1994
This was the Chinese zodiac sign for the year 1994.
What is the year of the dog?
This process allows plants to convert sunlight into energy, producing oxygen as a byproduct.
What is photosynthesis?
This national park was the first in Canada.
What is Banff National Park?
The completion of the Burke-Gilman Trail's "Missing Link" has been included in Seattle's comprehensive plan since this decade.
What are the 1990s?
This iconic Disney animated film and eventual musical was originally released in 1994.
What is The Lion King?
This plant is known for being able to survive in almost any indoor environment and is sometimes called the "unkillable" plant.
What is a snake plant?
The National Park service cares for this many lighthouses.
What is 50?
(Apostle Islands National Lakeshore in Wisconsin has nine of them!)
Washington State Ferries plans to fully electrify its fleet by this year, as part of its long-term environmental goals.
What is 2050?
This international agreement lifted tariffs on the majority of goods produced by the signatory nations and took effect on January 1, 1994.
What is the North American Free Trade Agreement (or NAFTA)?
This type of tree is the tallest living.
What is the coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens)?
A key forest area has been closed for three months after heavy rains washed out the road at this NP.
What is Olympic NP?
(Hoh Rain Forest Area)
An automatic hand recount was required for this local election in fall 2024; the final margin was 49 votes.
What is the Commissioner of Public Lands?
(Dave Upthegrove!)
The 1994 Olympic Games were held in this location.
What is Lillehammer, Norway?
What flower was once considered more valuable than gold?
What is a tulip?
This National Park has the most landmass of them all.
What is Wrangell-St. Elias National Park?
(Alaska!)
This national restaurant chain will close its downtown Seattle location on May 4th after 23 years.
What is The Cheesecake Factory?
This economist won the 1994 Nobel Prize in Economics for his work on game theory, and his life was later depicted in the book and film "A Beautiful Mind".
Who is John Forbes Nash Jr.?
This type of tree is believed to be the old living organism (and thus the longest living tree).
What is the Great Basin bristlecone pine or Prometheus?
(Oldest one is over 4,789 years old!)
White Sands National Park is known for its sand (duh). The sand is made of this mineral.
What is gypsum (or calcium sulfate dihydrate)?
This has been the highest magnitude earthquake in Washington in March 2025. Answer is a number.
What is 4.5?
(Friday Harbor, WA on 3/3/25)