Kansas Geography
In what state does the city of Liberal reside in?
Kansas
What name was given to those who lived in North and South America prior to the Europeans arrival?
Indians, Native Americans, First People, Indigenous People
Hint: There's a museum in town named after him.
Coronado
Provide the vocab word for: a person is forced to work for free for a master?
Slave
This is a person who wrangles up and moves cattle from Texas to Kansas cattle towns to sell back East?
Hint:Tombstone, Wyatt Earp, John Wayne
Cowboy
Alliance of Great Britain, France, Russia, United States
The Allies
What event happened where farmers overproduced on food, leading to large dust storms?
The Dust Bowl
A baseball player that made it into the Hall of Fame. Was born on November 6th, 1887.
Walter "Big Train" Johnson
Mr. DeWinde had these above his cabinets. Double the points if you can name the 3 plane models. (Ex. F-16)
Planes-F-22 Raptor, B-17 Flying Fortress and the B-24 Liberator
What U.S. region is Kansas located in?
The MidWest
How many Historic Tribes are there in Kansas?
Five
What animal's pelt was used for trade between the Native Americans and the French
Beaver
Free or Slave
Free
What transportation system was used during the 1800s prior to airplanes and cars
Alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungray, the Ottoman Empire
Central Powers
Military general, U.S. President
Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Which country in World War 1 was forced to leave the war in 1917?
Russia
What river runs through the center of Kansas and travels to Colorado?
The Arkansas River?
The Kansa or Kanza
Which American Explorer has a mountain in Colorado named after him?
Pike, Long, Lewis & Clark
Pike OR Pike's Peak
When did Kansas become a state?
January 29th, 1861
Name one foreign immigrant group that came to Kansas?
A chemical gas used by the industrial nations during World War 1. Will eventually be banned from warfare following World War 2.
Mustard Gas or Poison Gas
Which U.S. President was elected in 1933, got people back to work, and lead the U.S. in World War II?
Franklin D. Roosevelt or FDR
Walter Chrysler
How many constitutions did Kansas vote on? Double Points if you can name 2 of them.
Name the four states that border Kansas
Oklahoma, Colorado, Missouri, Nebraska
The Pawnee tribe is noted for being astronomers, counting days by observing the moon and the sun. This allowed them to make the first...
A calendar
Which American explorer described Kansas as the "Great American Desert"
Pike, Long, Lewis & Clark
Stephen Long
John Brown
10 dollars
A position taken by a country to remained isolated and out of the war. Ex. Belgium, United States, Spain, Portugal, Greece, etc.
Neutrality
What western state did Kansas farmers move to during the Dust Bowl
California
Was a pilot. Disappeared over the Pacific. Empowered a generation of young female pilots.
Amelia Earhart
What amendment banned the sale of alcohol in the United States. Double Points if you can name the amendment that ended the 18th amendment.
Prohibition
Double Points: 21st Amendment
What river runs through Kansas City, travels through Nebraska and ends in Montana
Missouri River
What materials did the Kansas tribes use to make their homes?
Mud, Grass and/or Wood
Who were the first explorers to arrive in Kansas?
Pike, Long, Lewis & Clark
Lewis & Clark
What is the term for people who fight to end slavery?
Abolitionists or Free Staters or Jayhawkers
What nickname was Kansas given when Civil war veterans moved to the state?
The Great Soldier State
The Treaty of Versailles
What is the weather condition called where there is little to no rain for unusually long periods of time?
Drought
Was born in Witchita KS. Multimedia specialist. Has a candy store and spends lots of money.
Mr. Beast
What town was burned down and sacked over and over again (like you do) during the Bleeding Kansas time period?
Lawrence