Kansas History: KS State Symbols, KS Waters, & KS Weather

The Barred Tiger Salamander is the Kansas State ________.

• Insect

• Amphibian

• Reptile

• Animal

Which of these is the Kansas State Bird?

• Humming Bird

• Blue Jay

• Cardinal

• Meadowlark

The Kansas State Insect is the ____________.

• American Beetle

• Western Butterfly

• Honeybee

• Dragonfly

Kansas's nickname is sometimes called the Wheat State. What is the other nickname for Kansas?

• The Bluegrass State

• The Cornfield State

• The Flat State

• The Sunflower State

Which of these is the Kansas State Reptile?

• The Ornate Box Turtle

• The Barred Tiger Salamander

• The Spotted Gecko

• The Garden Snake

What made Waconda Springs so interesting?

• It's the largest waterfall in Kansas.

• The farmers need it for irrigation.

• It was thought to have spiritual and healing powers.

• It feeds into the Arkansas River.

_________________ is located north of Great Bend and is one of the few natural lakes in Kansas.

• Lake Afton

• The Arkansas River

• The Ogallala Aquifer

• Cheyenne Bottoms

Mark all the answers that are true about the Ogallala Aquifer.

• Underground reservoir or pool of water that runs under several states in the midwest.

• Most of this aquifer is used for irrigation by farmers.

• Scientists are not concerned that the aquifer will ever run out of water.

• The main concern about the aquifer is that farmers are pumping more water than can naturally be replenished by rain.

__________________ was the name of the inland sea covered most of what is present-day Kansas.

• The Kansa Sea

• The Arkansas Sea

• The Permian Sea

• The Wichita Sea

L. Frank Baum wrote "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz".

• True

• False