State Animals
This marine mammal can have a mass of over 6,600 lbs, swim at speeds up to 35 mph, and has a lifespan of 50-90 years.
What is Orca?
What are apples?
Standing at 14,410 feet tall, this natural structure makes the highest point in the state.
What is Mount Rainier?
Built in 1962 for the World's Fair, this observation tower is considered an icon of the city and stands at 520 feet high.
On July 5, 1994, this online business was founded in a Bellevue garage.
What is Amazon?
This yellow/gold and black bird's scientific name is Spinus tristis.
What is Goldfinch?
This flower is known the be the showiest flowering shrub in the forests of western North America.
What is the Coast Rhododendron?
This waterfall wonder is about 100 feet higher than New York's Niagara Falls, measuring at 286 feet.
What is Snoqualmie Falls?
This Seattle building has a retractable roof, has a seating capacity of 47,929, and hosts one of Washington's Major League teams.
Established on April 4, 1975 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this electronics company moved their headquarters to Bellevue in 1979.
What is Microsoft?
This fish is highly sought after by anglers because of their fighting abilities and are capable of surviving in a wide range of temperature conditions.
What is Steelhead Trout?
This sweet flavored vegetable is harvested by hand due to the bulb's delicate nature and high-water content.
What is the Walla Walla Sweet Onion?
This rain forest is one of the largest temperate rain forests in the country.
What is the Hoh Rain Forest?
A giant concrete structure that has been lurking under the north end of the Aurora bridge and snacking on children and cars since 1990.
What is The Fremont Troll?
Started at Pike Place Market in 1971, this beverage business now has over 35,711 stores in 80 countries.
What is Starbucks?
This mammal is a rodent in the squirrel family and can weigh from 8 to 20 lbs.
What is the Olympic Marmot (Marmota Olympus)?
This tree is used for general construction, roof decking and plywood, as well as for laminating stock and the production of glue-laminated and solid beams.
What is the Western Hemlock?
This lake is the deepest in the state and the third deepest lake in the country (with it's lowest point being 118 meters/387 feet below sea level).
What is Lake Chelan?
This hydropower producer is the largest in the United States - producing enough power to supply about 2 million households with electricity for one year.
What is the Grand Coulee Dam?
This warehouse first opened in Seattle on September 15, 1983, employs over 316,000 full and part-time employees worldwide, and has over 129.5 million members.
What is Costco?
This insect got it's name for its likeness to a darning needle and its compound eyes have 30,000+ simple eyes (ommatidia).
What is the Green Darner Dragonfly?
This grass is very drought resistant, persistent and adapted to stabilization of disturbed soils. It is very compatible with slower developing native species.
What is Bluebunch Wheatgrass?
At low tide, this group of islands can feature as many as 170 named islands and rocks, although not all are big enough to inhabit.
What are the San Juan Islands?
A complex of locks at the west end of Salmon Bay, this landmark helps prevent the mixing of sea water from the Puget Sound with the fresh water of the lakes.
What is the Hiram M. Chittenden Lock/Ballard Locks?
Founded in 1901 by a Sweden born individual, this luxury brand store was first opened as a shoe store in Seattle.
What is Nordstrom?