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Seattle Trivia Quiz

Based on the clues, name these facts about the Seattle area.
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Last updated: August 30, 2018
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First submittedAugust 11, 2010
Times taken18,320
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Most famous landmark
The Space Needle
Event for which the above was built
1962 World's Fair
Huge volcano visible from the city
Mount Rainier
Oceanic sound on which Seattle is located
Puget Sound
Airline based in Seattle
Alaska Airlines
What gets thrown at Pike Place market
Fish
What you'll see at the Chihuly museum
Glass
Two richest people in the world
(as of August 2018)
Jeff Bezos
Bill Gates
Aircraft company founded in Seattle
Boeing
Rapper who goes to thrift shops
Macklemore
County that Seattle is within
King
Seattle is famous for this - but gets less
than New York, Boston, or Houston
Rain
Two nearest major cities to Seattle
Portland
Vancouver
Mountain ranges visible from Seattle
Olympic Mountains
Cascades
Pro sports teams
Baseball
Mariners
Football
Seahawks
Soccer
Sounders
 
 
Famous 1990s grunge bands
Layne Staley
Alice in Chains
Kurt Cobain
Nirvana
Eddie Vedder
Pearl Jam
Chris Cornell
Soundgarden
 
 
Most famous TV shows
set in Seattle
Kelsey Grammer
Frasier
Patrick Dempsey
Grey's Anatomy
 
 
Biggest companies based
in the Seattle area
Retail
Amazon.com
Retail
Costco
Software
Microsoft
Beverage
Starbucks
stubblyhead
+3
Level 76
Aug 15, 2013
Should accept Mt. Baker for the volcano as it is frequently visible from Seattle as well, plus Jet City for nickname.
AndyTownsend7
+1
Level 47
Jul 8, 2022
You must be from Bellingham
irish41
+6
Level 59
Aug 19, 2013
Alaska Airlines?! Ugh, talk about false advertising. ;-)
DeusCaritasEst
+2
Level 55
Nov 18, 2015
No kidding, right?
QuizzerBros
+1
Level 66
Sep 7, 2021
Yes, a bit confusing. It features in my Seattle True or False quiz!
sillie
+2
Level 77
May 25, 2014
Based any knowledge mainly on Fifty Shades of Grey :P
nonono
+3
Level 88
Jun 1, 2015
Most famous grunge bands is a bit vague. Could include Hole or Foo Fighters or others.

Still, fun quiz.

Quizmaster
+2
Level ∞
Apr 12, 2017
Added the lead singer as a clue.
Freestatebear
+6
Level 85
Jan 23, 2016
I now know about a dozen WRONG ways to spell "Rainier!"
Akula
+2
Level 78
Jul 10, 2016
A great shame Greg 'The Hammer' Valentine does not get a mention in this quiz.
Djilas
+3
Level 82
Apr 12, 2017
About rain – it seems it's similar to London. It doesn't rain so much as the stereotype says, but it rains often and if it doesn't, it's often cloudy. Averages from Wikipedia:

Seattle: 950mm, 152 days with precipitations, 2170

NYC: 1270mm. 122 days, 2535h

Boston: 1110mm, 126 days, 2633h

Houston: 1260mm, 104 days, 2578h

London: 600mm, 110 days, 1632h

Bern: 1060mm, 124 days, 1682 h

Ljubljana: 1360mm, 153 days, 1974h

Podgorica: 1660mm, 122 days, 2473h

Djilas
+2
Level 82
Jun 26, 2017
h = hours of sun
geographic
+2
Level 61
Jun 26, 2017
very cool to see. cool and cloudy.
Arp2600
+3
Level 86
Apr 14, 2017
Rainier gives away rain. Also, it's pretty sad not to see Jimi in here :/.
Roxy7699
+3
Level 28
Jul 22, 2017
Word is, Jimi didn't like Seattle.
redsplat
+2
Level 74
Feb 5, 2019
He spent way more time in Vancouver, hanging with his grandmother in the Hogan Alley neighbourhood.
nomad14
+2
Level 68
Jun 26, 2017
Wow I didn't know Houston got so many rain.
Yossarian
+3
Level 64
Jun 26, 2017
Tacoma and Bellevue for major cities. >.>
Quizley
+5
Level 66
Jun 26, 2017
Quizmaster, for a TV show whose title character is female, you chose a male actor who moreover was not part of the complete series run. You picked rightly the actor playing the title character of the other TV show (Sorry those trying to cheat from the comments!), so I cannot imagine any reason not to list Ellen Pompeo but the patriarchy.
jmellor13
+5
Level 67
Jun 26, 2017
Your point is a fair one, although I would point out that Patrick Dempsey has become more of a star in his own right than Ellen Pompeo (whose name I had to look up). Dempsey certainly isn't a superstar, but he does show up in a lot of mainstream movies. The only movie I can think of with Ellen Pompeo is Old School. So if you're trying to make the clue more accessible to the general public, you might pick the most famous actor from the show (although that's actually probably Catherine Heigl anyway). This is all very unscientific of course, but I could imagine someone picking Patrick Dempsey over Ellen Pompeo because Dempsey is generally a more recognized name...but then, why not pick Heigl? Who knows.
kalbahamut
+4
Level 82
Jun 27, 2017
Apparently they haven't been there since 2008 but I'm still sure more people know the Supersonics than the Sounders. I haven't been in the States in a long time... are people acting like soccer is a real sport now?
irish41
+4
Level 59
Jun 29, 2017
No.
IsleAuHaulte
+2
Level 89
Aug 24, 2021
Not after they leave junior high and discover girls, cars, and socializing.
Hategump
+4
Level 41
Sep 22, 2017
Should accept Salmon for fish since it always is...
xXViolaXx
+1
Level 67
Dec 6, 2021
lol, they throw all manner of fish at the market. there's more than just salmon in the PNW (even though we are forced to learn the salmon life cycle like every year in school haha)
redsplat
+3
Level 74
Feb 5, 2019
Good one. Any chance you can accept Expo for World's Fair? It's a commonly accepted short form (from World Exposition).
markthoma
+2
Level 73
Apr 26, 2019
Interesting only 12% got Costco. Must just be a North American thing!
seabird
+2
Level 66
Nov 5, 2021
I live here and I missed that one. All I could think of was Nordstrom.
Bdubz
+2
Level 43
Jul 6, 2019
What defines a major city?
Bdubz
+2
Level 43
Jul 6, 2019
For example, why doesn't Tacoma work?
Moos1005
+2
Level 83
Jun 25, 2020
Often it's 100k people, but I'd argue that it also has to be the main city of its metro area and Tacoma isn't.
CrazyBug
+2
Level 71
Aug 23, 2019
Patrick Dempsey has been gone from GA for a little while. How about Ellen Pompeo?

Tried to put in Seattle Storm for professional sports team . . . have they moved or maybe this quiz predates them?

PurpleDawg14
+1
Level 24
Jun 28, 2021
The Storm is the best team in Seattle, they should definitely be included. They also happen to be a women's team, you can fill in the blanks.
IsleAuHaulte
+1
Level 89
Aug 24, 2021
The Kraken are already more famous and they haven't played a game.
GeographyGeek42
+2
Level 66
Sep 6, 2020
Took me a half hour, but I got em all!
ImmortalHawk
+7
Level 62
Oct 23, 2020
You'll soon be able to add Seattle Kraken to the list of Seattle sports teams
ABomb
+1
Level 77
Jan 20, 2022
"Reign" should work for the soccer question.
AndyTownsend7
+1
Level 47
Jul 8, 2022
You should add the following sports teams:

NHL - Kraken

WNBA - Storm

NWSL - Reign

Former NBA - SuperSonics

Quagga50
+1
Level 81
Apr 4, 2023
Yes, yes, no, lol
MindWax
+1
Level 83
Oct 16, 2023
I tried "Alaska" without the "Airlines" and figured I was misremembering when it didn't take it.
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