THE MELON QUIZ: WASHINGTON
by Chris Van Vechten

Aside from English, what are the six most commonly spoken languages in Washington State?
A: Spanish, Russian, Hmong, Chinese, Korean & Arabic
B: Spanish, Chinese, Russian, Korean, Japanese & French
C: Spanish, Russian, Vietnamese, Ukrainian, Somali & Korean
D: Spanish, Tagalog, Hmong, Chinese, Russian & Korean
Who was the first settler to lead a wagon train into what is today Washington State?
A: Marcus Whitman
B: George Washington Bush
C: Isaac Stevens
D: Robert Gray
The Washington State Legislature has 147 members between the House and Senate: six of whom are openly homosexual. This means that Washington has the second largest gay caucus in the United States. Which state has the largest?
A: California
B: Connecticut
C: Vermont
D: New Hampshire
Which UPS alumni and Pierce County resident is the only Black women ever to be elected to the Washington State Senate?
A: Rosa Franklin
B: Karen Fraser
C: Claudi Kauffman
D: Val Stevens
Leave your guess below, answers will be provided in 24 hours


February 2nd, 2008 at 7:45 pm
1. B: Spanish, Chinese, Russian, Korean, Japanese & French
2. A: Marcus Whitman
3. C: Vermont
4. A: Rosa Franklin
Thank goodness for wiki and google or I wouldn’t have gotten anything correct.
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February 2nd, 2008 at 11:20 pm
1. D
2. A
3. A
4. C
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February 3rd, 2008 at 11:29 am
B: Spanish, Chinese, Russian, Korean, Japanese & French
A: Marcus Whitman
A: California
D: Val Stevens
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