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Kansas--The Sunflower State Trivia Quiz

Welcome to Kansas--The Sunflower State!

A multiple-choice quiz by Morrigan716. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
Morrigan716

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
108,725

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
10 / 15

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Question 1 of 15

1. Which of these is NOT another nickname for Kansas? Hint

Midway USA

Wheat State

Jawbreaker State

Breadbasket of America

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Question 2 of 15

2. What is the Kansas state bird? Hint

Prairie Chicken

Western Meadowlark

Cardinal

Ring-Necked Pheasant

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Question 3 of 15

3. What is the state tree? Hint

Cottonwood

Hornbeam

Mesquite

Willow

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Question 4 of 15

4. What is the state animal? Hint

Buffalo

Prairie Dog

Pronghorn

Coyote

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Question 5 of 15

5. What is the state reptile? Hint

Ornate Box Turtle

Western Whiptail Lizard

Corn Snake

Western Pond Turtle

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Question 6 of 15

6. What is the state insect? Hint

Dragonfly

Ladybug

Honeybee

Monarch Butterfly

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Question 7 of 15

7. The Kansas state motto is "Reach For the Stars"?

True

False

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Question 8 of 15

8. The state song is "Home on the Range"?

True

False

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Question 9 of 15

9. Carry Nation was born in Kansas.

True

False

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Question 10 of 15

10. The name Topeka means "a good place to dig potatoes"?

True

False

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Question 11 of 15

11. Where in Kansas can you find one of the world's largest balls of twine? Hint

Coffeyville

Sedan

Cawker City

Winfield

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Question 12 of 15

12. What is a person from Kansas called? Hint

Kansasite

Kansan

Kansinian

Kansagander

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Question 13 of 15

13. What town in Kansas can you find Dorothy's House? Hint

Greensburg

Liberal

Wichita

Dodge City

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Question 14 of 15

14. Buster Keaton, Amelia Earhart, and Robert Dole were all born in Kansas?

True

False

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Question 15 of 15

15. On what day is Kansas Day celebrated? Hint

March 2

January 29

July 4

September 13

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of these is NOT another nickname for Kansas?

Answer: Jawbreaker State

It is known as the "Jayhawker State", not the "Jawbreaker State".

2. What is the Kansas state bird?

Answer: Western Meadowlark

Lewis and Clark first noticed the differences between the Eastern and Western Meadowlark, which look very similar but sing much different songs.

3. What is the state tree?

Answer: Cottonwood

The cottonwood tree is a member of the poplar family of trees.

4. What is the state animal?

Answer: Buffalo

Kansas is also the home of many deer, badgers, foxes, rabbits, racoons, and many types of fish and birds.

5. What is the state reptile?

Answer: Ornate Box Turtle

Most kinds of turtles can withdraw into their shells, but a box turtle can close up more completely than other species because their lower shell is hinged.

6. What is the state insect?

Answer: Honeybee

The honeybee is the state insect for many states, in addition to Kansas.

7. The Kansas state motto is "Reach For the Stars"?

Answer: False

The state motto is "Ad Astra per Aspera", which is Latin for "To the Stars Through Difficulties".

8. The state song is "Home on the Range"?

Answer: True

The state song was written by Dr. Brewster Higley and Daniel Kelly.

9. Carry Nation was born in Kansas.

Answer: False

She was actually born in Kentucky in 1846 and moved to Medicine Lodge, Kansas in 1889. She was strongly opposed to liquor because her first husband drank himself to death. She was known to attack saloons and break bottles with her hatchet.

10. The name Topeka means "a good place to dig potatoes"?

Answer: True

Topeka is the capital of Kansas.

11. Where in Kansas can you find one of the world's largest balls of twine?

Answer: Cawker City

Each year, the people of Cawker City hold a twine-a-thon and add to the giant ball of string. In 1995, it weighed about 17,000 pounds.

12. What is a person from Kansas called?

Answer: Kansan

Kansans love their state and their home towns. As Dorothy Gale said when she returned from Oz, "There's no place like home!"

13. What town in Kansas can you find Dorothy's House?

Answer: Liberal

Dorothy's House looks just like the house in the movie "The Wizard of Oz". The Land of Oz is behind the house, and there visitors can meet the Cowardly Lion and the Wizard.

14. Buster Keaton, Amelia Earhart, and Robert Dole were all born in Kansas?

Answer: True

Robert Dole was born in Russell, Amelia Earhart in Atchison, and Buster Keaton in Piqua.

15. On what day is Kansas Day celebrated?

Answer: January 29

The state's birthday is honored by schoolchildren singing Kansas songs. They also do projects on Kansas history.

Source: Author Morrigan716

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