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What is the Kansas State Flower?

Sunflower

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When was Kansas admitted to the Union of the United States?

January 29, 1861

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Name this Famous Female Aviator.

Amelia Earhart

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What movie is about a traveling Kansas farm girl?

Wizard of Oz

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What gas was discovered in Kansas?

Helium was first discovered in Dexter, Kansas in 1903.

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Nickname for Kansas?

Sunflower State

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What was the Territorial nickname for Kansas?

Bleeding Kansas

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Name the US President that called Kansas home.

Dwight D. Eisenhower

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What famous pizza restaurant chain began in Kansas?

Pizza Hut

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Where does Kansas get its name?

Our state is named for the Kansa tribe, also called "The People of the South Wind."

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Official Reptile for the State of Kansas?

Box Turtle

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What battle is said to have started the Civil War?

The Battle of BlackJack near Baldwin City

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This Kansas journalist created a national children's book award.

William Allen White

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Who is the governor of Kansas?

Laura Kelly

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What used to cover our state (and much of the midwest) millions of years ago?

an ocean
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What is the Kansas State Song?

Home on the Range

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William Quantrill burned this city in Kansas to the ground.

Lawrence KS

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Dodge City had this famous sheriff.

Wyatt Earp

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These two famous wagon trails ran through Kansas and took settlers to the western side of the continent.

Santa Fe Trail and Oregon Trail

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What valuable "treasures" are kept underground in Hutchinson, Kansas?

movie memorabilia