Q 01/05

Thanks to more than 200 working public water features, what is KC's official nickname?

A) The Heart of America

B) The City of Fountains

C) The Paris of the Plains

D) The Gateway City

Answer · why

B) The City of Fountains

Locals like to say only Rome has more; the biggest privately funded ones sit behind the outfield at the Royals' ballpark.

Q 02/05

Which NFL team plays its home games at Arrowhead Stadium?

A) The Broncos

B) The Rams

C) The Chiefs

D) The Raiders

Answer · why

C) The Chiefs

Opened in 1972, Arrowhead is now the oldest stadium in the AFC and the largest sports venue in Missouri.

Q 03/05

Kansas City's Major League Baseball team is named after which annual event, held in the city since 1899?

A) The Missouri State Fair

B) The Heart of America Rodeo

C) The Kansas City Jubilee

D) The American Royal

Answer · why

D) The American Royal

The American Royal is a livestock show, horse show, rodeo and barbecue championship rolled into one, and it beat out other suggested names because of ...

Q 04/05

Which greeting-card company has been based in Kansas City since Joyce Hall moved there in 1910?

A) American Greetings

B) Papyrus

C) Blue Mountain Arts

D) Hallmark

Answer · why

D) Hallmark

The company still runs the Crown Center complex around its headquarters, and it also owns Crayola.

Q 05/05

Along with brown sugar and tomatoes, which ingredient defines thick, sweet Kansas City-style barbecue sauce?

A) Mustard

B) Molasses

C) Vinegar

D) Honey

Answer · why

B) Molasses

The sweetness is relatively modern: Henry Perry's original sauce was harsh and peppery, and the molasses style spread with KC Masterpiece in the 1970s...