Washington State Sports Teams for Kids Quiz

Answer: Seahawks

The Seattle Seahawks, who play in Lumen Field, have been around since the 1976 season. They won the Super Bowl in 2013.

The Commanders are the NFL team that play in Washington, D.C.

Huskies is the nickname of the University of Washington's football team. Cougars is the nickname of the Washington State University's team.

Answer: Kraken

The Seattle Kraken is a fairly new NHL team--their first season was in 2021.

The other three answers are also NHL team nicknames, but from different cities: the Washington (D.C) Capitals, the Anaheim Ducks, and the Vancouver Canucks.

Answer: Mariners

The Mariners have been around since 1977. They've never even been to a World Series, but they've had some great players, like Ken Griffey Jr., Edgar Martinez, and Ichiro Suzuki.

The Nationals is the name of the MLB team in Washington, D.C. The Wizards is the name of the NHL team in Washington, D.C., and the Trailblazers is the name of the NBA team in Portland.

Answer: Huskies

All of the University of Washington teams, including the football team, are called the Huskies. The Husky football played for the 2023-24 college championship, but lost to Michigan.

The Seahawks is the name of Seattle's NFL team. The Cougars is the name of the Washington State University teams. Bulldogs is a popular nickname for many schools, but in Washington state, that's the nickname of the Gonzaga University's teams.

Answer: Cougars

All of the Washington State University teams, including the football team, are called the Cougars. They, along with the Oregon State Beavers, are currently the only teams still in the Pac-12.

The Seahawks is the name of Seattle's NFL team. The Huskies is the name of the University of Washington's teams. The Bulldogs is the nickname of Gonzaga University's teams.

Answer: Bulldogs

All of the Gonzaga University teams, including their very successful basketball team, are called the Bulldogs. Many people know them as "the Zags"--that's a nickname based on the school's name, Gonzaga.

The Seahawks is the name of Seattle's NFL team. The Cougars is the name of the Washington State University's teams. The Huskies is the nickname of the University of Washington's teams.

Answer: Sounders

The Seattle Sounders have been around since 2007. However, that name has been used for Seattle's professional soccer team since 1974. They are called the Sounders because the large body of water that borders Seattle is called the Puget Sound.

The Galaxy is the Los Angeles professional soccer team. There is the famous Space Needle in Seattle, but no teams are named after it. Same goes for the Kickers--even though it sounds like a soccer team, I don't know of any professional teams called that.

Answer: Storm

The Seattle Storm, who have been around since 2000, have won four WNBA championships: 2004, 2010, 2018, and 2020. Their most famous player is probably Sue Bird.

The Mystics is the name of the Washinton D.C. team in the WNBA. The Liberty is the name of the New York WNBA team that won the league championship 6 times, including both 2023 and 2024. The Supersonics was the name of the former men's professional (NBA) team in Seattle

Answer: Rainiers

Mountain Rainier (also known sometimes as Mount Tahoma) is the tallest Washington state mountain at 14,417 feet. The Tacoma minor league team are known as the Tacoma Rainiers. Mount Rainier is very visible in Tacoma on a clear day.

Mount Shasta is in California.

The Cascades and the Olympics are in Washington, but they are mountain ranges, not mountains.

Answer: No

Not at that time. The Supersonics played in Seattle for many years (1967 to 2008), but they moved to Oklahoma City in 2008. Folks in Seattle are hoping to bring a new Supersonics team to Seattle in the future.