1) According to RandMcnally.com, the driving distance from Seattle to Portland is closest to the driving distance between Chicago and which city: Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, or St. Louis?
2) What city is the SuperMall in?
3) What’s the most populous city in the US named after a person who was alive when it was founded?
4) The city of Oslo, Norway, is closest in population to which US city: Albuquerque, Charlotte, Detroit, or Las Vegas?
5) New Zealand is named after the province of Zeeland in what country?
6) What country is the world’s leading producer of avocados?
7) What’s the longest river in the U.S. that doesn’t share its name with a state?
8) On March 26, 1971, Bangladesh declared its independence from what country?
9) The mouth of the Cedar River, where it flows into Lake Washington, is located in what city?
10) When the Denny Party landed at Alki Point in 1851, the site was part of what U.S. territory?
Average score, out of 17 teams: 5.06. Low score 2, high score 8.
1) Indianapolis (187 miles, vs. 174 SEA-PDX)
2) Auburn
3) Houston
4) Las Vegas
5) The Netherlands, or Holland (Zealand, in Denmark, is not the source of NZ’s name)
6) Mexico
7) Yukon
8) Pakistan
9) Renton
10) Oregon Territory (Washington Territory split off in 1853)
Round 1 of the quiz at the Old Pequliar on Feb. 6, 2007.