Washington
Geography
Geography
In 1851 this logging town was founded and became the most populous city in Washington and the 18th most populous in the country.
What is Seattle?
In music notation, this symbol (#) tells you to raise a note by a half step.
What is a sharp?
In this American war the White House was burned down for the first and only time by northern invaders.
What is the War of 1812?
This popular soft drink was created in 1886 and original contained cocaine, which is were it gets its namesake from.
What is Coca-Cola?
This song by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee, featuring Justin Bieber, became a 2017 global hit and YouTube’s most-viewed video for a time.
What is "Despacito"?
This river is used as a natural border to separate the Oregon territory into two states.
What is the Columbia River?
This "King of Pop" released the album Thriller, still one of the best-selling albums of all time.
Who is Michael Jackson?
In 1805, this famous American expedition reached the Pacific Ocean near present-day Oregon, fulfilling President Jefferson’s dream of exploring the West.
What is the Lewis and Clark Expedition?
In 1920, a German immigrant created this beloved gelatin candy that is still eaten in its iconic shape all around the world.
What are gummy bears?
This social media platform, launched in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg, started as a Harvard-only site before expanding worldwide.
What is Facebook?
In 1980, this Cascadian mountain erupted up to 80,000 feet into the sky.
What is the eruption of Mount St. Helen's?
This term describes a group of three notes played in the time usually given to two notes of the same value.
What is a triplet?
In 1820, a man in Western New York believed that he had a vision of god and started this well known sect of Christianity.
What is Mormonism?
In 1962, this fast food chain opened its first restaurant that quickly popularized Mexican style cuisine to the masses.
What is Taco Bell?
This sitcom about six friends living in New York City debuted in 1994 and became one of the most iconic TV shows of all time.
What is Friends?
This mountain is named after a British general who has never been to Pacific Northwest; it's native name is Mount Tacoma/Tahoma.
What is Mount Rainier?
This band, fronted by Freddie Mercury, told us, "We Will Rock You" and "Don't Stop Me Now."
Who is Queen?
This is the third war that the USA has fought with England over a small island in Washington State.
What is the Pig War (of 1859)?
In 1989, the Frito-Lay company created this popular flavor of Cheetos, that soon spread to other chips and became a large cultural phenomenon.
What is Flamin' Hot?
This video game, featuring an Italian plumber trying to rescue Princess Toadstool, became a cultural phenomenon after its 1985 release.
What is Super Mario Bros.?
Olympia beat out these two popular cities in the bid for the capital city of Washington State.
What are Ellensburg and Yakima (North Yakima)?
In Western music theory, the term for a five-note scale often used in folk and blues music is this.
What is the pentatonic scale?
In 1855, leaders of this nation signed a treaty with the U.S. government at the Walla Walla Council, leading to a reservation being established in south-central Washington.
Who are the Yakama?
This naturally occurring chemical compound is found in many foods but is know to cause headaches and hangovers when digested in spirits.
What is tannin?
This 1977 film directed by George Lucas became a massive hit, starting one of the most successful science fiction franchises in history.
What is Star Wars?