Washington State Trivia
![Atop Mount Rainier](/wizfiles/img/2687/01.jpg)
Atop Mount Rainier
Questions:
- Name the first highest volcanoes in Washington.
- Washington is home of the world’s largest building. Where is it and what is it for?
- Washington is home to the westernmost point in the lower 48 states. What is it called?
- King County, where Seattle resides was originally named for whom?
- In 1986, King County was redesignated to be named after whom?
- Washington is home to the world’s largest floating bridge. What body of water does it lay on?
- The Twilight series of books took place in which Washington municipality?
- Which two rivers form part of the state boundaries of Washington?
- The largest electrical power plant in the United States is in Washington. What is the name of it?
- An Officer and a Gentleman was shot at which Washington naval base?
- What line of latitude forms the land border between Washington and Canada?
- Which is further north, Bellingham Washington or Victoria, British Columbia?
- Which are Washington’s five largest cities, in order?
- What part of Washington is an exclave, requiring travel to Canada to reach?
- The television show Northern Exposure was filmed where?
- What Washington volcano erupted in 1980?
- How many people were killed in the eruption?
- Microsoft is headquartered where in Washington?
- What is the most contaminated nuclear waste site in the US?
- Where is the original Starbucks?
![University of Washington library](/wizfiles/img/2688/02.jpg)
Spinning a book at the University of Washington library.
![University of Washington library](/wizfiles/img/2689/03.jpg)
Communist book store, Seattle
Answers:
- Mount Ranier, Mount Adams, Mount Baker, Mount St. Helens, and Glacier Peak.
- Everett – The Boeing Factory.
- Cape Flattery.
- William R. King, vice president under Franklin Pierce.
- Martin Luther King jr. The namesake was changed in large part because William King was a slaveowner.
- Lake Washington.
- Forks.
- Columbia and Snake.
- Grand Coulee dam.
- Fort Worden in Port Townsend.
- 49th.
- Bellingham.
- Seattle, Spokane, Tacoma, Vancouver, and Bellevue.
- Point Roberts.
- Rosyln, WA.
- Mount Saint Helens?
- 57
- Redmond.
- Hanover Nuclear Reservation.
- Pike Street market in Seattle, at 1912 Pike Street.
![Pike Street Market, Seattle](/wizfiles/img/2690/04.jpg)
Pike Street Market, Seattle.
![University of Washington 50-yard line](/wizfiles/img/2691/05.jpg)
University of Washington 50-yard line.
![Seattle Seahawks stadium](/wizfiles/img/2692/06.jpg)
Seattle Seahawks stadium.
![Pike Street Market](/wizfiles/img/2694/07.jpg)
Chewing gum wall at Pike Street Market.
![Mount Adams](/wizfiles/img/2695/08.jpg)
Atop Mount Adams.
![Mount Baker](/wizfiles/img/2696/09.jpg)
Atop Mount Baker. I sadly recently lost that green jacket.
![Roslyn Cafe](/wizfiles/img/2697/10.jpg)
Does this look familiar?
![Northern Exposure](/wizfiles/img/2698/11.jpg)
Did I ever mention I’m a HUGE Northern Exposure fan!