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?
This was the nickname of all natives tribes in Kansas...
What are, "The Plains Indians."
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, "2008, 1988, 1952"
Other than, the Sunflower State, what other nickname(s) does Kansas have?
The Jayhawker State
The Wheat State
The four tribes native to Kansas...
What are the Kaw, Osage, Wichita, Pawnee
Also Acceptable answer would be "The Comanche."
The plains Indians view of land...
What is, "Communal?"
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)
Three tribes emigrated from the Great Lake region to Kansas, name one...
What is, "The Potawatomi, Ojibwe, and Ottawa.
This explorer was known for his excellent map making skills...
Who is, "William Clark?"
This was one of the last Civil War battles fought in the west...
What was, "The battle of Mine Creek."
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."
French explorer traveled along the Mississippi River, gathering information about the region...
Who is, "Louis Jolliet?"
Kansas entered the Union as a Free State...
What is, "January 29, 1861."
This hall of fame football coach led Kansas State to several conference championships and is the namesake of the Kansas State home football field...
Who is, "Bill Snyder?"