| Question | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Despite there being two adjacent cities of the same name in the same metropolitan area, which state contains the core city with the larger population? | Missouri | 83%
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| Kansas City was the first major city to launch which kind of large-scale urban public transit experiment in the U.S.? | Free bus service citywide | 67%
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| Which of these sports teams does NOT currently play in Kansas City? | Kings | 67%
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| Kansas City has the only museum in the United States dedicated exclusively to ________ | World War I | 67%
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| What is a common nickname for Kansas City? | City of Fountains | 58%
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| What major tragedy occurred in Kansas City on July 17, 1981, killing 114 people and injuring 216? | A hotel skywalk collapsed at the Hyatt Regency hotel | 50%
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| What large outdoor sculptures outside of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art have become iconic symbols of Kansas City? | Shuttlecocks | 50%
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| Kansas City's Country Club Plaza was inspired by the architecture of which Spanish city? | Seville | 33%
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| Kansas City is widely known in the national culinary scene for pioneering which barbecue cut? | Burnt Ends | 25%
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| Which Kansas City-born jazz musician is considered one of the most influential figures in the development of modern jazz? | Charlie Parker | 25%
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