Friday Everett Trivia: Round 6

In case you missed it in our last podcast (Podcast Ep. 75: Late Fall Hangs & A Talk With Ron Averill), every week we like to play a little Everett trivia. See if you can answer these questions correctly. You may not win a prize, but you'll win our love ❤️

Trivia questions generously provided by the Northwest Room at the Everett Public Library.


1. After two years of litigation and a lot of controversy, the county seat was moved to Everett from what nearby town in 1896:

a. Snohomish
b. Edmonds
c. Stanwood
d. Monroe

2. Everett’s Native American place names come from what local language?

a. Nooksack
b. Lushootseed
c. Lummi
d. Quinault

3. Everett’s early building boom was driven in part by speculation that what railway would choose the town as its terminus?

a. The Burlington Northern
b. The Canadian-Pacific
c. The The Seattle-Pacific
d. The Great Northern


 
 

Answer Time! (No Peeking)

1. a. Snohomish
2. b. Lushootseed
3. d. The Great Northern

How'd ya do? Comment below, and for more Everett history click here. Want to do Everett trivia with us? Tune in to the Live in Everett podcast every Wednesday to play along.

 
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