Tuesday Trivia: December 21, 2021

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Answer this Oklahoma trivia question to receive awesome prizes!

Test your Oklahoma knowledge and win prizes by answering our weekly Tuesday Trivia question. Every week, we’ll choose a winner from the correct respondents to receive a prize—from an Okie sticker to a subscription to Oklahoma Today and more.

Happy birthday to basketball, which had its first game played in 1891 in Springfield, Massachusetts. While the game's origins are not Oklahoman, its popularity spread it far and wide, including to the Sooner State. Obviously we know and love the Oklahoma City Thunder, but for years the only big games in the state were from college teams.

In what year did the first Oklahoma college teams play basketball?

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Greg Elwell

Greg Elwell served as research editor and web editor of Oklahoma Today from 2018-2023. He also has worked for newspapers, medical research organizations, and government institutions.

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