Famous for any reason
Mystery Question
Women in Kansas
Men in Kansas
100
This person was pilot in WW1 and he built his first glider at 14.
Who are Walter and Oliver Beech.
100
This person won 2 NBA Championships but before that he played for KU and he has NEVER been fouled out of a game.
Who is Wilt Chamberlain?
100
This woman was born on July 24, 1897 in Atchison, Kansas. She set a record flying across the Atlantic Ocean in her Lockheed Vega.
Who is Amelia Earhart?
100
This famous African American Kansan was a poet and was born in 1902 and he died 1967.
Who is b) Langston Hughes?
200
This person was an inventor. His invention allowed us to listen to music on tapes.
Who is William Lear, Sr.?
200
This person was injured severely in a fire. He went to become an iconic athlete and went to the Olympics twice!
Who is Glenn Cunningham?
200
This author was born in Pepin, Wisconsin on February 7, 1867. She based her novels on her childhood. She is best known for her Novels: Little House in the Big Woods, On the Banks of Plum Creek, and Little House on the Prairie.
Who is Laura Ingalls Wilder?
200
This man helped slaves in Missouri escape to Kansas and other free states. This man also had a house that was part of the Underground Railroad.
Who is William Matthews?
300
This gentleman was born on November 6, 1861 in Ontario, Canada and was the inventor of basketball in 1891. He was the first head basketball coach at the University of Kansas. He died November 28, 1939 in Lawrence, Kansas.
Who is a) James Naismith?
300
This person is adventurous and made books and movies about safaris.
Who are Martin and Osa Johnson?
300
This woman is a famous violinist whose parents are originally from Mexico but she was born in Topeka.
Who is b) Teresa Cuevas?
300
This man was born in a small town in Kansas, called Humboldt and eventually became a sports icon. He went to the world series in 1924.
Who is Walter "Big Train" Johnson?
400
This person had a chocolate goldmine and made the first eskimo pie.
Who are Russell and Clara Stover?
400
This person was once a trapeze artist. They started in a major motion picture called The Greatest Show on Earth.
Who is Emmett Kelly?
400
This woman was an author at the age of 13! She also received a Pulitzer prize for her poetry.
Who is Gwendolyn Brooks?
400
This man started his life in Iowa but soon moved to Kansas. He began a business in aviation and flying.
Who is Clyde Cessna?
500
This famous Kansan was a popular silent film star. And made famous the bob haircut.
Who is Louise Brooks?
500
This person led many raids, they also spoke 4 languages and their name means White Bear.
Who is Satanta?
500
This woman was a teacher and believed that schools should not be separate for kids based on their race.
Who is Lucinda Todd?
500
This famous Kansan lived in Emporia, Kansas. He was the editorial writer for the Kansas City Star. He also bought the Emporia Gazette and earned the nickname 'The Sage of Emporia'. He won the Pulitzer Prize in 1923.
Who is William Allen White and his wife Sallie White.