Kansas or Nebraska?

Say whether the following statements applies to Kansas, Nebraska, both, or neither.

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1. Borders Arkansas

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Nebraska

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2. Has a name that comes from a Native American word

Kansas: "people of the wind"
Nebraska: "flat water"

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3. Has a national park

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4. Has a point of over 5,000 ft elevation

Panorama Point is 5,427 ft above sea level.

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5. Has multiple cities with metro area population over 200,000

Omaha: 466,893
Lincoln: 284,736

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6. Has voted Republican in every presidential election since 1968

The last time Kansas and Nebraska voted for different presidential candidates was 1908: Kansas went for Taft, while Nebraska voted for William Jennings Bryan.

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7. Is in the first half of the states when listed alphabetically

Kansas is #16; Nebraska is #27

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8. Is home to one of the ten richest people in the world (not counting royalty or dictators)

Warren Buffet (#3) lives in Omaha. Charles Koch (tied for #8) lives in Wichita.

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9. Is home to the "board of education" in Brown v. Board of Education

Full name: Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka

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10. Is on historic U.S. Route 66 (from Chicago to Southern California)

Runs through the southeastern corner for 13.2 miles.

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11. Is on the Missouri River

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12. Is one of the 15 largest states in terms of area

At 82,278 square miles, Kansas is larger than Belarus.

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13. Is one of the 15 smallest states in terms of population

Nebraska has a population of just under 2,000,000, which is less than the metro area population of Pittsburgh.

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14. Is one of the top ten whitest U.S. states

Nebraska is #12; Kansas is #17.

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15. Is one of the top two corn-producing states

Nebraska is #3; Kansas is #7. Iowa is #1.

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16. Is the birthplace of a U.S. president

Gerald Ford was born in Omaha.

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17. Is the location of the geographic center of the lower 48 states

It's in Lebanon, Kansas.

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18. The state capital is the largest city

Kansas: Topeka vs. Wichita
Nebraska: Lincoln vs. Omaha

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19. Was completely contained within the Louisiana Purchase

Also true of Arkansas, Iowa, Missouri, and Oklahoma

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20. Was not a state during the Civil War

Nebraska was admitted as the 37th state in 1867.

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2 Comments

Level 48

May 29, 2019

Technically, Homestead National Monument of America is part of the National Park system.

Level 88

May 29, 2019

True, but it's not a national park. Lots of things are part of the National Park System--national monuments, national historical parks, etc. Pretty sure every state has at least one.