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States Quiz: Washington State | 10 Questions

How well do you know my home state of Washington? Some of these are pretty hard. Try not to use an atlas.

A multiple-choice quiz by tubagirl. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
tubagirl

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
2,552

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
4361

Last 3 plays: Guest 130 (9/10), Guest 188 (7/10), Guest 67 (8/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Name the body of water directly west of Seattle. Hint

Pacific Ocean

Puget Sound

Juan de Fuca Strait

Seattle Bay

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is the highest mountain in Washington? Hint

Mt. Rainier

Mt. Olympus

Mt. Baker

Mt. St. Helens

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is the body of water directly to the east of downtown Seattle? Hint

Seattle Lake

Grays Harbor

Puget Sound

Lake Washington

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Question 4 of 10

4. What year did Mount Saint Helens erupt? Hint

1979

1980

1981

1982

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is the river that makes up most of Washington's southern border? Hint

Columbia River

Yakima River

Snake River

Puget Sound

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Question 6 of 10

6. Name the city on the Canadian side of the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Hint

Vancouver

Victoria

Prince Rupert

Calgary

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Question 7 of 10

7. Where is Washington State University located? Hint

Bellingham

Seattle

Pullman

Spokane

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Question 8 of 10

8. What is the mountain range running north-south through the middle of the state? Hint

Olympic Mountains

Cascade Mountains

Coast range

Rocky Mountains

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Question 9 of 10

9. These three towns make up the 'Tri-Cities' area. Hint

Richland, Pasco, and Kennewick

Port Angeles, Sequim, and Port Townsend

Seattle, Tacoma, and Olympia

Anacortes, Mount Vernon, and Sedro Wolley

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of these towns is on an island? Hint

Bellingham

Oak Harbor

Port Townsend

Everett

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Name the body of water directly west of Seattle.

Answer: Puget Sound

2. What is the highest mountain in Washington?

Answer: Mt. Rainier

Mt Rainier: 14,410... Mt. Baker: 10,778... Mt. Olympus: 7,965... Mt. St. Helens: 8,366

3. What is the body of water directly to the east of downtown Seattle?

Answer: Lake Washington

4. What year did Mount Saint Helens erupt?

Answer: 1980

Friends say that there was ash covering their house and car 350 miles away.

5. What is the river that makes up most of Washington's southern border?

Answer: Columbia River

The Columbia also cuts through the middle of the state, and is dammed in many places, providing electricity for a huge area.

6. Name the city on the Canadian side of the Strait of Juan de Fuca.

Answer: Victoria

A beautiful city, on Vancouver island. Almost feels like you're in England. I saw the Queen of England there...

7. Where is Washington State University located?

Answer: Pullman

Pullman has WSU (pronounced and often spelled Wazzu) Seattle has University of Washington (UW), Spokane (actually Cheney, just to the south) has Eastern Washington University, and Bellingham has Western Washington University.

8. What is the mountain range running north-south through the middle of the state?

Answer: Cascade Mountains

The Cascades are in Washington and Oregon, the Olympics are in Washington, on the Olympic Peninsula (my home!), the Coast Range is in Oregon and California, and the Rockies stretch from Canada to Mexico.

9. These three towns make up the 'Tri-Cities' area.

Answer: Richland, Pasco, and Kennewick

The Tri-cities are where most of the people who worked for Hanford Nuclear Site live. Too bad it's downwind of the plant....

10. Which of these towns is on an island?

Answer: Oak Harbor

Oak Harbor is on the beautiful Whidbey Island. There's only one bridge off the island, over Deception Pass. Otherwise, you take a ferry to Everett or Port Townsend.

Source: Author tubagirl

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