Flag Facts
This man’s portrait appears on the Washington State flag.
Who is George Washington?
The words “The Seal of the State of Washington” appear on this part of the flag.
What is the outer ring / around the seal?
The green background represents the state’s famous forests and this nickname.
What is the Evergreen State?
Before becoming a state, Washington was this type of territory.
What is a U.S. territory?
True or False: Washington’s flag is the only one with a green field.
True
The Washington State flag is this color in the background.
What is green?
The center portrait on the seal is based on a painting by this famous artist.
Who is Gilbert Stuart?
George Washington’s face appears in this simple, color-style format on the seal.
What is black-and-white / line drawing?
Washington became the 42nd state during the presidency of this man.
Who is Benjamin Harrison?
Washington is one of just a few states to feature a person’s portrait. The most common symbol on other U.S. state flags is this.
What is a state seal?
Washington is the only U.S. state flag to feature this type of image of a person.
What is a U.S. president?
This year appears on the seal, representing Washington’s statehood.
What is 1889?
The flag’s colors—green and gold—are inspired by these elements of Washington’s geography.
What are forests and natural resources?
The earliest versions of the flag looked slightly different because the seal was sometimes printed on this background color instead of green.
What is white?
Washington’s flag is often mistaken for the flag of this Central American country because of the circular seal in the center.
What is Mexico?
The seal on the flag is surrounded by a ring of this color.
What is gold (or yellow)?
The state seal was first drawn by an office worker named Charles Talcott using this object as a template.
What is a silver dollar?
The idea to place Washington’s portrait on the flag was chosen to avoid using this common symbol used by many states.
What is a coat of arms?
Flag companies once printed George Washington’s portrait in this color, making the flag look quite unusual.
What is blue?
The Washington State flag is the only state flag featuring this specific person from U.S. history.
Who is George Washington?
The Washington State flag was officially adopted in this year.
What is 1923? (Accept 1923/1924 depending on the source)
The seal was originally intended to be used on this type of official state item, not a flag.
What are government documents?
The flag’s design reflects Washington’s pride in being the only state named after this type of person.
What is a U.S. president / a founding father?
The first “official” flag rules were set by this Washington group in the early 1900s.
What is the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR)?
Some early reproductions mistakenly used the wrong portrait of Washington, leading to flags featuring this type of Washington image.
What is a younger (or alternate) portrait of George Washington?