Kansas
  • 1. What is the capital city of Kansas?
A) Topeka
B) Wichita
C) Overland Park
D) Kansas City
  • 2. Which river forms part of the eastern boundary of Kansas?
A) Missouri River
B) Ohio River
C) Columbia River
D) Colorado River
  • 3. What is the nickname of Kansas?
A) Sunflower State
B) Wheat State
C) Buffalo State
D) Jayhawk State
  • 4. Which famous aviator was born in Atchison, Kansas?
A) Amelia Earhart
B) Orville Wright
C) Charles Lindbergh
D) Howard Hughes
  • 5. What is the highest point in Kansas?
A) Mount Elbert
B) Mount Sunflower
C) Mount Mitchell
D) Pikes Peak
  • 6. In which year did Kansas become the 34th state to join the Union?
A) 1876
B) 1861
C) 1890
D) 1854
  • 7. What is the official state bird of Kansas?
A) Western Meadowlark
B) Bald Eagle
C) Northern Cardinal
D) American Robin
  • 8. Which university's sports team is known as the Jayhawks?
A) Wichita State University
B) University of Kansas
C) Kansas State University
D) Emporia State University
  • 9. Which U.S. President lived in Kansas for a few years during his childhood?
A) Dwight D. Eisenhower
B) Harry S. Truman
C) Lyndon B. Johnson
D) Herbert Hoover
  • 10. Which famous author was born in Kansas and wrote 'In Cold Blood'?
A) F. Scott Fitzgerald
B) Truman Capote
C) John Steinbeck
D) Harper Lee
  • 11. What is the state flower of Kansas?
A) Tulip
B) Lily
C) Rose
D) Sunflower
  • 12. Which famous baseball player, known as 'The Sultan of Swat', was born in Kansas?
A) Babe Ruth
B) Lou Gehrig
C) Jackie Robinson
D) Hank Aaron
  • 13. What is the highest recorded temperature in Kansas history?
A) 135°F
B) 121°F
C) 99°F
D) 110°F
  • 14. What is the state insect of Kansas?
A) Ladybug
B) Lightning Bug
C) Honeybee
D) Monarch Butterfly
  • 15. Which singer-songwriter from Kansas wrote the hit song 'Dust in the Wind'?
A) Bruce Springsteen
B) Elton John
C) Bob Dylan
D) Kerry Livgren
  • 16. What is the largest city in Kansas by population?
A) Topeka
B) Kansas City
C) Wichita
D) Overland Park
  • 17. Which Kansas native won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1993?
A) Ernest Hemingway
B) Toni Morrison
C) Alice Munro
D) Gabriel Garcia Marquez
  • 18. Which actor from Kansas starred in iconic movies like 'Die Hard' and 'The Sixth Sense'?
A) Bruce Willis
B) Robert De Niro
C) Tom Hanks
D) Meryl Streep
  • 19. What river makes up a portion of the southern boundary of Kansas?
A) Arkansas River
B) Mississippi River
C) Yellowstone River
D) Rio Grande
  • 20. What is the state tree of Kansas?
A) Oak
B) Cottonwood
C) Maple
D) Pine
  • 21. What is the official state soil of Kansas?
A) Butler Silt Loam
B) Miami Silt Loam
C) Cherokee Loam
D) Harney Silt Loam
  • 22. Which famous football coach was born in Salina, Kansas?
A) Nick Saban
B) Urban Meyer
C) Pete Carroll
D) Bill Snyder
  • 23. Which former U.S. Senator and 1996 Republican presidential candidate is from Kansas?
A) Bob Dole
B) Al Gore
C) John McCain
D) Mitt Romney
  • 24. What is the official state mammal of Kansas?
A) Mountain Lion
B) American Bison
C) White-tailed Deer
D) Eastern Gray Squirrel
  • 25. Which famous jazz musician and bandleader was born in Parsons, Kansas?
A) Count Basie
B) Louis Armstrong
C) Duke Ellington
D) Ella Fitzgerald
  • 26. Which agricultural crop is Kansas primarily known for?
A) Cotton
B) Soybeans
C) Wheat
D) Corn
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