Crazy about Kansas
Abe, B, Cs
Heard from Famous Kansans
Abe-isms
Natural Wonders of Kansas
100

In the Kansas state song, Home on the Range, it can be said that this is seldom heard.

What is a discouraging word?

100

Abe's alma mater takes its name from this infamous theologian.

Who is Duns Scotus?

100

“Women must try to do things as men have tried. When they fail, their failure must be but a challenge to others.”

Who is Amelia Earhart?

100

Despite most closely resembling Hephaestus, this is how Abe likes to describe his body.

What is the body of a greek god?

100

This city in Kansas is home to the only salt mine museum in the Western Hemisphere.

What is Hutchinson?

200

The Cathedral of the Plains in Victoria, KS is named after this faithful saint.

Who is St. Fidelis?

200

Often heard playing in the Bishop Carroll weight room after school, this band was Abe's first concert.

Who are Imagine Dragons?

200

"Don't let the bastards get you down."

Who is Chaplain Emil Kapaun?
200

Due to his Nebraska accent, Abe incorrectly pronounces this word with an 'L'.

What is both?
200

Often misnomered as an amphibian, this decorated creature is the Kansas state reptile.

What is the ornate box turtle?

300

This travel writer wrote a book termed a "deep map" of Chase County.

Who is William Least-Heat Moon?

300

Despite losing in the first round of the playoffs this year, this NFL team remains #1 according to Abe.

Who are the Green Bay Packers?

300

"I have only a short time to live, only one death to die, and I will die fighting for this cause. There will be no peace in this land until slavery is done for."

Who is John Brown?

300
This publisher which is Abe's favorite publishes books by authors such as Ronald Knox, Rumer Godden, and Myles Connolly.

What is Cluny Press?

300

This National Preserve once covered 170 million acres, with only about 4% remaining today near the Flint Hills.

What is the Tallgrass Prairie?

400

Kansas joined the Union in this year, three months before the start of the Civil War.

What is 1861?

400

In birth order, these are the names of Abe's sisters.

Who are Alise, Anna, and Abbie?

400

"This one's for the girls."

Who is Martina McBride?

400
When discussing Plato's Allegory of the Cave, Abe once referred to himself as this important figure.

Who is the Philosopher King?

400

This group of large chalk formations in the Smoky Hills are home to many fossils and tower up to 70ft high.

What are the Monument Rocks?

500

Kansas takes its name from the Kanza tribe, which means this in English.

What is people of the south wind?

500

Nearly sharing a name with a national sandwich chain, this is Abe's favorite NASCAR driver.

Who is Jimmy Johnson?

500

"I felt invincible. My strength was that of a giant. God was certainly standing by me. I smashed five saloons with rocks before I ever took a hatchet."

Who is Carrie Nation?

500

Abe posed as St. Benedict for a mural which is now in this Benedictine College building.

What is the Ferrell Academic Center?

500

This body of water in McPherson County is the largest natural lake in Kansas.

What is Lake Inman?