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What does jayhawk mean?
Jayhawk is a mythical bird, a combination of a Blue Jay and a Sparrow Hawk. Although the origins are not clear, it was first known to be used by a wagon train heading west through Kansas. During the "Bleeding Kansas" days the Jayhawk became the name for vigilantes / freedom fighters working to make Kansas a free state. When the civil war broke out the first regiment of calvary created by Kansas was known as the Jayhawks. Later the term Jayhawk referred to people in the state. When the University of Kansas was created, they chose the name Jayhawk as their mascot. Today a Jayhawk is commonly used to refer to a student, alumni or fan of the University of Kansas.
Why is kansas nickname the sunflower state?
The state of Kansas is nicknamed the "Sunflower state" for the many wildflowers that grow there. Kansas is known as the "Wheat State" as well, as it produces wheat as well as sorghum. Other nicknmes are the "Jayhawk state" and the "Midway state."
What is the state of Kansas' nickname?
There is several: *The Sunflower State *The Wheat State *Midway, U.S.A. *The Central State *The Cyclone State *The Grasshopper State *Garden of the West *The Squatter State *Bleeding Kansas *The Battle Ground of Freedom and *The Jayhawk State
What is the web address of the Historic Jayhawk Theatre Inc in Topeka Kansas?
The web address of the Historic Jayhawk Theatre Inc is: www.jayhawktheatre.com
If someone from Texas is a Texan what do you call someone from Kansas or Massachusetts?
A person from Kansas is a Kansan. The nickname for a Kansan is a Jayhawk. Massachusetts is called the Baystate Some people use Baystaters
How many colleges have the Jay hawk as a mascot?
The University of Kansas uses the jayhawk as their mascot. The history of Kansas and the jayhawk went as far back as 1912 and the mascot is still believed to bring good luck.
What is a jayhawk?
It is a mythical bird devised from the red head of the sparrow hawk and the blue body of a bluejay. The term Jayhawk comes from the free-staters of Kansas during the Civil War. To this day, anyone born in Kansas is known by the same term that these free-staters went by, a Jayhawker.
What do you call someone from Kansas?
Kansans A person from Kansas is called a Kansan. Or a Jayhawk
Who is the only Kansas Jayhawk head coach to be fired?
Ted Owns was fired
What basketball coach had the worst record in kansas jayhawk history?
james naismith
Where is the Historic Jayhawk Theatre Inc in Topeka Kansas located?
The address of the Historic Jayhawk Theatre Inc is: Po Box 1996, Topeka, KS 66603
What is the State bird of okahoma?
The state bird of Oklahoma is the Scissor tailed Flycatcher.
