Washington State : Trivia

Just a set of trivia questions about Washington State. I actually made this as part of my learning process about American states. Locals will find it easy, newbies less so.
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Last updated: November 17, 2014
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State Capital
Olympia
Largest City
Seattle
2nd Largest City
Spokane
State's population (to nearest million)
7,000,000
State is named after ___ ___
George Washington
Peninsula on the west coast known for 28 miles of sandy beaches
Long Beach
4th largest river in the United States that runs through the state
Columbia River
Massive stratovolcano, marks the highest point in the state
Mount Rainier
Famous national park in the far north of the state
North Cascades
Set of islands between US mainland and Canada
San Juan Islands
To the west of Washington lies the ___ Ocean
Pacific
State that borders Washington to the east
Idaho
State that borders Washington to the south
Oregon
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Canadian province that borders Washington to the north
British Columbia
___ Sound, Washington's complex estuarine system
Puget
The state's only NFL team
Seattle Seahawks
Major League Baseball team
Seattle Mariners
Best supported team in Major League Soccer
Seattle Sounders
Aerospace company founded here with over 80,000 employees in the state
Boeing
State's unofficial nickname
Evergreen
Microsoft founder, born here in 1955
Bill Gates
White Christmas crooner, born here in 1903
Bing Crosby
'Best guitarist ever', '___ ___ Experience', 'Purple Haze', born here
Jimi Hendrix
Nirvana frontman ___ ___, born here
Kurt Cobain
From which small Washington town does he hail?
Aberdeen
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