2nd Annual KVOE “What’s in Outdoors”

Outdoor Trivia Contest…Just in time for Christmas!

 

Please answer the questions below.  Then submit your answers, along with a “I remember or Do you remember when we did” story to outdoors@kvoe.com

 

We will have a drawing for weekly winners on Friday’s show December 7th, 14th and 21st.

Three grand prize outdoor adventures will also be awarded.

 

To complete the contest you will also need to submit a story sharing your most memorable outdoor experience: Fishing, hiking, hunting, exploring, bird watching, gardening etc.  Pictures are a plus but not a requirement to win.

 

Prizes include:

·       Grand Prize (Adult Category, 18 or over) - Half day tube Fly Fishing Excursion from Bill Hartman www.flyfishkansas.com

·       Grand Prize (Youth Category) - a day at Council Grove City Lake with Phil. Youth can be accompanied by parents or a caring adult.

·       Grand Prize (Family Story Category) - a canoe rental on an educational float trip with the Friends of the Kaw.  (accommodates 2 adults and 2 kids under 10 or 1 child over 10)

 

 

Families can work together to write the story and help the younger people with the quiz. The contest will have three major award packages: 

·       Adult, 18 and older,

·       Youth, 17 and younger. 

·       Family  

If you are struggling writing your story, please feel free to contact Phil Taunton at 620-342-5016 or ptaunton@cableone.net and he will help you write it.

 

 

Trivia Questions:

 

1.     Friends of the Kaw is an organization whose mission is to protect and preserve the Kansas River for present and        future generations.

        a) True

        b) False

 

2.     What two rivers or creeks run together to form the Kansas River

        a) The Republican River and the Smoky Hill River

        b) The Cottonwood and the Neosho

        c) The Big Blue and the Little Blue Rivers

        d) Lyon and Clarks Creek near Junction City

 

3.     Who should we thank for bringing white-tailed deer, pronghorns and wild turkey back from low populations?  

        a) Federal government

        b) Landscapers

        c) Hunters and conservationist, both men and women working together.

 

4.     ____?_____ were once the most important animal on the Great Plains.

        a) Western rattlesnakes

        b) Western meadowlarks

        c) Badgers

        d) American Bison

 

5.     Freshwater ____?_______ are filter feeders and are found throughout the Great Plains in streams, ponds and lakes.

        a) Box turtles

        b) Great Plains toads

        c) Water bugs

        d) Mussels

 

6.     This bird is found in Western Kansas preferring wide-open grasslands and nests underground, usually in prairie       dog colonies.

        a) Burrowing owl

        b) Lesser prairie-chicken

        c) Black rail

        d) Horned Gopher Owl

 

7.     The Kansas River officially starts at Junction City, Kansas and dumps into the Missouri River at or near Kaw Point Park in Kansas    City, KS. How many miles does it officially flow?

        a) 250

        b) 152

        c) 173

        d) 80

 

8.     Which statement best defines wildlife management?

        a) The wide use and manipulation of renewable wildlife resources.

        b) Understanding wildlife and its relationship to the habitat it lives in.

        c) Manipulations of habitats or populations that are done to meet some specified human goal.

        d) It is both an art and a science.

        e) All of the above

 

9.     Lesser prairie-chickens prefer which of the following for nesting cover:

        a) Eastern Red Cedar

        b) Little Bluestem

        c) Smooth Brome Grass

        d) Bluegrass

 

10.   Which factor is most critical to the overall welfare of any wildlife population?

        a) The quality and quantity of habitat.

        b) The weather.

        c) The species ability to reproduce.

        d) All of the above.

        e) a & b

 

11.   An endangered species is one that:

        a) is extinct.

        b) is on the verge of becoming extinct.

        c) is likely to become endangered.

        d) none of the above.

 

12.  Which of the species below are listed as Endangered in Kansas?

        a) Greater and lesser Prairie-Chicken

        b) Swift Fox

        c) Whooping Crane

        d) Black-tailed Prairie Dog

        e) None of the above

 

13.  What is another name for Mountain Lion?

        a) Cougar

        b) Panther

        c) Puma

        d) All the above

 

14.  What animal is NOT found native to Kansas?

        a) Caribou

        b) Elk

        c) Mule Deer

        d) Black Bear

 

15.  What do responsible archers use when hunting from trees?

        a) Tree stand made of scrap lumber, bow and arrows

        b) Tree house, and deer rifle,        

        c)  Spears

        d) Commercial stands and fall arrest system certified and tested to tree stand Manufacturer’s Association TMA Standards

 

Tie Breaker….

The Kansas Children's Outdoor Bill of Rights says every child should have the opportunity to:

        a) Explore Nature

        b) Follow a trail

        c) Camp under the stars

        d) All of the above

 

 

 

Please submit your STORY and answers to the above questions along with your name, address, & phone number to outdoors@kvoe.com

If you don’t have email, you can mail your story and answers to:

KVOE Outdoors Trivia

PO Box 924 

Emporia, KS 66801