Washington History
The tallest mountain in the state?
Mt. Rainier
This early 2000s social media site let users customize profile pages with music and backgrounds and put their friends in a top 8 ranking.
What is MySpace?
This Swedish pop group sang “dancing queen.”
Who is ABBA?
This Broadway musical tells the story of Alexander Hamilton through hip hop music.
What is Hamilton?
This ford sports car first released in 1964 became one of the most famous american muscle cars.
What is the Ford Mustang?
This pop star released the hit song “Thriller” in 1982.
Who is Michael Jackson?
This major tech company headquartered near Seattle created Windows and made Bill Gates one of the wealthiest people in the world.
What is Microsoft?
This Disney channel star played Hannah Montana.
Who is Miley Cyrus?
This band released the famous rock song “stairway to heaven.”
Who is Led Zeppelin?
This long running musical is based on the novel about the French Revolution.
What is Les Miserables?
This Chevy muscle car shares its name with a large African animal.
What is a Chevy Impala?
This singer is known for the 1984 hit “like a virgin.”
Who is Madonna?
This body of water borders Seattle and is part of the main part of the Pacific Ocean
What is the Puget Sound?
This singer released the hit song “Genie in a Bottle.”
Who is Christina Aguilera?
This disco group performed the hit “stayin alive.”
Who are the Bee Gees?
This musical tells the story of Elphaba, the wicked witch of the west.
What is Wicked?
This Chevy muscle car introduced in 1967 competes directly with the mustang.
What is the Chevy Camaro?
This band released the hit “Don’t Stop Believin’.”
Who is Journey?
This New Deal–era dam on the Columbia River became one of the largest concrete structures in the U.S.
What is the Grand Coulee Dam?
This early 2000s video-sharing website, launched in 2005, changed how people consume media online.
What is YouTube?
This blind artist released the album “songs in the key of life” in 1976.
Who is Stevie Wonder?
This musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber features Jellicle felines competing for a new life.
What is Cats?
This dodge muscle car shares its name with a military rank.
What is the Dodge Charger?
This band, fronted by Freddie Mercury, performed at Live Aid in 1985 in one of the most famous rock performances ever.
Who is Queen?
This Japanese American exclusion during World War II led to imprisonment in Washington and across the U.S.
What is Japanese Interment Camps?
This gaming console, released by Sony in 2000, became one of the best-selling of all time.
This rock band released the album “Hotel California” in 1976.
Who are the Eagles?
This Andrew Lloyd Webber musical features a masked character living under a certain type of house.
What is the Phantom of The Opera?
This car company produced the corvette, a famous american sports car.
What is Chevrolet?
This band released the album “Appetite for Destruction” in 1987. Songs included "Welcome to the Jungle" and "Sweet Child O'Mine"
Who is Guns N' Roses?
This 1897–1898 event brought thousands of people through Seattle on their way to Alaska.
What is the Klondike Gold Rush?
This peer-to-peer file sharing service was shut down after legal battles over music piracy. This was the original place to get music for "free" in the early 2000s
What is Napster?
This singer was known as the “queen of soul” and had the hit “Respect.”
Who is Aretha Franklin?
This musical is based on the life of P.T. Barnum and includes the song “This Is Me.”
What is The Greatest Showman?
This ford model, produced from 1908 to 1927, helped make cars affordable for many Americans.
What is the Model T?
This Prince song from 1984 shares its name with the movie it appeared in.
What is Purple Rain?