Fast Facts
Kansas is known by this nickname
What is the Sunflower State
In this case in the year 1954, it was decided in the Supreme Court, ending the doctrine of “separate but equal” in public schools.
What is Brown VS. Board of Education
Kansas is bordered by four states
What is Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to the west.
an American aviation pioneer and writer.
Who was Amelia Earhart
The State Song of Kansas
What is Home on the Range
Kansas State Capital
What is Topeka
What is the Civil War
The geographic center of the 48 contiguous states
What is Smith County near Lebanon.
nicknamed "Bird" or "Yardbird", was an American jazz saxophonist, band leader and composer.
Who was Charlie Parker
Kansas has so many tornadoes, it has this nickname
What is Tornado Alley
Kansas State Bird
What is Western Meadowlark
this term was originally used to describe raiders and looters during the period of unrest following the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 when settlers of the Kansas Territory were left to decide the issue of slavery
What is Jayhawk/Jayhawkers
Nearly 75 mi (121 km) of the state's northeastern boundary is defined by this river
What is the Missouri River
was an American actor, comedian and director. He is best known for his silent film work, in which his trademark was physical comedy accompanied by a stoic, deadpan expression that earned him the nickname "The Great Stone Face".
Who is Buster Keaton
Barton county, KS is named after this famous Civil War nurse.
Who is Clara Barton
What is Topeka
Establishment near the Kansas River in 1853 to protect settlers and trade along the Oregon and Santa Fe Trail
What is Fort Riley
This is Kansas' Geographical Highest Point
What is Mt. Sunflower at 4,039 feet
Born in Texas in 1890, brought up in Abilene, Kansas, was the third of seven sons. He excelled in sports in high school, and received an appointment to West Point. Stationed in Texas as a second lieutenant, he met Mamie Geneva Doud, whom he married in 1916 before becoming the 34th president of the United States.
Who is Dwight D. Eisenhower
The Graham cracker was named after this Kansas preacher
Sylvester Graham.
Kansas entry number into statehood
What is the 34th state 1861
The first European to discover Kansas
What is Spanish explorer Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
Kansas is this size in sq. miles
81,815 sq. miles
Abolitionist who advocated and practiced armed insurrection to end all slavery. He led the Pottawatomie Massacre in 1856 in Bleeding Kansas and made his name in the unsuccessful raid at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, in 1859.
Who was John Brown
The Kansas State slogan
What is Kansas, as big as you think, (formerly) Simply Wonderful