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1. Which Spanish explorer first set foot in the area which is now Kansas?
2. What was Kansas' nickname in the years leading up to the Civil War?
3. Who sacked and burned the town of Lawrence in 1863?
4. Which group settled in Kansas during the 1870's to escape religious persecution in Russia?
5. Which Kansan served as Vice-President of the United States?
6. Who was the only Republican governor in the country to be re-elected in 1934?
7. Which famous Kansas newspaperman edited the Emporia Gazette from 1895 until his death in 1944?
8. Which famous medical facility, noted for its psychiatric research, was founded in Topeka in the 1920s?
9. Jim Ryun became famous for his accomplishments in which field?
10. What is Wichita's nickname?
11. The Eisenhower Museum is located in which Kansas town?
12. Which Kansas town was the location for the TV series 'Gunsmoke'?
13. Which event is held annually in Wichita during the first two weeks of August?
14. Kansas leads the nation in the production of which product?
15. How many stars are in the Kansas state seal?
16. What is the state motto of Kansas?
17. Which is the state's largest newspaper?
18. What river flows through Wichita on its way south through Tulsa and on to the Gulf of Mexico?
19. Which river forms part of the border of Kansas?
20. The state's name comes from a Kansas Indian word 'kanza', meaning what?
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