How well do you know Washington?

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  1. 3. Treasured Washington actor and star of the original Alien movie and Emmy winner for TV’s Picket Fences.
  2. 5. Name of the ship sunk in the worst maritime disaster and shipwreck in Washington state history with only two survivors out of 325 passengers.
  3. 7. First Black mayor in Washington state
  4. 12. Party affiliation of the first female governor of WA
  5. 14. Outside of this mall off I-5 in October of 1980, Reagan told his famous joke “A recession is when your neighbor loses his job, a depression is when you lose yours. A recovery is when Jimmy Carter loses his.”
  6. 18. First elected female Attorney General of Washington state
  7. 19. The most recent Republican governor of Washington state
  8. 20. Nickname of the historic and powerful U.S. Senator from Washington’s U.S., Henry M. Jackson.
  9. 21. First governor of Chinese descent elected in the lower 48 states
  10. 22. Iconic Stallone character whose first film is set in the fictional town of Hope, Washington.
  11. 23. Party affiliation of first governor of Washington state
  12. 24. What United Nations Prize did Gov. Ray receive in 1978
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  1. 1. What prominent government commission did Washington Gov. Dixy Lee Ray serve on and chair from 1973 to 1975 prior to becoming governor?
  2. 2. Famous Washington state newsman renown for his live radio reports from London in World War II.
  3. 4. Originally known as Columbia Barracks, Ulysses S. Grant served here a bit over a year from 1852 to 1853
  4. 6. Seattle’s World’s Fair was the setting for a 1963 musical comedy starring this musical icon.
  5. 8. Longest serving U.S. Senator from WA
  6. 9. Mount Saint Helens’ eruption on May 18, 1980 caused the largest one of these in history.
  7. 10. First Governor of Washington state
  8. 11. The biggest tree in Washington is a Western redcedar 178 feet tall located South of Forks.
  9. 13. TV show based in Roslyn WA
  10. 14. Oldest incorporated town in Washington state (April 22, 1854)
  11. 15. Eight-time Olympic medalist raised in Seattle.
  12. 16. First Female Governor of Washington
  13. 17. In what city was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s only visit to Washington state?
  14. 19. Last stop on Teddy Roosevelt’s 1903 tour of Washington state
  15. 22. Town led by the first Black mayor of Washington state