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Quiz about KansasThe Sunflower State
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Kansas--The Sunflower State Trivia Quiz

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A multiple-choice quiz by Morrigan716. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
Morrigan716
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
108,725
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
10 / 15
Plays
3057
Last 3 plays: Guest 172 (11/15), Guest 172 (11/15), Guest 184 (9/15).
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Question 1 of 15
1. Which of these is NOT another nickname for Kansas? Hint


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Question 2 of 15
2. What is the Kansas state bird? Hint


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Question 3 of 15
3. What is the state tree? Hint


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Question 4 of 15
4. What is the state animal? Hint


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Question 5 of 15
5. What is the state reptile? Hint


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6. What is the state insect? Hint


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Question 7 of 15
7. The Kansas state motto is "Reach For the Stars"?


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Question 8 of 15
8. The state song is "Home on the Range"?


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Question 9 of 15
9. Carry Nation was born in Kansas.


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Question 10 of 15
10. The name Topeka means "a good place to dig potatoes"?


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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


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Question 12 of 15
12. What is a person from Kansas called? Hint


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Question 13 of 15
13. What town in Kansas can you find Dorothy's House? Hint


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Question 14 of 15
14. Buster Keaton, Amelia Earhart, and Robert Dole were all born in Kansas?


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Question 15 of 15
15. On what day is Kansas Day celebrated? Hint



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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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