State Symbols
This is the states floral symbol...
What is the Wild Native Sunflower?
This native tribe gave Kansas it namesake...
What is, the Kaw (Kanza, Kansa) Nation?
First Spanish explorer in Kansas
Who is, "Francisco Vázquez de Coronado?"
The guerrilla warfare with Missouri gave this nickname to Kansas...
What is, "Bleeding Kansas?"
Coached the University of Kansas from 1898 to 1907 and invented of the game of Basketball...
Who was, "James Naismith?"
This song is Kansas' state song
What is, Home on the Range?
These tribes frequently fought with the Spanish, name one...
What are the, "Arapaho, Comanchee, Osage."
Hired to lead the exploration of the new lands purchased from the French
Who is, "Merriweather Lewis?"
This Kansas Force combatted the Missouri Border Ruffians and Bushwackers...
Who are, "The Jayhawkers."
One year in which The University of Kansas men's basketball team won the NCAA championship...
What is, "2022, 2008, 1988, 1952"
Other than, the Sunflower State, what other nickname(s) does Kansas have?
The Jayhawker State
The Breadbasket of the World
The four tribes native to Kansas...
What are the Kaw, Osage, Wichita, Pawnee
Also Acceptable answer would be "The Comanche."
What type of dwelling did Lewis & Clark see nomadic tribes live in?
What is, "Tepee"
Famous Jayhawker who gladly offered his life to end slavery...
Who is, "John Brown."
NFL's GOAT RB from Wichita, KS...
Who is, "Barry Sanders."
This majestic animal serves Kansas' State Animal...
What is the Ameican Bison (Buffalo)
This type of tribe settles in one place, farms, build houses.
What is, "Sedentary".
This explorer's findings led to the forced movement of native Americans to Kansas.
Who is, "Zebulon Pike?"
What city was sacked by border ruffians in 1856?
What is, "Lawrence, Kansas"
Before They were called the "Kansas City Chiefs" in 1963, the team originally name...
Who are, "The Dallas Texans?"
The Latin Phrase for Kansas' motto: To the Stars Through Difficulty"
What is Ad Astra per Aspera
The relationship between the Osage and the French
What is, "Trade guns and metal for furs."
Also acceptible, "Interracial marriage."
This American explorer was so hungry during their expedition that they had to eat a black wolf.
Who is, "Stephen Long?"
Kansas entered the Union as a Free State...
What is, "January 29, 1861."
Who is, "Allen Fieldhouse?"