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Kansas Trivia Quiz

Quiz about Kansas

A multiple-choice quiz by ACreepyGuy. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
ACreepyGuy

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
346,816

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
341

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What is the largest city in the state of Kansas? Hint

Shawnee

Wichita

Topeka

Manhattan

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Question 2 of 10

2. What river makes up the north-east border of Kansas? Hint

Kansas River

Marais Des Cygnes River

Ohio River

Missouri River

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of these people was not born in Kansas? Hint

John Brown

Barry Sanders

Gale Sayers

Joe Eagle

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Question 4 of 10

4. What document gave Kansas its statehood? Hint

Leavenworth constitution

Topeka constitution

Wyandotte constitution

Lecompton constitution

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Question 5 of 10

5. What confederate guerrilla attacked Lawerence, Kansas, in August 1863? Hint

Robert E. Lee

William Quantrill

Pierre G.T. Beauregard

Braxton Bragg

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Question 6 of 10

6. What was the name of the major civil war battle that took place near Mound City, Kansas on October 25, 1864 Hint

Morristown

Battle of Mine Creek

Battle of Lone Jack

Battle of Lead Hill

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which is not a county in Kansas? Hint

Greenwood County

Cass County

Coffey County

Chautauqua County

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Question 8 of 10

8. How many National Park sites are in Kansas? Hint

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of these is not a real Kansas fort? Hint

Fort Bend

Fort Larned

Fort Scott

Fort Hays

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which Indian tribe is NOT native to Kansas? Hint

Arapaho

Nootka

Haskell

Osage

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the largest city in the state of Kansas?

Answer: Wichita

Wichita is the largest, followed by Overland Park and Kansas City.

2. What river makes up the north-east border of Kansas?

Answer: Missouri River

The Missouri River also makes up some of the border between Nebraska and Iowa.

The Kansas River flows through the north-eastern part of Kansas and meets the Missouri River north of downtown Kansas City.

The Marais Des Cygnes River runs through east central Kansas.

Lastly, the Ohio River does not even run through Kansas.

3. Which of these people was not born in Kansas?

Answer: John Brown

John Brown was born in Torrington, Connecticut on May 9th 1800. John Brown was a famous abolitionist who is known for his unsucessful raid at Harper Ferry, West Virginia on July 3, 1859.

Gale Sayers and Barry Sanders were both famous NFL running backs from Wichita, Kansas.

Joe Eagle is an astronaut from Chapman, Kansas.

4. What document gave Kansas its statehood?

Answer: Wyandotte constitution

The Topeka, Lecompton, and Levenworth constitutions were not passed by Congress.

5. What confederate guerrilla attacked Lawerence, Kansas, in August 1863?

Answer: William Quantrill

Quantrill was a captin in the Confederate army from 1861 till 1865. Besides raiding Lawerence he also comanded guerrilla forces at the Battle of Wilson's Creek and Battle of Lexington in 1861.

6. What was the name of the major civil war battle that took place near Mound City, Kansas on October 25, 1864

Answer: Battle of Mine Creek

Mine Creek was the only major Civil War battle in Kansas. It was fought near Mound City, Kansas in Linn County on October 25, 1864.

7. Which is not a county in Kansas?

Answer: Cass County

Greenwood, Coffey, and Chautauqua County are located in south-eastern Kansas. Cass County is located in Missouri.

8. How many National Park sites are in Kansas?

Answer: 10

The ten national parks sites listed are Brown vs Board Of Education National Historic Site, California National Historic Trail, Fort Larned National Historic Site, Fort Scott National Historic Site, Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail, Nicodemus National Historic Site, Oregon National Historic Trail, Pony Express National Historic Trail, Santa Fe National Historic Trail, and Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve.

9. Which of these is not a real Kansas fort?

Answer: Fort Bend

Fort Scott and Larned are now national historic sites and Fort Hays became a large town in western Kansas. Fort Bend is a fort near Richmond, Texas.

10. Which Indian tribe is NOT native to Kansas?

Answer: Nootka

The Nootka are located in the Pacific Northwest.

Source: Author ACreepyGuy

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