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Traditions & Trivia • Story Ideas • What's Trending KANSAS CITY TRIVIA NECESSARY HOMETOWN HISTORY ALL THE NUMBERS BASICS Walt Disney opened his fi rst animation company, Laugh-O-Gram Studio, in Kansas 2 states: the KC MSA City, where he fed a small rodent that includes both Missouri became the inspiration for Mickey Mouse. Population: and Kansas 2.1 million (MSA) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hallmark, the largest greeting card maker Time Zone: Downtown KC has in the world, began in KC in 1910 when Central experienced more than Joyce C. Hall started selling postcards out of $6.5 billion in commercial, two shoeboxes at the local YMCA. residential and hotel devel- KC “ignored” Prohibition during the 1920s, leading to an opment in the last 10 years. abundance of jazz clubs, brothels and gambling halls, earning KC the moniker “The Paris of the Plains.” Publisher Andrews McMeel Universal, known for popular comics such as “The Far Side” and “Calvin and Hobbes,” has been headquartered in KC since its founding in 1975. Average Age: 36.2 OFFBEAT TRIVIA Average Yearly Rainfall: Each March, KC hosts more college basketball games 39” than anywhere in the country. Modeled after Seville, Spain, the Country Club Plaza opened in 1922 as the nation’s fi rst outdoor shopping district. Airport: Kansas City The Kansas City area Local advertising agency Bernstein-Rein International Airport (MCI) boasts more than 100 conceived the McDonald’s Happy Meal barbecue restaurants. after the owner noticed his son staring at the cereal box during breakfast. Nicknames: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KC Located in the heart of M&M’s candy coating was invented at KC’s Stowers Institute. HEART OF AMERICA the country, Kansas City is Other KC inventions include the fi re pole, the Bomb Pop, the CITY OF FOUNTAINS only a 3-hour fl ight from bumper sticker, Rival crockpot and Wishbone salad dressing. either coast. The Kansas City Royals are named after another area institution: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The American Royal, a weeks-long horse and livestock show The City of Kansas City, dating back to 1899 and featuring barbecue contests, rodeos Missouri, touts 220 parks, and a full-fl edged festival. 134 miles of trails and bikeways, 29 lakes, 103 At least four different U.S. presidents have dined playgrounds and 119 at the original Arthur Bryant’s Barbeque. Harry S. monuments. Truman was considered a regular because he ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- frequented so often. 142.2 decibels at Arrowhead In the late 1940s, 86 factories were Stadium set the Guinness producing garments in KC. It was said World Record for the loudest that one in seven American women wore stadium on the planet. clothing made here. DEREK KLAUS National/Convention Media [email protected] • 816-691-3849 TONI ALEXANDER Kansas City/Regional Media Traditions & Trivia • Story ideas • What’s Trending [email protected] • 816-691-3848 NEWS.VISITKC.COM NEWS.VISITKC.COM #HowWeDoKC • @VisitKC KANSAS CITY TRADITIONS WHAT’S TRENDING IN KC Authentic, All-American and Uniquely KC SWINGING JAZZ LOEWS KANSAS CITY DEBUT ANNIVERSARIES From the Roaring ’20s to the early ’40s, jazz reigned in Kansas City. The city’s FAMOUS KC Kansas City’s skyline and convention package will be forever TO NOTE 12th Street became world-renowned for its jazz clubs, gambling parlors and changed with the debut of the 800-room Loews Kansas City Actors ------------ ------------ brothels—earning Kansas City the moniker the “Paris of the Plains.” Hotel. Opening April 2, this luxury property comes complete 2020 Don Cheadle with a connector bridge adjoining the KC Convention Center Today, live jazz can still be heard regularly at 40 clubs throughout the city. Paul Rudd and 60,000 square feet of meeting space of its own, plus desti- Kansas City, Missouri (170) Jason Sudeikis nation restaurants, a spa and plenty more that crown the hotel Charlie Parker’s WORLD-FAMOUS BARBECUE Ellie Kemper as the fi rst major hotel built in Downtown Kansas City since 1985. Birthday (100) When most people think of Kansas City, barbecue comes to mind. And Eric Stonestreet there’s good reason: the city’s signature food is served up at more than Ginger Rogers NEW SINGLE-TERMINAL AIRPORT Negro Leagues (100) 100 barbecue establishments, each boasting a house specialty. Ed Asner In 2017, voters overwhelmingly approved the addition of a new Dianne Wiest single-terminal at Kansas City International Airport. For visitors, Prohibition (100) Every fall, Kansas City hosts 600 teams at the world’s largest barbecue Rob Riggle this means a state-of-the-art transit hub designed to meet the competition, the American Royal World Series of Barbecue. Chris Cooper needs of modern fl ight travel. For meeting planners, it means Harry S. Truman’s added convenience and enhanced accommodations for any Presidential Inauguration (75) CITY OF FOUNTAINS Icons group. The new single-terminal will land at KCI in 2023. Sporting Kansas City (25) Kansas City is home to more than 200 fountains—more than any other city Amelia Earhart in the world except Rome. From large and majestic to small and whimsical, Walt Disney “THE BUCK STOPS HERE” discover waterworks dedicated to fallen fi refi ghters, the city’s children, Walter Cronkite Commemorating the 75th anniversary of his inauguration, the women’s leadership and more. Historical Figures Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum is scheduled to reopen in fall 2020 after a massive, $25 million renovation— KC’s most photographed fountain is the ornate J.C. Nichols Memorial, Harry S. Truman the largest in the museum’s history, set in motion to preserve located near the Spanish-inspired Country Club Plaza. Tom Pendergast and enhance the impactful leader’s legacy. Visitors can expect an Jesse James entirely new experience developed for 21st-century audiences, Athletes with fresh exhibits, expanded education programs and other Buck O’Neil essential updates in time for the 2020 election. Tom Watson Maurice Greene CENTENNIAL CELEBRATIONS Satchel Paige Of all the momentous anniversaries in 2020, Prohibition may George Brett just be the most infl uential on local culture. KC largely ignored the U.S. abolition of alcohol in 1920—and fl ourished as a result, Artists thanks in part to a thriving jazz scene and free-fl owing spirits. Thomas Hart Benton That heritage lives on today in a new golden age for distill- ------------ 2021 ------------ Misty Copeland eries and breweries. Meanwhile, the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum commemorates the 100th year since the founding of George Caleb Bingham Santa Fe Trail (200) America’s fi rst organized black baseball league. Musicians State of Missouri (200) Charlie Parker MODERN MIDWEST COMFORT FOOD Count Basie KC’s comfort food palate goes far beyond barbecue, meaning Kansas City Stockyards (150) David Cook that some of the fi nest restaurants in the city are also the most Melissa Etheridge approachable. Michael Corvino upped his game with cheese- Kauffman Center for the Janelle Monáe burger concept Ravenous, Vaughn Good emphasizes local Performing Arts (10) above all else at Fox & Pearl and master chocolatier Christopher Elbow’s Fairway Creamery delivers some of the best ice cream and donuts in the city. DID YOU KNOW? ATTRACTION UPDATES 25.2 million visitors travel to the Kansas City The Kansas City Zoo will debut a major renovation to its region each year, supporting an industry that elephant exhibit by Mother’s Day. And thrill-seekers can’t get employs 48,000 people and generates enough of Worlds of Fun, a perennial family attraction that $5.6 billion in visitor spending. looks to launch the fi ve-story, four-tunnel Riptide Raceway— the longest mat racing slide in world—at Oceans of Fun by summer 2020. KANSAS CITY TRADITIONS WHAT’S TRENDING IN KC Authentic, All-American and Uniquely KC SWINGING JAZZ LOEWS KANSAS CITY DEBUT ANNIVERSARIES From the Roaring ’20s to the early ’40s, jazz reigned in Kansas City. The city’s FAMOUS KC Kansas City’s skyline and convention package will be forever TO NOTE 12th Street became world-renowned for its jazz clubs, gambling parlors and changed with the debut of the 800-room Loews Kansas City Actors ------------ ------------ brothels—earning Kansas City the moniker the “Paris of the Plains.” Hotel. Opening April 2, this luxury property comes complete 2020 Don Cheadle with a connector bridge adjoining the KC Convention Center Today, live jazz can still be heard regularly at 40 clubs throughout the city. Paul Rudd and 60,000 square feet of meeting space of its own, plus desti- Kansas City, Missouri (170) Jason Sudeikis nation restaurants, a spa and plenty more that crown the hotel Charlie Parker’s WORLD-FAMOUS BARBECUE Ellie Kemper as the fi rst major hotel built in Downtown Kansas City since 1985. Birthday (100) When most people think of Kansas City, barbecue comes to mind. And Eric Stonestreet there’s good reason: the city’s signature food is served up at more than Ginger Rogers NEW SINGLE-TERMINAL AIRPORT Negro Leagues (100) 100 barbecue establishments, each boasting a house specialty. Ed Asner In 2017, voters overwhelmingly approved the addition of a new Dianne Wiest single-terminal at Kansas City International Airport. For visitors, Prohibition (100) Every fall, Kansas City hosts 600 teams at the world’s largest barbecue Rob Riggle this means a state-of-the-art transit hub designed to meet the competition, the American Royal World Series of Barbecue. Chris Cooper needs of modern fl ight travel. For meeting planners, it means Harry S. Truman’s added convenience and enhanced accommodations for any Presidential Inauguration (75) CITY OF FOUNTAINS Icons group. The new single-terminal will land at KCI in 2023. Sporting Kansas City (25) Kansas City is home to more than 200 fountains—more than any other city Amelia Earhart in the world except Rome.
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