Washington--The Evergreen State Quiz

Answer: True

It is from the Indian "Al-ki".

Answer: Rhododendron

More specifically, the coast or western rhododendron. In 1892, women of Washington chose this flower as the state's official flower to enter an exhibit at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. Rhododendrons grow on evergreen shrubs in clusters of pink, red, or purple flowers.

Answer: False

The state bird is the willow goldfinch, also known as the wild canary. It is a small, yellow bird with black wings and was the second state bird. Schoolchildren chose the meadowlark in 1928, but since it was already the official bird of seven other states, the goldfinch replaced it in 1951.

Answer: Western hemlock

Washington newspapers chose the western red cedar as the official tree in 1946. State Representative George Adams of Mason County pleaded with the legislature to change it to the western hemlock because it was "the backbone of this state's forest industry". He got his wish in 1947.

Answer: Steelhead trout

The steelhead trout was adopted by the legislature in 1969 and is largely popular for recreational fishing. It is a variety of the rainbow trout, but lives in the ocean, returning to freshwater only to spawn.

Answer: apple

Washington is the nation's top apple-producing state. The apple was named the state fruit in 1989.

Answer: Bluebunch wheatgrass

Early settlers appreciated this prairie grass, which is still important to the state's agriculture. It was adopted by the legislature in 1989.

Answer: True

Fossils of the Columbian mammoth, which died out about 10,000 years ago, were found on the Olympic Penisula. Students at Windsor Elementary School near Cheney sought to have it designated as the state fossil. They won in 1998.

Answer: False

The state gem is petrified wood. Swampland trees from ancient times are preserved as stone by intrusion of minerals into the cells of the original wood. This beautiful stone was made the state gem in 1975. It can be seen at Gingko Petrified Forest State Park in Vantage.

Answer: Green darner dragonfly

Students at Crestwood Elementary School in Kent proposed that the legislature name a state insect. In 1997. students from more than 100 school districts chose the common green darner dragonfly, also known as the mosquito hawk. It has a wing-span of 4 to 6 inches.

Answer: True

On April 17, 1979, it became the state dance to honor the quadrille dance the pioneers brought with them.

Answer: True

The state ship is called "President Washington", a container ship, and became official in 1983 as a symbol of Washington's trade with nations across the Pacific Ocean. A tartan is a weaving design often called plaid. The Washington state tartan was designed in 1988 to commemorate the centennial and signed into law in 1991.

The green background represents the forests of Washington. The blue is for the lakes, rivers, and ocean; white for snowcapped mountains; red for the apple and cherry crops; yellow for wheat and grain crops; and black for the Mount St.

Helens' eruption.

Answer: "Washington My Home"

It was made the state song in 1959, only hours after Helen Davis and Stuart Churchill first performed it for the legislature.

Answer: Chelan County

It is in Chelan County, 10 miles southwest of Wentachee.

Answer: False

They are called Washingtonians.