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Which Kansas pilot from Atchison, KS was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?
Amelia Earhart
Paola
What is one of Kansas' nicknames?
"Sunflower State"
"Wheat State"
or "Jayhawker State"
In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson sent these two explorers on an expedition which brought them to Kansas. Who were the two famous explorers?
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
What is directly above the Kansas state seal on the Kansas flag?
a sunflower (resting on a twisted bar of blue and gold)
Which man was hired to create an indoor sport in the winter months which became known as the sport of basketball and who was a coach at KU in 1898?
James Naismith
This Kansas town is the home of the Kansas space museum and planetarium called the Cosmosphere.
Hutchinson
William Frederick Cody and family moved to Leavenworth, Kansas and participated in the Civil War. He also started hunting buffalo and earned this nickname.
"Buffalo Bill"
Where did Kansas get its name?
the Kansa Native American tribe
How many stars are on the Kansas state flag?
34
This famous man was from Abilene, Kansas and was not only a five-star general in World War II, but also became a U.S. President.
Dwight D. Eisenhower
This Kansas town is home to the end of the Chisholm Trail and home to a famous Kansan who became one of our presidents.
Abilene
James "Bill" Butler was later known as Bill Hickok and acquired this nickname after he stopped a Missouri lynch mob in 1862.
"Wild Bill Hickok"
In what area is the famous steam shovel located?
Southeast Kansas
Outside of Columbus, KS
What is the symbolism of the number of stars on the Kansas state flag?
34 stars represents that Kansas was the 34th state admitted to the union.
John Steuart Curry was an artist who painted a famous mural at the Kansas State Capitol building called Tragic Prelude. Who was the famous fiery abolitionist in the painting who became known around Osawatomie?
John Brown
This Kansas town now has a replica of the cabin that Laura Ingalls Wilder and family lived in on the same plot of land, along with a gift shop and other replica buildings of the 1800's.
Independence
What is Wichita's nickname, which refers to Boeing?
"The Air Capital of the World"
Which major trade route through Kansas stretched 1000 miles from Missouri to New Mexico?
Santa Fe Trail
"Ad astra per aspera" is the latin phrase on the Kansas seal on the state flag. What does "ad astra per aspera mean?"
to the stars through difficulties
William Allen White
This western town was on the Santa Fe Trail and has the Boot Hill Museum and other old western buildings.
Dodge City
"Bleeding Kansas"
Which historic Act opened Kansas lands to white settlers and decided whether Kansas would allow or prohibit slavery?
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
What is the birthday of when Kansas was admitted to the union?
January 29, 1861