Kansas is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka and its largest city is Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state lined by Nebraska toward the north; Missouri toward the east; Oklahoma toward the south; and Colorado toward the west. Kansas is named after the Kansas River, which thus was named after the Kansa Native Americans who lived along its banks. The clan’s name is frequently said to mean “individuals of the (south) wind” although this was probably not the term’s original meaning. For thousands of years, what is currently Kansas was home to various different Native American clans. Clans in the eastern part of the state generally lived in villages along the stream valleys. Clans in the western part of the state were semi-nomadic and pursued large crowds of bison.
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Kansas Trivia Questions
1 Amelia Earhart was born in a Kansas town whose name is also part of the name of a railroad. Johnny Mercer wrote the lyrics to a hit song with this town’s name. What town is it?
Show AnswerAtchison2 This large river meets up with the Missouri River in Kansas City and flows through the northeastern part of the state. Name this river.
Show AnswerKansas River3 What is the Kansas state flower?
Show AnswerSunflower4 Which interstate highway DOESN’T run through Kansas?
Show AnswerI-805 Where is “The Big Well”?
Show AnswerGreensburg, Kansas, USA6 Which is NOT another nickname for Kansas?
Show AnswerJawbreaker State7 Which Spanish explorer first set foot in the area which is now Kansas?
Show AnswerCoronado8 Kansas was the ______ state the enter the Union.
Show Answer349 In addition to the Sunflower State, what is another of the various nicknames of Kansas?
Show AnswerJayhawker State10 Where in Kansas can you find one of the world’s largest balls of twine?
Show AnswerCawker City11 Who or what was Kansas named for?
Show AnswerThe warriors called Kansa12 What is the region in the extreme southeast corner of Kansas that was once the center of zinc mining in the U.S.?
Show AnswerOzark Plateau13 When did “The Big Well” open up as a tourist attraction?
Show Answer193714 What is the Kansas state bird?
Show AnswerWestern Meadowlark15 What was Kansas’ nickname in the years leading up to the Civil War?
Show Answerbleeding Kansas16 At one time it was against the law to serve ice cream on _________ in Kansas.
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17 What is the official state animal of Kansas?
Show AnswerAmerican bison18 The center of the 48 contiguous states is located near Lebanon, Kansas. What county is Lebanon, Kansas in?
Show AnswerSmith County19 What is the Kansas state bird?
Show AnswerWestern Meadowlark20 What rich grassland region in Kansas fattened cattle at the end of the “long drive” on the Chisholm Trail?
Show AnswerFlint Hills21 Where is the Kansas Barbed Wire Museum located?
Show AnswerLaCrosse, Kansas, USA22 What is the state tree?
Show AnswerCottonwood23 Who sacked and burned the town of Lawrence in 1863?
Show AnswerQuantrill’s Raiders24 _______County is the geographical center of the 48 contiguous states.
Show AnswerSmith25 At one time it was said that it was illegal to serve a popular dessert in Kansas on Sundays. Can you tell me which one?
Show AnswerCherry pie with ice cream26 The Tallgrass National Prairie is one of ten Nationally Preserved sites in Kansas. In what region of Kansas is it located?
Show AnswerFlint Hills27 Which state forms Kansas’ southern border?
Show AnswerOklahoma28 Which is not an area code of Kansas?
Show Answer30829 In Piqua, Kansas there is a museum dedicated to a silent film comedian (and native son). Who is this comedian?
Show AnswerBuster Keaton30 What is the state animal?
Show AnswerBuffalo31 Which group settled in Kansas during the 1870’s to escape religious persecution in Russia?
Show Answerthe Mennonites32 Barton County is the only Kansas County that is named for a ________.
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Kansas trivia quiz
33 Under the terms of the original Homestead Act of 1862, how many years were Kansans given to improve their land?
Show Answer5 years34 The world’s largest hand dug well is located in Greensburg, Kansas. What else is the town of Greensburg known for?
Show Answergetting destroyed by an E-F5 tornado35 Where in Kansas is Riley County?
Show AnswerNortheast36 What region, located in the northeast corner of Kansas, is noted for lush hills and valleys as a result of the last Ice Age from which it gets its name?
Show AnswerGlaciated Region37 Where is the Coleman Lantern Museum?
Show AnswerWichita, Kansas, USA38 What is the state reptile?
Show AnswerOrnate Box Turtle39 Which Kansan served as Vice-President of the United States?
Show AnswerCharles Curtis40 Kansas has the largest population of wild ________ in North America.
Show Answergrouse41 What is Wichita’s nickname?
Show AnswerThe Air Capital of the World42 Famous politician Bob Dole is from which Kansas town?
Show AnswerRussell43 In what geographic region of the US is Kansas located?
Show AnswerMidwest44 Only ten miles wide, this region runs from the southern border of Kansas as far north as Leavenworth County. Which one is it?
Show AnswerChautauqua Hills45 Where is (was) the first Pizza Hut located?
Show AnswerWichita, Kansas, USA46 What is the state insect?
Show AnswerHoneybee47 Who was the only Republican governor in the country to be re-elected in 1934?
Show AnswerAlf Landon48 A 30 foot tall statue of ___________ stands in Manhattan.
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Kansas facts trivia
49 In La Crosse, Kansas, there is a museum devoted strictly to a sticky material. What is it?
Show Answerbarbed wire50 Monument Rocks National Natural Landmark is a nationally protected landmark in Kansas. In what county is it located?
Show AnswerGove County51 What is Kansas’ regal state color?
Show AnswerPurple52 Which river stretches for 75 miles in the northeast of Kansas, creating a boundary?
Show AnswerMissouri River53 In Hutchinson, Kansas the museum called the Kansas Cosmosphere is dedicated to what?
Show AnswerSpace Exploration artifacts54 Which famous Kansas newspaperman edited the Emporia Gazette from 1895 until his death in 1944?
Show AnswerWilliam Allen White55 This element was discovered in 1905 at the University of Kansas.
Show AnswerHelium56 Kansas has many unusual rock formations. Cobra Rock was the centerpiece until it toppled in an area of rocks made of what type of natural material?
Show Answerchalk57 Which Kansas counties houses the state capitol building?
Show AnswerShawnee County58 Jim Ryun became famous for his accomplishments in which field?
Show Answertrack and field59 Which famous medical facility, noted for its psychiatric research, was founded in Topeka in the 1920s?
Show Answerthe Menninger Clinic60 The ___________ passed through six states, including Kansas.
Show AnswerOregon Trail61 ____________ is known as The Wheat Capital of the World.
Show AnswerSumner County62 Highway 50 in Kansas runs through the southern part of the state, mainly along what river?
Show AnswerArkansas River63 What is the Kansas state song?
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