Kansas Trivia

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Science Trivia - Easy

1e. What is the Kansas state tree?

2e. What animal was the primary source of food, clothing, and shelter for the Plains Indians?

3e. What is the state Bird?

4e. What is the state insect?

5e. What is the state flower?

6e. What is the state animal?

7e. hat is the largest living rodent in Kansas characterized by its large, black, paddle-like tail?

8e. What slow-moving mammal is known for using its barbed spines in defense against predators?

9e. What medium-sized carnivore is known for its mask of black fur?

10e. What Kansas mammal is best known for spraying musk when threatened?

11e. What does the state insect eat for food?

12e. The main crop grown in Kansas is...?

13e. Can sunflowers be grown for food?


Science Trivia - Medium Difficulty

1m. What outer space matter has been found in over 26 Kansas counties?

2m. Why do Kansas farmers plow the stubble into their fields?

3m. What is Kansas' most abundant mineral?

4m. What are "Kansas Castles"?

5m. How long can a muskrat stay underwater?

6m. What bird can reach up to 4 feet in height, have a 6 foot wing span and is the tallest Kansas breeding bird?

7m. What is the state amphibian?

8m. What is the state reptile?

9m. What animal is said to have put Dodge City on the map?

10m. What is the Kansas bag limit of pheasant?

11m. What snake is responsible for the most poisonous snakebites in Kansas?

12m. What two methods of farming are used to conserve soil and water?

13m. What year was the bill signed to make the salamander the state amphibian?

 


Science Trivia - Hard

1h. What body of water once extended into Kansas causing strange rock formations?

2h. What is the largest native canine animal found in Kansas?

3h. In what season of the year do daily temperature fluctuations occur the most?

4h. What type of natural gas is the town of Dexter known for?

5h. What was the first commercial fruit grown in Kansas?

6h. In 1961 what launching sites were scattered in 39 different areas across Kansas?

7h. Russian Mennonites brought what type of wheat to Kansas in 1874?

8h. What is the hottest recorded temperature recorded in Kansas?

9h. What's the coldest recorded temperature in Kansas?

10h. What is the average annual temperature for Kansas?

11h. What is the average number of clear sunny days in Kansas?

12h. Where is the Wolf Creek Nuclear Power Plant located?

13h. In 1864 where did the first Swede to settle in the Smokey Hill Valley live?

14h. The morel is among Kansas' edible organisms. What is a morel?

15h. What piece of legislature did Governor John Carlin put together to recognize non-game wildlife in Kansas?

16h. What method of farming was used to control wind erosion in 1914?

17h. Approximately how many acres of Kansas have been damaged by erosion?

18h. In 1983, how many bald eagles were recorded to live in Kansas?

 

 

 

 

 


Answers


10m. 4

9e. the raccoon

12m. Terracing and contour plowing

1h. The Gulf of Mexico

5e. Sunflower

8e. the porcupine

6m. the Great Blue Heron

10e. the skunk (Kansas Kitty)

13m. 1994

7e. the beaver

16h. cultivating

1m. meteorites

2e. Buffalo

3e. Western Meadowlark

3h. Winter

9m. the longhorn steer

11e. Nectar from flowers

10h. 55 degrees F

17h. 40,000,000

1e. Cottonwood

4m. grain elevators

6h. Atlas and Titan missile launching sites

12h. Burlington

2m. to protect against erosion and to trap moisture

13e. Yes

8h. 121 degrees F in Fredonia on July 18, 1936.

6e. Buffalo

8m. Ornate Box Turtle

15h. the Chickadee Check-Off

11m. the copperhead

11h. 196 out of 365

2h. Coyote

12e. Wheat

9h. -40 degrees F in Lebanon in February 13, 1905.

7m. Barred tiger salamander

14h. A mushroom

4e. Honeybee

4h. Helium

5m. 15 minutes or more

7h. Turkey Red Wheat

18h. approximately 436

3m. Salt

13h. in a tree

5h. the apple