Washington
Potpourri
World History
Starts with a K
Nature
100

It is Washington's state flower

Rhododendron

100

The two primary ingredients in a mimosa

Orange juice and champagne

100

He was the first person to summit Mt Everest

Sir Edmund Hillary

(along with Tenzing Norgay)

100

It is the second tallest mountain in the world

K2

100

It is the United State's first national park

Yellowstone

200

In thousands, the height of Mt Rainier

14

200

The soles of Christian Louboutin shoes are this color

Red

200

It is recognized as the first human civilization

Mesopotamia

200

This radical communist group ruled in Cambodia during the 70’s. 

Khmer Rouge

200

It was the first animal to be cloned

Sheep 

300

This is the 3rd largest city in Washington

Tacoma

300

He wrote “The Chronicles Of Narnia”

C.S. Lewis

300

The Treaty of Versailles followed this war

WW1

300

It is the capital of Jamaica

Kingston

300

This mammal has the longest gestation period

Elephant

400

This hydroelectric dam is the largest power station (by installed capacity) in the US

Grand Coulee

400

The 2 other presidents on Mt Rushmore besides Lincoln and Washington

Jefferson, T. Roosevelt

400

It is the name of the ancient trade route that connected the East with the West

Silk Road

400

It is the currency of Sweden

Krona

400

It is the other common name that the Northern Lights are known as

Aurora Borealis

500

This is Washington's largest lake

Lake Roosevelt

500

He is commonly credited with inventing the printing press

Johannes Gutenberg

500

Modern-day Istanbul, Turkey, used to be called this during the Byzantine Empire

Constantinople

500

They are small worthless objects, especially household ornaments

Knicknacks

500

This "E" term refers to the place where a body of freshwater (like a stream) meets the ocean

Estuary

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