Summer Institute Wichita Trivia Quiz!

Wichita is the birthplace of which popular food chain?

• Applebees

• McDonalds

• Taco Bell

• Pizza Hut

Which actor is a Wichita native?

• Adam Scott

• Kirstie Alley

• Ashton Kucher

• Sandra Bullock

What is the mascot for Wichita State University?

• Gluten Gary

• WuShock

• Harrold

• Wheatie

What is the name of the iconic statue located near downtown Wichita?

• Keeper of the Plains

• Kiowa Promise

• River Guard

• Dignity

Civil Rights historians recognize Wichita as the site of the first African American sit-in at a segregated restaurant. What year did this take place?

• 1953

• 1957

• 1958

• 1960

What other major food chain was started in Wichita?

• KFC

• Cracker Barrel

• White Castle

• Chick Fil-A

In 1920, the Wichita-based E.M. Laird Airplane Manufacturing Co. earned the distinction of being the first U.S. company to do what?

• Invent the modern fuselage

• Produce an airplane with retractable landing gear

• Manufacture an airplane with a self-replenishing fuel supply

• Mass produce commercial airplanes

• 4th

• 7th

• 15th

• 18th

Wichita recently made news for being the worst place in the U.S. for what?

• Dating

• Water sports

• Rental market

• People with allergies

According to the 2021 Census, what is the population of Wichita?

• 250,000

• 300,000

• 400,000

• 550,000