Twenty Kansas Questions
Think you know all you need to know about Kansas? Take our quiz and test your knowledge!
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1
What year did Kansas become a state?
- 1907
- 1861
- 1865
- 1920
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2
Which city in Kansas is the largest?
- Kansas City
- Overland Park
- Wichita
- Topeka
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3
Which choice is not a nickname for Kansas?
- Aerospace State
- Wheat State
- Sunflower State
- Jayhawker State
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4
What is atop the Capitol dome in Topeka?
- The American Flag
- The Kansas Flag
- A statue of an archer
- A big light bulb
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5
What is the state song?
- Everything's Up to Date in Kansas City
- Home on the Range
- This Land is Your Land
- God Bless Kansas
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6
How many stars are on the Kansas flag?
- 34
- 25
- 37
- 29
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7
Which Kansan was the 34th President of the United States?
- Bob Dole
- William Allen White
- Gordon Parks
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
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8
Kansas leads the nation in production of which commodity?
- Helium
- Petroleum
- Cement
- Salt
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9
In which branch of state government is the Kansas Secretary of State?
- Judical
- Legislative
- Executive
- Official
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10
What is the name of the U.S. Supreme Court decision which declared in 1954 that segregation in schools is unconstitutional?
- Jones vs. Wichita Board of Education
- Brown vs. Topeka Board of Education
- Brown vs. Kansas Board of Education
- Smith vs. Lawrence Board of Education
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11
When did the Spanish explorer Francisco Vasquez de Coronado become the first European to enter present-day Kansas?
- 1492
- 1750
- 1661
- 1541
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12
In 1803, who sold Kansas to the United States as part of the Louisiana Purchase?
- The French
- The Spanish
- The Cajuns
- The Comanche
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13
Which Kansas location has been ranked the windiest city in the nation?
- Hays
- Dodge City
- Abilene
- Salina
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14
Which of these is not pictured on the Great Seal of the State of Kansas?
- Buffalo
- Covered wagon
- Sunflower
- Cabin
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15
What is Kansas' state tree?
- Cottonwood
- Redbud
- Loblolly Pine
- Blue Spruce
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16
Which Kansas author was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1923?
- Edgar Allan Poe
- Alfred Joseph Hitchcock
- Charles Monroe Sheldon
- William Allen White
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17
Which Atchison native from Kansas was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, and when?
- Mary Harris Jones in 1929
- Amelia Mary Earhart in 1932
- Olympia Brown in 1919
- Susan Brownell Anthony in 1935
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18
Which Kansan born in Wichita was the first black performer to win an Academy Award in 1939 and the first black Oscar winner honored with a U.S. postage stamp in 2006?
- Sidney Poitier
- Dorothy Dandridge
- Hattie McDaniel
- Ethel Waters
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19
The legislative branch of Kansas government is composed of how many elected officials?
- 25 Senators and 140 Representatives
- 45 Senators and 120 Representatives
- 30 Senators and 135 Representatives
- 40 Senators and 125 Representatives
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20
Which of these Kansans did not serve as Secretary of State?
- Bill Graves
- Elwill M. Shanahan
- Kathleen Sebelius
- Kris Kobach
