Kansas History

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  1. 3. What Great Bend graduate received the Nobel Prize for his contribution to the development of the microchip?
  2. 7. Which backpack company did Great Bend graduate Skip Yowell help develop?
  3. 8. What is the name of the river that Great “Bend” is named after?
  4. 10. What is the Kansas state flower?
  5. 12. Which city in Kansas has the distinction of being the birthplace of organized drag racing?
  6. 14. What is the name of the large wetland area in Barton County?
  7. 15. What is the name of the current University of Kansas head basketball coach?
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  1. 1. What is the name of the mascot for the well-known college in Manhattan, KS?
  2. 2. What is the oldest city in Kansas?
  3. 4. What nurse who founded the American Red Cross is the only female to have a Kansas county named after her?
  4. 5. What state became official on January 29, 1861?
  5. 6. What is the name of the famous historic trail that ran through Barton County?
  6. 9. What is the name of the pet food company that has been based in Great Bend since 1966?
  7. 11. What city in Kansas was the home to Hattie McDaniel, the first black actor to win an Oscar?
  8. 13. Which US president considered a city in Kansas his hometown?