Prehistory
Geography
Native Cultures
1700s
1800s
100

The first people walked over this to get to Washington State (and America) from Asia

Bering Land Bridge

100
This is Washington's largest river.
What is the Columbia?
100

Name one Native tribe from WA state

Chehalis, Colville, Cowlitz, Kalispel, Lummi, Makah, Nisqually, Nooksack, Puyallup, Quinault, Samish, Skokomish, Snoqualmie, Spokane, Suquamish, Tulalip, Skagit, Yakama

100

Who were the first Europeans to set foot in WA state?

Spanish

100
These explorers led an expedition that followed the Columbia River to the Pacific in 1806.
Who are Lewis and Clark?
200
This is the oldest complete human skeleton found in Washington.
What is the Kennewick Man?
200
This is Washington's tallest mountain.
What is Mount Rainier?
200

What animal did the Coastal Natives hunt as part of their tradition?

Whales

200

What was the major reason explorers searched Washington State?

To find a Northwest Passage to the Pacific Ocean

200
This land route became the primary way missionaries and travelers got to Washington territory in the 1800s.
What is the Oregon Trail?
300

Washington was once completely covered by this approximately 16,000 years ago.

Glaciers

300
Washington produces more of these than any other state.
What are apples?
300

Which major sports team's logo is inspired by a Native American totem pole?

Seattle Seahawks

300

Name one country that many immigrants to WA state came from in the 1700s.

China, Norway, Germany, Ireland, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, England, Netherlands, Japan

300
This couple founded a mission near Walla Walla in 1836.
Who are the Whitmans?
400
This animal went extinct about 2000 BCE.
What is the woolly mammoth?
400

**DAILY DOUBLE** 

Name one geographic region of WA state (there are 5)

Olympic Peninsula, Puget Sound Lowlands, Columbia Plateau, Rocky Mountain Foothills, Cascade Mountains

400

Which major tribe has a reservation closest to Pasco?

Yakama Tribe

400
This English explorer named Puget Sound, Mount Baker, Mount Rainier, Port Orchard, and Hood Canal.
Who is George Vancouver?
400
This event started the Cayuse War.
What is the Whitman Massacre?
500

What is the geographic region called that contains many volcanoes and forms a circle around the Pacific Ocean (WA is a part of it)

Ring of Fire

500
This is Washington's largest natural lake.
What is Lake Chelan?
500

How many tribes are federally recognized and protected in WA state?

29

500

Which 2 countries laid claim to Washington State?

USA and England

500
A war was nearly started in the San Juan Islands in 1859 over what act of violence?
What is the killing of a pig?
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