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Quiz about Tourist Attractions in Kansas

Tourist Attractions in Kansas Trivia Quiz

This is a quiz about a really big well, and other tourist attractions in Kansas, USA. Good Luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by ElmoFringby30. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
ElmoFringby30

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
194,379

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

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1404

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Where is "The Big Well"? Hint

Greensburg, Kansas, USA

Topeka, Kansas, USA

Wichita, Kansas, USA

Dodge City, Kansas, USA

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Question 2 of 10

2. When did "The Big Well" open up as a tourist attraction? Hint

1940

1938

1941

1937

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Question 3 of 10

3. Where is the Kansas Barbed Wire Museum located? Hint

Hutchinson, Kansas, USA

Greensburg, Kansas, USA

LaCrosse, Kansas, USA

Topeka, Kansas, USA

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Question 4 of 10

4. In Piqua, Kansas there is a museum dedicated to a silent film comedian (and native son). Who is this comedian?
Hint

Charlie Chaplin

Oliver Hardy

Fatty Arbuckle

Buster Keaton

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Question 5 of 10

5. Where is the Coleman Lantern Museum? Hint

Dodge City, Kansas, USA

Abilene, Kansas, USA

Wichita, Kansas, USA

Topeka, Kansas, USA

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Question 6 of 10

6. Where is (was) the first Pizza Hut located?
Hint

Wichita, Kansas, USA

Topeka, Kansas, USA

Abilene, Kansas, USA

Dodge City, Kansas, USA

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Question 7 of 10

7. In Hutchinson, Kansas the museum called the Kansas Cosmosphere is dedicated to what? Hint

Space Exploration artifacts

The world's largest ball of twine

The world's largest hairball

The world's largest stapler

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Question 8 of 10

8. In the town museum of McPherson, Kansas, you could view the hide of MGM's Leo the Lion.

True

False

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Question 9 of 10

9. Where in Kansas could one see the first bulldozer? Hint

Steubenville, Kansas, USA

Dodge City, Kansas, USA

Morrowville, Kansas, USA

Wichita, Kansas, USA

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Question 10 of 10

10. In Shawnee, Kansas, a visitor can go on an Electric House Tour.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Where is "The Big Well"?

Answer: Greensburg, Kansas, USA

The well was dug to provide a needed water supply for the citizens of Greenburg, and to supply the new, incoming railroads.
The well is 32 feet in diameter and is 109 feet in depth.

2. When did "The Big Well" open up as a tourist attraction?

Answer: 1937

In 1937 the well was covered and opened as a tourist attraction.
At the well site they also have "The World's Largest Pallisite Meteorite" on display in the Gift Shop.

3. Where is the Kansas Barbed Wire Museum located?

Answer: LaCrosse, Kansas, USA

As the name implies - The Kansas Barbed Wire Museum is dedicated to teaching the world all about Barbed Wire.
At the same site is the Post Rock Museum which is dedicated to the Post Rocks, which were an alternative to fence posts.

4. In Piqua, Kansas there is a museum dedicated to a silent film comedian (and native son). Who is this comedian?

Answer: Buster Keaton

Buster Keaton was born in Piqua; his parents were in the town with a vaudeville act.
There is an annual Buster Keaton Celebration in nearby Iola, Kansas.

5. Where is the Coleman Lantern Museum?

Answer: Wichita, Kansas, USA

The Coleman Lantern Museum is in the company store of the Coleman Company.
The Coleman Company is based in Wichita, Kansas, USA.

6. Where is (was) the first Pizza Hut located?

Answer: Wichita, Kansas, USA

The first Pizza Hut was located in Wichita; however, highway expansion caused the building to be moved to the campus of Wichita State University, Pizza Hut's co-founder's alma mater.

7. In Hutchinson, Kansas the museum called the Kansas Cosmosphere is dedicated to what?

Answer: Space Exploration artifacts

The Cosmosphere has examples of Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo capsules, along with a Mercury/Redstone rocket, a Gemini/Titan II rocket, and an SR-71 Blackbird.

8. In the town museum of McPherson, Kansas, you could view the hide of MGM's Leo the Lion.

Answer: True

Leo, the lion featured in MGM movies' openings, and his hide was displayed upstairs in a renovated mansion in McPherson, until 2016.

9. Where in Kansas could one see the first bulldozer?

Answer: Morrowville, Kansas, USA

It is a Fordson tractor with an oak blade mounted on the front of it.

10. In Shawnee, Kansas, a visitor can go on an Electric House Tour.

Answer: True

"Whether you're a child of the '50s or just curious about lifestyles from this nostalgic era, The 1950s All-Electric House at the Johnson County Museum of History offers an eye-opening look at the technology of the times. Futuristic features include: hidden televisions, electric curtain openers, trendy appliances and 'moon glow' lighting. Step inside this 'house of the future' and it's suddenly 1954 all over again!" (from www.jocomuseum.org/electrichouse.htm)

I hope you enjoyed this quiz, and I hope you visit all of the "Tourist Attractions" in Kansas.

Source: Author ElmoFringby30

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