Kansas Day 2023- State symbols

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Across
  1. 3. in 1976 school children petitioned asking for this to be the State's insect
  2. 6. The state fish, adopted in 2018, normally weights 2 to 4 pounds
  3. 10. The 150th Anniversary of Kansas' statehood stamp features what in the foreground
  4. 11. The type of wheat the Russian Mennonites brought to Kansas in the 1870s and changed Kansas argiculture
  5. 13. This bird is yellow, black, brown, and white with a black "v" on its chest (also the state bird)
Down
  1. 1. The state grass grows 5 feet tall and is a food source for cattle and bison
  2. 2. The state reptile is a protected species of box turtle and is found in the prairies and pastures of Kansas
  3. 4. nickname for Kansans
  4. 5. The state gemstone only found in Ellsworth County used to be known as Kansanite
  5. 7. "ad Astra per ____"
  6. 8. The state mineral has been mined not only in Kansas, but also Ancient Egypt
  7. 9. This state symbol is both the state flower and featured on the state flag
  8. 12. 1939 Academy Award winning movie set in Kansas featuring Judy Garland