Beautiful Kansas Trivia Quiz

Answer: Sunflower

The sunflower is a tall flower with gold petals and a brown center. It became the state flower in 1903 and appears on the state's quarter and flag.

Answer: The warriors called Kansa

The Kansa (or Kaw) tribe gave their name to the Kansas River, which then lent its name to the state. The capitol building in Topeka has a Kansa warrior statue on it.

Answer: Western Meadowlark

The Western Meadowlark enjoys plains and fields. It became the official Kansas state bird in 1925.

Source: www.gpnc.org

Answer: Oklahoma

Oklahoma has a shape that some say looks like a pan. People who live in the "skinny" part of the state live in the panhandle of Oklahoma. Kansas is also bordered by Nebraska, Missouri and Colorado.

Answer: Northeast

Riley County is located in the Flint Hills area of Kansas. Its cities include Manhattan, Ogden, Riley, Leonardville, and Randolph. Also, Riley County is where I live.

Answer: Midwest

Kansas is pretty much the center of the US. The very center is somewhere close to Smith County. The state is mainly made up of plains, hills and forests.

Answer: Purple

Purple is also the color of the Kansas State University (K-State) teams. K-State was instituted in 1863, and retains royal purple as its official color.

Answer: False

You might think that Mt. Sunflower is a mountain, but it is actually a very big hill. Kansas has no mountains. Mt. Sunflower is found in Wallace County, Kansas.

Answer: Home on the Range

The start of Kansas' state song is: "Oh, give me a home, where the buffalo roam..." The words were first written by Dr. Brewster M. Higley.

Answer: Missouri River

Kansas would have been a perfect rectangle if the Missouri River did not become the border in the northeast. Many rivers flow through Kansas, including all of the incorrect choices in this question, along with Kansas River, Solomon River, Delaware River, and the Wakarusa River.