Kansas Symbols
State bird?
What is...the Western Meadowlark
He invented the game of basketball and coached at the University of Kansas from 1898 to 1907...
Who is...James Naismith
Born in Atchison, the first female aviator to fly across the Atlantic Ocean...
Who is...Amelia Earhart
A violent nickname fitting for the period of guerrilla warfare fought between Kansas and Missouri from 1854 to 1859...
What is...Bleeding Kansas
The windiest city in the United States! Get the hell out!
What is...Dodge City
State flower?
What is...the Sunflower
Name one of the three years the University of Kansas men's basketball team won the NCAA championship
What is...2008, 1988, 1952
Raised in Abilene, the 34th U.S. President...
Who is...Dwight D. Eisenhower
What year did Kansas enter the union as a Free State?
What is...1861
Which famous book, written by Laura Ingalls Wilder, was set in Independence, KS?
(Hint: think Prairie!)
What is...Little House on the Prairie
State animal?
What is...the American bison
This Wichita native and former KU women's basketball player was the first female member of the Harlem Globetrotters...
Who is...Lynette Woodard
Born in Emporia, an acclaimed journalist, editor, author, and politician...
(Hint: the statewide award for children's literature is named for this Kansan)
Who is...William Allen White
This famous abolitionist is featured on the mural "Tragic Prelude," located in the Kansas State Capital.
Who is...John Brown
Cawker City, Kansas boasts the world's largest ball of ___?
What is...Twine
State tree?
What is...the Cottonwood
Before it was called the "Kansas City Chiefs" in 1963, what was the team originally called?
(Hint: the team was located in a Southern state before it moved to Kansas.)
What are... [the] Dallas Texans
This famous poet and activist was raised in Lawrence; some of his poems include "Dreams," "Harlem," and "I, Too, Sing America."
Who is...Langston Hughes
What indigenous tribe is Kansas named for?
What is...The Kaw Nation (alternatively, Kanza or Kansa)
This famous (really famous, trust me) pizza chain was founded in Wichita in 1958...
What is...Pizza Hut
State motto?
What is...Ad astra per aspera ("to the stars through difficulties.")
This hall of fame football coach led Kansas State to several conference championships. He retired (for a second time) in 2018, and is the namesake of the Kansas State home football field.
Who is...Bill Snyder
Born in Russell, this politician served 27 years in the Senate and was the Republican presidential nominee in the 1996 presidential election. He recently passed away at age 98.
Who is...Bob Dole
What does "Kansa" translate to in English?
What is...Roughly, "people of the south wind."
Give us the first two(ish) lines of Home on the Range, the state song of Kansas!
What is..."Oh, give me a home, where the buffalo roam, where the deer and antelope play..."