Elk County Quiz

[W. Gray]

Here is a quiz for Elk County forum members.

There is probably no way that anyone could know all the answers but this is intended as a fun quiz.

The questions and answers have not been tested, so to speak, so there could possibly be some confusion with either a question or an answer.

1. The state legislature created Elk County effective on what date?
a.   June 1, 1875
b.   January 1, 1875
c.   March 25, 1875
d.   None of the above

2. The land areas making up the 31 mile by 21 mile square dimensions of the state administrative subdivision called Elk County haves been in how many different counties? (Elk would be counted as the most recent.)
a.   2
b.   4
c.   6
d.   8

3. When did the Howard Courant and Howard Citizen merge?
a.   1922
b.   1932
c.   1942
d.   1952

4. Elk and Chautauqua counties were formed from Howard County, which was the nth largest in the state?
a.   1st
b.   2nd
c.   8th
d.   10th

5. Which town was named the county seat of Elk County in the Howard County division law?
a.   Elk Falls
b.   Longton
c.   Howard City
d.   Union Centre
e.     No town was named by law

6. In how many elections did it take for Howard City to be selected as the permanent county seat?
a.   1
b.   2
c.   3
d.   4

7. What town had the first kindergarten in the state of Kansas?
a.   Manhattan
b.   Kansas City
c.   Howard
d.   Moline

8. Ranked by land area, how large is Elk County in the state of Kansas?
a.   21st
b.   15th
c.   Tied for 74th
d.   None of the above

9. The Rocky Mountain News, which gave up the ghost last year, was started in what Kansas town?
a.   Howard
b.   Great Bend
c.   Denver
d.   Dodge City
e.   None of the above

10. What was the first newspaper in what is now Elk County?
a.   Howard City Messenger
b.   Longton Weekly Ledger
c.   Elk Falls Examiner
d.   Howard County Messenger, Boston

11. What future newspaper editor had a hand in killing the last buffalo in southeast Kansas on Wabash Street in Howard City?
a.   Adrian J. Reynolds, Longton Weekly Ledger
b.   Thomas E. Thompson, Howard Courant
c.   Fred C. Flory, Howard Citizen
d.   Some fellow named Taylor

12. What was the first railroad in Elk County?
a.   Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe RR
b.   Elk and Chautauqua RR
c.   Elk Valley Western RR
d.   Southern Kansas RR

13. What is the name of the current railroad running through Elk County?
a.   Kansas and Oklahoma RR
b.   South Kansas and Oklahoma RR
c.   Grand Elk RR
d.   Southern Kansas RR

14. On what Howard City street was the first courthouse in Elk County constructed?
a.   Pine
b.   Wabash
c.   Washington
d.   Randolph

15. What other Kansas highway traversed Elk County?
a.   K-160
b.   K-11
c.   K-15
d.   K-96

16. What was the cost of a round trip stage coach ticket from Longton to Independence in the 1870s?
a.   50 cents
b.   $1
c.   $2.50
d.   $6

17. Match the town in the first column with the clue in the second column that comes closest to the founders intention behind the naming of their town:
a.   Longton                a. the US Army
b.   Moline                  b. the country of England
c.   Howard                 c. A river
d.   Elk Falls                 d. John Deere

18. What is considered the first bank in Elk County?
a.   First National Bank
b.   Elk County Bank
c.   Turner Bank
d.   Howard National Bank

19.  What was the original name of the town of Elk Falls?
a.   Oak Valley
b.   Moline
c.   Howard
d.   Elk Rapids
e.     None of the above

20. What was the original surveyed section road mileage of Elk County?
a.   1,300 miles
b.   400 miles
c.   800 miles
d.   200 miles

21.  Howard's main street is called Wabash. What is the main street in Elk Falls called?
a.   Osage
b.   7th
c.   US 160
d.   Montgomery

22. The Elk River is how long?
a.   66 miles
b.   45 miles
c.   81 miles
d.   105 miles

23. Who was the first settler in what is now Elk County?
a.   Richard Groves
b.   Adrian J. Reynolds
c.   J. L. Mattingly
d.   A. B. Steinbarger

24. Who was the first mayor of Howard?
a.   Abe Steinbarger
b.   Asa Thompson
c.   Adrian J. Reynolds
d.   Fred C. Flory

25. What Howard streets were once designated as K-99 Highway
a.   Wabash and Randolph
b.   Michigan and Wabash
c.   Washington and Pine
d.   Washington and Wabash

26. What railroad was the last to be abandoned in Elk County?
a.   Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe RR
b.   St. Louis-San Francisco RR
c.   Elk and Chautauqua RR
d.   None of the above   

27. What is the only stream in Elk County named after an individual?

[W. Gray]

Here are the answers.

1. The state legislature created Elk County effective on what date?
a.   June 1, 1875
b.   January 1, 1875
c.   March 25, 1875
d.   None of the above

Answer:  a

2. The land areas making up the 31 mile by 21 mile square dimensions of the state administrative subdivision called Elk County has been in how many different counties? (Elk would be counted as the most recent.)
a.   2
b.   4
c.   6
d.   8

Answer:  d

3. When did the Howard Courant and Howard Citizen merge?
a.   1922
b.   1932
c.   1942
d.   1952

Answer:  c

4. Elk and Chautauqua counties were formed from Howard County, which was the nth largest in the state?
a.   1st
b.   2nd
c.   8th
d.   10th

Answer:  b

5. Which town was named the county seat of Elk County in the Howard County division law?
a.   Elk Falls
b.   Longton
c.   Howard City
d.   Union Centre
e.     No town was named by law

Answer:  c

6. In how many elections did it take for Howard City to be selected as the permanent county seat?
a.   1
b.   2
c.   3
d.   4

Answer:  b

7. What town had the first kindergarten in the state of Kansas?
a.   Manhattan
b.   Kansas City
c.   Howard
d.   Moline

Answer:  c

8. Ranked by land area, how large is Elk County in the state of Kansas?
a.   21st
b.   15th
c.   Tied for 74th
d.   None of the above

Answer:  c

9. The Rocky Mountain News, which gave up the ghost last year, was started in what Kansas town?
a.   Howard
b.   Great Bend
c.   Denver
d.   Dodge City
e.   None of the above

Answer:  c

10. What was the first newspaper in what is now Elk County?
a.   Howard City Messenger
b.   Longton Weekly Ledger
c.   Elk Falls Examiner
d.   Howard County Messenger, Boston

Answer:  c

11. What future newspaper editor had a hand in killing the last buffalo in southeast Kansas on Wabash Street in Howard City?
a.   Adrian J. Reynolds, Longton Weekly Ledger
b.   Thomas E. Thompson, Howard Courant
c.   Fred C. Flory, Howard Citizen
d.   Some fellow named Taylor

Answer: c

12. What was the first railroad in Elk County?
a.   Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe RR
b.   Elk and Chautauqua RR
c.   Elk Valley Western RR
d.   Southern Kansas RR

Answer: c or d

13. What is the name of the current railroad running through Elk County?
a.   Kansas and Oklahoma RR
b.   South Kansas and Oklahoma RR
c.   Grand Elk RR
d.   Southern Kansas RR

Answer: b

14. On what Howard City street was the first courthouse in Elk County constructed?
a.   Pine
b.   Wabash
c.   Washington
d.   Randolph

Answer: b

15. What other Kansas highway traversed Elk County?
a.   K-160
b.   K-11
c.   K-15
d.   K-96

Answer: b

16. What was the cost of a round trip stage coach ticket from Longton to Independence in the 1870s?
a.   50 cents
b.   $1
c.   $2.50
d.   $6

Answer: c

17. Match the town in the first column with the clue in the second column that comes closest to the founders intention behind the naming of their town:
a.   Longton                a. the US Army
b.   Moline                  b. the country of England
c.   Howard                 c. A river
d.   Elk Falls                 d. John Deere

Answer:  a with b;  b with d; c with a; d with c

18. What is considered the first bank in Elk County?
a.   First National Bank
b.   Elk County Bank
c.   Turner Bank
d.   Howard National Bank

Answer: c

19.  What was the original name of the town of Elk Falls?
a.   Oak Valley
b.   Moline
c.   Howard
d.   Elk Rapids
e.     None of the above

Answer: c

20. What was the original surveyed section road mileage of Elk County?
a.   1,300 miles
b.   400 miles
c.   800 miles
d.   200 miles

Answer: a

21.  Howard's main street is called Wabash. What is the main street in Elk Falls called?
a.   Osage
b.   7th
c.   US 160
d.   Montgomery

Answer: b

22. The Elk River is how long?
a.   66 miles
b.   45 miles
c.   81 miles
d.   105 miles

Answer: c

23. Who was the first settler in what is now Elk County?
a.   Richard Groves
b.   Adrian J. Reynolds
c.   J. L. Mattingly
d.   A. B. Steinbarger

Answer: a

24. Who was the first mayor of Howard?
a.   Abe Steinbarger
b.   Asa Thompson
c.   Adrian J. Reynolds
d.   Fred C. Flory

Answer: a

25. What Howard streets were once designated as K-99 Highway
a.   Wabash and Randolph
b.   Michigan and Wabash
c.   Washington and Pine
d.   Washington and Wabash

Answer: c

26. What railroad was the last to be abandoned in Elk County?
a.   Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe RR
b.   St. Louis-San Francisco RR
c.   Elk and Chautauqua RR
d.   None of the above   

Answer: b

27. What is the only stream in Elk County named after an individual?

Answer: Hitchen Creek