WEST COAST STATE HIGHER ED
Founded in 1888 by the United Methodist Church, the univ. of this inlet is a liberal arts school in Tacoma serving 2,400 undergrads
Puget Sound
General Mills once sold cereals inspired by this organization's cookies, including Thin Mints & Caramel Crunch varieties
Girl Scouts
When you Google "Isaac Newton", a tree appears on your screen; click it & this fruit falls to the bottom of the screen
An Apple
For most kids, this word for train is more manageable than, say, "Diesel locomotive"
Choo-Choo
"Famous potatoes" appears on its standard license plates:
DH
Idaho
Alums of this university who went on to the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team include Shannon McMillan, Tiffeny Milbrett, and Megan Rapinoe
University of Portland
Buy me some peanuts &... milk? This ballpark snack inspired a cereal that also promised a prize in every box
Cracker Jack
When you Google "the one ring", you're asked, "Did you mean: my" this (go ahead, say it like Gollum says it)
Precioussss
It's someone who is very, very well-behaved--especially when the teacher's watching
A goody-goody
One of the "Four Corners" states:
RZN
Arizona
Portland's Albany College changed its name to honor this duo, a "symbol of the pioneering spirit that had made...the college"
Lewis & Clark
Did I eat that? Urkel from this classic sitcom inspired a '90s cereal with strawberry & banana loops
Family Matters
When you Google "Alex Trebek", Google asks, "Did you mean" this (yes, it's in the form of a question)
WHO IS Alex Trebek
Our in-house stylist recommends color coordinating your outfit--but not too much, lest it be deemed this
Matchy-matchy
Where "Roll Tide!" & "War Eagle!" are often shouted:
LBM
Alabama
Not a bad view from campus at Pepperdine, located on the Pacific Coast Highway, in this celebrity-filled 6-letter beach city
Malibu
"Doo doo doo doo doo doo" you want a bowl of Kellogg's berry fin-tastic cereal named after this young aquatic creature of song
Baby Shark
Do a Google search for this 5-letter word beginning with "A" & you'll see the whole screen tilt
Askew
This nonsense phrase sounds idiotic as a catcall, but the bubble gum brand it inspired isn't so bad
Hubba-Hubba
In 1973 it became the first state to decriminalize marijuana possession:
RGN
Oregon
This school in Spokane uses the Jesuit motto ad majorem Dei gloriam, "For the greater glory of God"
Gonzaga
A favorite breakfast of Tommy Pickles & friends, Reptar cereal was inspired by this classic Nicktoon
Rugrats
When you Google "Chicxulub Crater", this flies across your screen; scientists believe one caused dinosaurs to go extinct
A meteor
It's a "hare"brained superstition, but lots of people swear by it--saying this for good luck on the first day of each month
The only state that touches the Arctic Ocean:
LSK
Alaska