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This Kiowa Indian chief is known as "Orator of the Plains".  He also has a town named after him.  

Chief Satanta

100

What town is Kansas State University in?

Manhatten

100
What is the State Flower of Kansas?
sunflower
100
What is the longest river in Kansas?
Arkansas River
100
What is the most common nickname for the state of Kansas?
the Sunflower State
200

What famous airplane pilot was the 1st female to fly solo across the Atlantic?  

Amelia Earhart

200
What is the name of the town where Kansas University is located?
Lawrence
200
What is the State Animal of Kansas?
American buffalo
200

What county in Kansas is the center of the contiguous or continental United States?  

Smith County

200
What is the main crop grown in Kansas?
wheat
300

Which President was born & raised in Abilene?  

President Eisenhower

300
What is the capitol of Kansas?
Topeka
300
What is the State Bird of Kansas?
Western Meadow Lark
300
What are the 4 states that border Kansas?
Missouri (east), Nebraska (north), Oklahoma (south), and Colorado (west)
300
What is the name of our state song?
Home on the Range
400

Who was the famous abolitionist who killed 5 men during the Pottawatomie Massacre? 

John Brown

400
In what Kansas town is the world's largest handdug well located?
Greensburg
400
What is the State Tree of Kansas?
Cottonwood
400
What is the highest point in Kansas?
Mount Sunflower
400
What does "Ad Astra per Aspera" mean?
to the stars through difficulties
500

James Naismith founded which university's basketball program?  

Kansas University or KU

500

What is the largest county in the state of Kansas?

Butler County

500
What is the State Reptile of Kansas?
Ornate Box Turtle
500
Where is the state's largest swimming pool?
Garden City
500
What famous trail extends through part of Kansas?
the Santa Fe Trail
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