How it works
These Seattle trivia questions cover one city from the landing at Alki Point in 1851 to the Fremont Troll: 60 multiple-choice questions, each with its answer, a one-line reason and the page it was checked on.
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Seattle trivia questions and answers, round by round
Founding and early Seattle covers Chief Seattle and the schooner Exact. Fire, gold and two world's fairs has the glue pot of 1889, the ton of gold and the monorail. Hills, lakes and the Sound explains the regrades and the ship canal. Landmarks and parks has Rachel the pig and the first sketch of the Space Needle. Names, words and tastes puts cream cheese on a hot dog.
Run it as a quiz night
Read a question and its four choices aloud, let each table write a letter, then tap a choice to show the answer and why. Team scores go on paper.
- Open with Names, words and tastes: four of its twelve are easy, so every table scores.
Questions and answers
What are some easy Seattle trivia questions?
Which bay is Seattle's chief harbor? What boiled over and started the fire of 1889? Which nickname did the city take in 1982? The answers are Elliott Bay, a pot of glue and the Emerald City.
What is Seattle known for?
Pike Place Market, opened in 1907; the Space Needle and the monorail, both built for the world's fair of 1962; the locks and the ship canal; and rain that falls on many days yet adds up to less than New York City gets.
What was Seattle called before it was Seattle?
The settlers who stayed at Alki Point called their claim New York, then New York Alki. Those who crossed Elliott Bay in 1852 called their settlement Duwamps, then named it for Chief Seattle, a leader of the Duwamish and the Suquamish.
How were the answers checked?
Against 40 articles of the English Wikipedia, read on October 8, 2026 and linked under each question. A claim the linked article did not state was left out, and so were population figures, which change.