Kansas History Trivia Quiz

Answer: Bay State

Acknowledged nicknames include: The Sunflower State, The Battle of Freedom, The Central State, The Grasshopper State, Bleeding Kansas, The Squatter State, Garden of the West, Wheat State, Cyclone State, Jay Hawk State, and the Breadbasket of America. The Bay State, however, is the state nickname of Massachusetts.

Answer: Cottonwood

The cottonwood became the official state tree in 1937. Cottonwoods are deciduous trees.

Answer: Buffalo

The American Buffalo became the official state animal of Kansas in 1955. Another name for the buffalo is bison.

Answer: Home on the Range

"Home on the Range" became the official state song of Kansas in 1947.
Dr. Brewster M. Higley wrote it as a poem called "My Western Home".

Answer: Northeast corner

The northeastern part of Kansas is in the glaciated region. The glaciated region was once covered in a thick sheet of ice.

Answer: Kansa

The Kansa Indians lived in the northeastern corner of Kansas, near the Kansas River.

Answer: Francisco de Coronado

Francisco Vasquez de Cornado was born in Salamanca, Spain. In 1541, he came to America and produced the first written record of Kansas. He was then later accused of harming the Indians. He soon became an official in the government of Mexico City, but died in 1552.

Answer: Missouri River

The Missouri River runs along the northeastern part of Kansas. It makes it look as if a chunk or bite is taken out.

Answer: 1861

Kansas became the 34th state on January 29, 1861. The population in Kansas was rapidly rising, so it soon became the 34th state of the United States of America.

Answer: Mount Sunflower

Although Mount Sunflower isn't really a mountain it is the highest point in Kansas. It is 4,039 feet. Granite Peak is in Montana, Panorama Point is in Nebraska, and Mount Washington is in New Hampshire.