Happy Kansas Day! Our state is 160 years old today.
Here's some Kansas trivia for you, courtesy the Kansas Historical Society. So we don't spoil the fun, we'll post the answers this evening.
What is the state tree of Kansas?
a. cottonwood
b. oak
c. ash
d. evergreen
What is the state animal of Kansas?
a. horse
b. bison
c. coyote
d. white tail deer
What is the state reptile of Kansas?
a. snapping turtle
b. ornate box turtle
c. painted turtle
d. spotted turtle
What animal did the Spanish introduce that forever changed the way of life for Plains Indians?
a. the horse
b. the buffalo
c. the deer
d. the cow
What was Kansas called during the territorial period?
a. Battlefield Kansas
b. Bleeding Kansas
c. Fighting Kansas
d. Jayhawk Kansas
What town was the territorial capitol of Kansas in 1856?
a. Wyandotte
b. Lecompton
c. Topeka
d. Lawrence
What is the state amphibian of Kansas?
a. barred tiger salamander
b. bullfrog
c. tree frog
d. mudpuppy
After Kansas was admitted into the Union, how many stars were on the United States flag?
a. 32
b. 33
c. 34
d. 35
Which city was struck by tornadoes consecutively in 1916, 1917, and 1918 on May 20?
a. Hesston
b. Garden City
c. Codell
d. Liberal
What is the name of the sinkhole located near Ashland, Kansas, that has never been known to be dry?
a. Buffalo Bill’s Well
b. Elm Springs
c. Big Well
d. St. Jacob’s Well
Which “giant” Kansan became a world champion boxer when he defeated the defending world heavyweight boxer Jack Johnson in 26 rounds?
a. Jess Willard
b. Joe Lewis
c. Max Schmeling
d. Tommy Burns
A frontier explorer said of the West, “these vast plains of the western hemisphere may become in time equally celebrated as the sandy deserts of Africa.” Who was he?
a. Zebulon Pike
b. William Clark
c. Meriwether Lewis
d. Kit Carson
Kansas was the first state to raise what kind of military unit?
a. National Guard
b. African American infantry regiment
c. Plains calvary unit
d. Special forces unit
During the years of the Santa Fe Trail, which Kansas river served as the border between the United States and Mexico?
a. Kansas River
b. Neosho River
c. Arkansas River
d. Smoky Hill River