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What does "Ad Astra per Aspera" mean?

to the stars through difficulties

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What town is Kansas State in?
Manhatten
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What is the State Flower of Kansas?
sunflower
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What are the 4 states that border Kansas?
Missouri (east), Nebraska (north), Oklahoma (south), and Colorado (west)
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What is the most common nickname for the state of Kansas?
the Sunflower State
200

Name one major industry in Kansas

Agriculture, cattle production, energy, aviation

200
What is the name of the town where Kansas University is located?
Lawrence
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What is the State Animal of Kansas?
American buffalo
200
What famous trail extends through part of Kansas?
the Santa Fe Trail
200
What is the main crop grown in Kansas?
wheat
300

Kansas has so many tornados, that it’s nicknamed _________.

Tornado Alley

300
What is the capitol of Kansas?
Topeka
300
What is the State Bird of Kansas?
Western Meadow Lark
300

Name two lakes in Kansas 

Milford, Tuttle Creek, Waconda, Wilson, Perry, El Dorado

300
What is the name of our state song?
Home on the Range
400

How many counties does Kansas have?

105

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In what Kansas town is the world's largest twine ball located?

Cawker City, KS

400
What is the State Tree of Kansas?
Cottonwood
400
What is the longest river in Kansas?
Arkansas River
400
Which President was a Kansan?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
500

What does the name Kansas mean? Or, where did it come from?

From the Kaws or Kansa people from the Sioux tribe, which means ”people of the Southwind”
500
What is the largest county in the state of Kansas?
Butler County
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What is the State Reptile of Kansas?
Ornate Box Turtle
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What is the highest point in Kansas?
Mount Sunflower
500

The world’s first Pizza Hut opened in which Kansas town?

Wichita

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