Washington State Facts
The current governor of Washington State
Who is Bob Furguson?
Territorial governor of Washington (1853-1857) known for enforcing Indian Removal policies and negotiating treaties with Native tribes, often using intimidation.
Who is Governor Stevens?
This city, located in Eastern Washington, is known as the "Apple Capital of the World."
What is Wenatchee?
What is Washington's State bird?
What is the Willow Goldfinch?
This mountain is the tallest in Washington State.
What is Mt. Rainer
A treaty that displaced the Nisqually people and contributed to the Puget Sound War.
What is Medicine Creek Treaty?
In Skamania County Washington it is illegal to hunt this creature.
What is Big Foot?
What is the exact date that Washington became a state?
November, 11th, 1889
Mount St. Helens erupted catastrophically in
What is 1980?
These schools were used to try and assimilate children into White culture.
What are Native Boarding Schools
What iconic Washington building was built during the 1962 World's Fair?
Bursting with color and covered in spectacular, bell-shaped flowers when in bloom, what large, evergreen shrub is the state flower of Washington?
What is the Rhododendron?
Seattle is located on this large body of water.
What is the Puget Sound?
The Coast Salish peoples of Washington State and neighboring areas are known for what festival of gift-giving, in which leaders give away valuable items as a demonstration of power and generosity?
What is a Potlatch?
In the 1850s, Isaac Stevens signed multiple treaties with tribes while holding this political role.
What is Territorial Governor?
This 1990s movement in Seattle helped launch the city’s global reputation in music and culture.
What is Grunge?
This marine mammal, closely related to dolphins can be seen in pods around Washington's coasts.
What is an orca, or killer whale?
What Washington National Park, in the Port Angeles area, is home to a lot of hiking amongst its namesake mountain range? Its name is reminiscent of Greek athletics.
What are the Olympic Mountains?
Native groups in Washington are often divided into these two cultural regions.
What are Coastal and Plateau?
The deepest lake in Washington State, and the third deepest in the U.S., is this narrow, long body of water.
What is Lake Chelan?