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Kansas - The Sunflower State.
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Wheat is an important product of Kansas. In a typical year enough wheat is grown in the state to make 6 loaves of bread for every person living on Earth.
Kansas was admitted to the Union on the 29th of January 1861, making it the 34th state of the USA.
The state reptile of Kansas is the ornate box turtle. The animal is not endangered but is thought to be at risk. It is protected by law in Kansas and five other states.
As well as being the 34th US state, Kansas has the 34th largest population. In 2013 it had approximately 2,894,000 inhabitants.
Located mostly in Kansas, the largest natural gas field in the USA is Hugoton Gas Field. It covers an area of approximately 8,500 square miles - that's bigger than Wales!
Dodge City, famous around the world as the wild west town whose lawmen included Wyatt Earp and Bat Masterson, is located in Kansas.
The comedian, stuntman, director, actor, writer and silent film star Buster Keaton was born in Piqua, Kansas, on the 4th of October 1895.
Kansas is the 15th largest state in the USA. It covers an area of 82,277 square miles or 213,096 square km - slightly more than England and Scotland combined.
Meade's Ranch in Kansas is recognised as the geodetic base point for the North American continent. This means that all land measurements on the continent take their point of reference from there.
Kansas has more prairie chickens than any other state in America. The birds were once common but are now considered 'vulnerable' due to a loss of their natural habitat.
As well as 'The Sunflower State', Kansas is known by a few more nicknames. So play this interesting quiz and find out how much you know about Kansas, America's Bread Basket, the Central State, the Wheat State and the Home of Beautiful Women!
Kansas was admitted to the Union on the 29th of January 1861, making it the 34th state of the USA.
The state reptile of Kansas is the ornate box turtle. The animal is not endangered but is thought to be at risk. It is protected by law in Kansas and five other states.
As well as being the 34th US state, Kansas has the 34th largest population. In 2013 it had approximately 2,894,000 inhabitants.
Located mostly in Kansas, the largest natural gas field in the USA is Hugoton Gas Field. It covers an area of approximately 8,500 square miles - that's bigger than Wales!
Dodge City, famous around the world as the wild west town whose lawmen included Wyatt Earp and Bat Masterson, is located in Kansas.
The comedian, stuntman, director, actor, writer and silent film star Buster Keaton was born in Piqua, Kansas, on the 4th of October 1895.
Kansas is the 15th largest state in the USA. It covers an area of 82,277 square miles or 213,096 square km - slightly more than England and Scotland combined.
Meade's Ranch in Kansas is recognised as the geodetic base point for the North American continent. This means that all land measurements on the continent take their point of reference from there.
Kansas has more prairie chickens than any other state in America. The birds were once common but are now considered 'vulnerable' due to a loss of their natural habitat.
As well as 'The Sunflower State', Kansas is known by a few more nicknames. So play this interesting quiz and find out how much you know about Kansas, America's Bread Basket, the Central State, the Wheat State and the Home of Beautiful Women!
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1 .
This is a picture of Kansas' State Capitol Building. Which city is it in?
Wichita
Overland Park
Kansas City
Topeka
2 .
Though born in Texas this man lived in Kansas from the age of 1. He grew up to become the 34th President of the United States. What is his name?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Lyndon B. Johnson
Not only was Eisenhower (also known as 'Ike') the President of the USA between 1953 and 1961, he had a distinguished military career prior to taking the post. He was the Supreme Allied Commander in World War II Europe, the Chief of Staff of the United States Army and the Governor of the American Zone of Occupied Germany after the war. For the service he gave Eisenhower was awarded 3 U.S. military decorations, 7 U.S. Service Medals and over 50 awards from foreign governments, including being made a member of the British Most Honourable Order of the Bath
3 .
The flag of Kansas features the state seal with a sunflower above and the name of the state below on a blue background. It replaced an earlier banner which featured which part of the current flag on a blue background?
Just the sunflower
Just the state seal
Just the word Kansas
Just the blue background
The original banner was meant to be hung vertically rather than horizontally in order to give respect to the national flag. The current flag was designed in 1925 and adopted in 1927. In 1961 the name of the state was added below the seal in gold letters
4 .
Kansas is the home of which pizza based worldwide restaurant chain?
Strada
Pizza Hut
Domino's
Pizza Express
Pizza Hut was established by two students at Wichita University, Dan and Frank Carney, in 1958. Today the company has more than 6,000 restaurants in the US and almost the same number elsewhere in the world, employing in excess of 160,000 people. From little acorns (or pizzas) do mighty oak trees grow!
5 .
The state song of Kansas is Home on the Range which features the line "Where the deer and the antelope play," despite the fact that there are no antelopes in North America. Which animal (pictured) does the song mean?
The Moose
The Pronghorn
The Reindeer
The Forkhorn
The pronghorn has been mistaken for an antelope as it looks similar and fulfils the same role in the ecosystem. Antelopes though are only found in Europe and Asia. The pronghorn is colloquially known as an antelope, a prong buck and also a cabri
6 .
Wichita is the largest city in Kansas. It saw the foundation of several aircraft companies, including Cessna, which has earned it which nickname?
America's Airport
The Air Capital of the World
Aeroplane City
The Father of Flight
In the 1920s and 30s the Cessna, Stearman, Beechcraft and Moony corporations all began in Wichita. Today other aircraft companies, such as Airbus and Learjet, also operate from the city.
Wichita gets its name from the Native American people who once dwelt in the area now occupied by the city. Today these people are divided into 4 tribes, the Taovaya, the Waco, the Tawakonie and the Wichita, who are together known as the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes
Wichita gets its name from the Native American people who once dwelt in the area now occupied by the city. Today these people are divided into 4 tribes, the Taovaya, the Waco, the Tawakonie and the Wichita, who are together known as the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes
7 .
The wild sunflower is Kansas' state flower. Sunflower heads typically face in which direction?
Towards the sun
To the west
Away from the sun
To the east
It is a common misconception that sunflower heads follow the sun as it moves across the sky. The buds of the flower do this but the mature flowers are in a fixed position which is usually east.
As well as Kansas, the sunflower has been adopted to symbolise many organisations including the Vegan Society, the Spiritualist Church, the Aesthetic Movement and the Sunflower Movement, a mass protest in Taiwan
As well as Kansas, the sunflower has been adopted to symbolise many organisations including the Vegan Society, the Spiritualist Church, the Aesthetic Movement and the Sunflower Movement, a mass protest in Taiwan
8 .
The state land mammal of Kansas is the American Bison. By what other name is it commonly known?
The American Buffalo
The American Ox
The American Wildebeest
The American Gnu
The American bison is only distantly related to other types of buffalo, such as the African buffalo or the water buffalo. It is the largest land mammal in existence in the Americas and once roamed the plains of North America in huge numbers. The species was hunted to near extinction in the 1800s and is only just beginning to recover, thanks to the protection of reserves and national parks.
As well as being Kansas' state land mammal it is also that of Oklahoma and Wyoming
As well as being Kansas' state land mammal it is also that of Oklahoma and Wyoming
9 .
The Great Seal of the State of Kansas bears the state's motto in Latin, Ad Astra Per Aspera. How does this translate into English?
To the Stars Through Courage
To the Stars on the Wings of the Faithful
To the Stars Through Difficulties
To the Stars on the Wings of a Pig
Ad astra per aspera is also the motto of the fictional Starfleet from the TV series Star Trek.
In addition to the motto the seal also features a sun rising over hills, a steamboat (symbolising trade), a ploughman (representing agriculture), Native Americans hunting bison (showing the land's history), a wagon train and a cabin (for the pioneers who spread westward) and 34 stars (representing Kansas' position as the 34th state of the Union
In addition to the motto the seal also features a sun rising over hills, a steamboat (symbolising trade), a ploughman (representing agriculture), Native Americans hunting bison (showing the land's history), a wagon train and a cabin (for the pioneers who spread westward) and 34 stars (representing Kansas' position as the 34th state of the Union
10 .
The book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz tells the story of a girl who is taken up by a tornado from her home in Kansas and transported to a magical land. The original story mistakenly confuses a tornado for which other meteorological phenomenon?
A gale
A hurricane
A cyclone
A typhoon
In his book first published in 1900 the author, L. Frank Baum, uses the word 'cyclone' but is clearly describing a tornado, a type of weather all to common in Kansas. The state averages more than 50 of them in a typical year.
The word 'cyclone' can refer to any rotating weather system, typically a hurricane or a typhoon. If a cyclone forms over land then there is a danger that it may cause tornados to develop
The word 'cyclone' can refer to any rotating weather system, typically a hurricane or a typhoon. If a cyclone forms over land then there is a danger that it may cause tornados to develop
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Topeka is the 5th largest city in Kansas with a population of around 127,000. Wichita, Overland Park and Kansas City are the largest three cities in the state with populations of approximately 386,000 181,000 and 148,000 respectively