-age novel about the story of several teenagers who belong to two gangs: Greasers and Socs. The main character is Ponyboy Curtis, a greaser. The Greasers are primarily lower class boys many of whom are orphaned or belong to otherwise unsuitable families.

The Socs are mainly upper class from the good side of town. The two groups often clash as the Greasers fear any sort of authority could break up their lifestyle while the Socs are selfish and snobbish. Ponyboy falls for Cherry, a girlfriend of a Soc.

This, among many other things, leads to violence that threatens both sides.

Answer: Hair

"Hair" is a 1979 protest film based on the musical of the same name. John Savage plays Bukowski, a young man from Oklahoma who receives a draft notice. While he is in New York, Claude hangs out with hippies and begins to embrace the hippie and rebel lifestyle.

Answer: Curly McLain

"Oklahoma!" first debuted on Broadway in 1943 and is considered one of the first popular stage musicals in modern times. The main story line involves Laurey Williams who is caught in a love triangle with Curly and Jud Fry. The play is set in Oklahoma Territory and is comedic at times and dramatic in others. Laurey was originally played by Joan Roberts.

The role of Curly was originated by Alfred Drake and Jud by Howard Da Silva.

Answer: Detective

Grace Hanadarko (Holly Hunter) is an irresponsible homicide detective in Oklahoma City. One night after a drunken binge, Grace accidentally kills someone with her car. An angel named Earl (Leon Rippy) appears and makes the incident vanish. Grace later learns the man she hit is actually a prisoner on death row who has also seen the angel. Grace decides to focus more on her job although she continues to engage in her vices, much to Earl's chagrin.

Answer: He has no superpowers.

Wyatt Wingfoot is a Keewazi Native American from Oklahoma. Although he has no superpowers, he is skilled in combat, shooting and is good with animals. He often aids the Fantastic Four and his friend Johnny Storm. Wyatt is occasionally said to be in a romantic relationship with She-Hulk. Eventually, Wyatt returns home to Oklahoma where he is named Chief of the Keewazi.

Answer: Owlwoman

Wenonah Littlebird is a Native American superhero in the DC Universe. Her heroic name is Owlwoman and she has many abilities that owls also have. She has night vision, claws and can fly. She is often seen aiding Native Americans communities but also sometimes fights alongside Justice League. She belongs to Oklahoma's Kiowa Tribe and once dated Jack O'Lantern.

Answer: Cimarron

"Cimarron" is a 1931 film starring Richard Dix as Yancey. Yancey moved his family from Kansas to settle in Oklahoma Territory. However, the property he intended to purchase is swindled from him so he moves to Osage. In Osage, Yancey kills an outlaw and takes over the local newspaper.

The film depicts life in the Oklahoma Territory during the decades when it was settled and began to boom, primarily due to the discovery of oil. The film is based on the Edna Ferber novel of the same name.

Answer: California

"The Grapes of Wrath" is set during the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl that saw many family farms go under due to poor conditions. The Joads are a family of farmers from Oklahoma who must relocate to the fertile valleys of California. The journey to California is slow and perilous and not every Joad survives the trip. Once in California, the Joads struggle with their work of picking grapes.

They were once in charge of their farm but now find themselves among the rank and file of hundreds and thousands of menial farm laborers.

The novel is a story of struggle for dignity and success.