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Washington (IPA: /ˈwɒʃɪŋtən/) is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Unite States. Washington was carved out of the western part of Washington Territory and admitted to the Union as the 42nd state in 1889. In 2006, the Census Bureau estimated the state's population at 6,395,798.

Trivia about washington

  • Before Congress named it for a person, its residents wanted to call it the territory of Columbia
  • The 3 primary wine-growing regions of this state are Columbia Valley, Yakima Valley & Walla Walla
  • Gary Locke of this "Evergreen State" is the first Chinese-American governor in U.S. history
  • Idaho,Oregon
  • Monroe, near Snohomish in this state, is the site of the annual Evergreen State Fair
  • In this state where he lives, Bill could pay the governor's salary for 413,000 years
  • Was born a British subject
  • "Twilight"
  • "Grey's Anatomy"
  • In titles of TV series, it followed "Grandpa Goes to..." & "Mr. Smith Goes to..."
  • Picked West Point as the site for the U.S. Military Academy
  • This state produces more than 50% of the fresh apples in the U.S.
  • John Philip Sousa was born in this city & his first published work was "Moonlight on the Potomac Waltzes"
  • Past tense of "is"
  • Apples,Walla Walla onions
  • Author-filmmaker Sherman Alexie, who is part Spokane Indian, grew up on a reservation in this state
  • This state's first national park, Mount Rainier, was established
  • A salmon breaching the water in front of Mount Rainier
  • Botanist George Carver took this middle name to distinguish himself from another George Carver
  • It's the most northwestern state in the contiguous U.S.
  • Wenatchee,Puyallup,Walla Walla
  • It's the only state flag with a picture of a president on it; the same portrait is on the state's seal
  • Skagit,Skamania,Spokane
  • The northern spotted owl found in this state's Olympic National Forest is on the threatened list
  • In 1799 this man was eulogized by Henry Lee as "first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen"
  • The Grand Coulee Dam's reservoir, Roosevelt Lake in this state stretches 150 mi. toward Canada's border
  • St. Paul's, the oldest church in Manhattan, is where this pres. attended services after his 1789 inauguration
  • In the "Unelectable Founders" section, an "achievement" of his is "all-time record holder, most places slept"
  • Edmund Randolph helped draft & ratify the Constitution before becoming this man's Attorney General
  • His widow Martha once gave the O.K. for him to be re-entombed in the U.S. Capitol; a nephew later nixed the idea
  • There have been numerous avalanches in the Cascade Range's Stevens Pass in this state
  • Not surprisingly, more undergrads at the University of Puget Sound are from this state than any other
  • The opponents in the 1776 Battle of Long Island were this general and Howe
  • The smallest in area of the 3
  • If you leave Hong Kong's Kai Tak on a flight to Sea-Tac, you'll land in this U.S. state
  • Among the books read by Lincoln as a youngster were "Robinson Crusoe", "Aesop's Fables", & Mason Weems' "Life of" this man
  • When he was inaugurated as president, he had only one tooth left
  • Its state vegetable:the Walla Walla sweet onion
  • In 1944 the world's first plutonium production reactor went online at Hanford in this Northwest state
  • Headquarters of the Yakima Indian nation, Toppenish in this state celebrates Yakima Treaty Day in June
  • The Wenatchee Valley is the heart of this state's apple country
  • At his second inaugural address in 1793, he made no mention of his dogs sweet lips, drunkard & tipsy
  • While Huskie Stadium(-skie) belongs to Northern Illinois University, Husky Stadium (-sky) is this school's home field
  • Martha Dandridge
  • It's the state where you'll find Tumtum, Nooksack & Walla Walla
  • A discussion process called North of Falcon determines the tribal catch in this state's Puget Sound
  • Born in this city in 1895, J. Edgar Hoover graduated from its National University law school in 1917
  • This man slept here--no, really--during the Revolutionary War
  • In command when the war began, Artemas Ward was soon playing second fife to this man
  • This prez' second inaugural address was the shortest in history, only about 30 seconds long, possibly due to bad teeth
  • ...of the U.S. states that border an ocean
  • The 1st president who'd been a justice of the peace, he served in Fairfax County in 1770
  • Title destination of Mr. Smith, Billy Jack & The Happy Hooker
  • Thomas Jefferson
  • He wasn't first in the heart of youthful crush Sally Fairfax, who moved to England
  • In the winter of 1971-72, a record 1,122 inches of snow fell at Rainier Paradise Ranger Station in this state
  • "Roll On, Columbia, Roll On" is this state's official folk song
  • Kennewick Man, discovered in 1996 in this state, has sparked a custody battle between Native Americans & scientists
  • According to Guinness, this NW state has the largest living organism, a fungus covering 1,500 acres
  • SAW NOTHING
  • In 1759 he wrote, "Discipline is the soul of an army. It... procures success to the weak, and esteem to all"
  • As of Jan. 1, 2008, this Pacific Northwest state had the highest statewide minimum wage, $8.07 an hour
  • When a biography critical of this man came out, Cal looked out the window and said "I see his monument is still there"
  • Seen here is what's left of fir trees after a 1980 eruption in this state
  • The westernmost town in the lower 48 states is La Push in this state
  • Shots like the one seen here show you why it's the Evergreen State
  • Florida's in the southeast corner of the 48 contiguous states; this state is in the northwest corner
  • After Virginia
  • Microsoft:They don't own the state... yet
  • This president's second inaugural address was 135 words long; he had us at "Fellow citizens"
  • Geographic features of this state include the San Juan Islands & the Strait of Juan de Fuca
  • 301-JRJEvergreen State
  • This state's is just north of the Columbia River
  • SAW NOTHING
  • In the war, Thomas Mifflin was this man's aide-de-camp & later accepted the resignation of his commission
  • The 1999 New Jersey state quarter includes a depiction of this president on the reverse
  • Its Boeing manufacturing plant in Everett is the world's largest building by volume
  • While many states have counties named Lincoln, this is the only state that has one named Snohomish
  • Olympic National Forest
  • This state's governor Gregoire was sworn in after a hand recount gave her a 129-vote edge
  • Ape Cave in this state is named for the St. Helen's Apes, the local Boy Scout troop who first explored it
  • Appointed Oliver Ellsworth Chief Justice
  • Columbia,Ferry,San Juan
  • Kelsey Grammer played this general in A&E's 2003 "Benedict Arnold"
  • Mukilteo in this state is in good economic shape & has location, location, location--right on Puget Sound
  • For those vacationing out West, the Great Northern Railway has reached the Pacific in this state
  • It's the smallest on the West Coast, with 71,300 total square miles
  • Both its flag & seal were re-adopted in 1967 when a portrait by Gilbert Stuart was approved for the seal
  • It leads the states in apple production
  • The Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture, the Experience Music Project
  • The land the 6th Baron Fairfax built his home on in Virginia had been surveyed by this man
  • Joseph J. Ellis' biography of this 18th century man is called "His Excellency"
  • You can kick this state in its "shin"
  • A cautionary 1994 story listed 115 people who had perished on this, New England's highest mountain
  • Olympic National Park in this northwest state offers mountains, glaciers & the occasional elk