WA Cities and Towns
Located on the east side of the state, this city is known as the "Lilac City" and hosted the World's Fair in 1974.
Spokane
Released in 2017, this hybrid Nintendo console allows players to seamlessly transition from playing on a TV to handheld mode.
Nintendo Switch
This is the time and place in which a story happens, which can be as broad as a futuristic galaxy or as narrow as a single bedroom.
Setting
Sparking global lockdowns, school closures, and a massive shift to remote work, this global health crisis officially began disrupting daily life in early 2020.
COVID-19
This iconic, bright orange-red suspension bridge is the most famous landmark in San Francisco, California.
The Golden Gate Bridge
Situated just across the Columbia River from Portland, Oregon, this city shares its name with a major Canadian city.
Vancouver, WA
Released in 2000, this legendary system went on to become the best-selling home video game console of all time, moving over 155 million units.
Playstation 2
This is the core struggle or problem between opposing forces that drives the entire plot, often categorized as "man vs. man" or "man vs. nature."
Conflict
Making history in 2008, this former Illinois Senator defeated John McCain to become the first African American President of the United States.
Barack Obama
Located on the border between Nevada and Arizona, this massive concrete arch-gravity dam was built during the Great Depression and impounds Lake Mead.
The Hoover Dam
Known as the "Apple Capital of the World," this city sits right in the middle of the state along the Columbia River.
Wenatchee
Released in 1985, this 8-bit system single-handedly revived the North American video game industry after the crash of 1983.
Nintendo Entertainment System
Derived from the Greek word for "解" (to untie), this is the character, force, or institution that actively opposes the main hero of the story.
Antagonist
In February 2022, Europe saw its largest land conflict since World War II begin when Russian forces launched a full-scale invasion of this neighboring sovereign country
Ukraine
This massive concrete gravity dam is the largest power-producing facility in the United States.
The Grand Coulee Dam
This city in southeastern Washington is famous for its sweet onions and for being home to Whitman College.
Walla Walla
This lunchbox-shaped 2001 Nintendo console was the company's first to use optical discs instead of cartridges, and it featured a built-in carrying handle.
This narrative device occurs when an author drops subtle hints or clues early in the story about events that will happen later on.
Foreshadowing
In 2011, U.S. Navy SEALs executed a top-secret raid on a compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, successfully terminating this mastermind behind the September 11 terrorist attacks.
Osama bin Laden
Completed in 1883, this historic New York City suspension bridge connects Manhattan to a neighboring borough across the East River.
The Brooklyn Bridge
Located on the Pacific coast, this town was the birthplace of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain and famously features a sign reading "Welcome to Come As You Are."
Aberdeen
Released in 1998, this final, ill-fated Sega console was ahead of its time, featuring a built-in 56k modem for online play and a memory card with its own LCD screen.
Dreamcast
This French literary term, meaning "to untie," refers to the final resolution or unraveling of the plot right after the climax, where secrets are revealed and loose ends are tied up.
Denouement
In 2010, an uprising in Tunisia sparked this sweeping wave of pro-democracy protests and civil wars across North Africa and the Middle East.
The Arab Spring
Spanning the Yangtze River in China, this staggering structure is the world's largest power station in terms of installed capacity.
The Three Gorges Dam