EARLY DAYS
Who was the first explorer to cross Kansas looking for gold?
Francisco Coronado
What city is the capital of Kansas?
Topeka
What were the first schools in Kansas known for?
Religious missions for the Native Americans
What city is the birthplace of the Atchison, Topeka, and the Santa Fe Railroad?
Atchison
What is the branch of government that makes the laws of the state?
Legislative Branch
What is the name of the large territory the U.S. acquired from France that included Kansas?
The Louisiana Purchase
What city is the largest in Kansas?
Wichita
What was the first college in Kansas?
Highland College
What city claims to have the world's largest ball of twine?
Cawker City
How many members of the state are in the house of representatives?
125
What two explorers navigated the Louisiana Purchase for the President?
Lewis and Clark
What city was the site of the first motorcycle race in the United States?
Dodge City
Which college was the first state-run institution to allow women to attend?
University of Kansas
What city holds the Kansas Hall of Space Museum and the Kansas Cosmosphere?
Hutchinson
How many number of members of the state are in the senate?
40
Name one of the Native Amerians living in the region known as Kansas.
Kansa, Pawnee, Osage, Pottawanomie, Kiowa Apache, Kickapoo
What is the name of the hills in this area called?
Flint Hills
Which college is known for their agricultural curriculum?
Kansas State University
What is the name of the Fort that was built midway along the Santa Fe trail and was a military outpost?
Fort Larned
What is the name of the rock group that was formed in 1970?
Kansas
In 1806, who traveled through Kansas to make a peace treaty with the Indians? (Hint..a peak in Colorado is named after him)
Zebulon Pike
What city is the Lee Richardson Zoo?
Garden City
What is the largest independent college in Kansas?
Friends University
What was the modern convenience that was invented in El Dorado, KS in 1889?
The dial telephone
Kansas ranks among the top 10 in production of this natural resource. What is it?
oil