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Friday, September 6, 2002 - 12:00 a.m. Pacific

SHOWING OFF
We're here to help you show off the Seattle area to your out-of-town visitors — and teach even you locals a few things.

Other ways to show off:

Something's brewing, and it ain't java

The lake is their front yard

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Showing off signs off — with a quiz

By Jack Broom
Seattle Times staff reporter

Earlier sunsets, a new school year and empty lifeguard chairs at the beach mean it's time to put our Friday "Showing Off" feature into hibernation.

Over the past 15 weeks, we've taken you from the tip of the Northwest's tallest building to the bottom of Britney Spears' Slave Costume (now on display at Experience Music Project) to arm you with the facts you need to show off the area to summertime visitors.

If you've been paying attention — or even if you're just a lucky guesser — you should have a decent shot at these quiz questions.

1. Seattle has 487 of these, most of them on Lake Union:

a) Seafood restaurants.
b) Seaplanes.
c) Raw-sewage outlets.
d) Floating homes.

2. The Fremont Bridge opens more than any other bridge along the Lake Washington Ship Canal because it:

a) Is the lowest.
b) Gets the most sailboat traffic.
c) Costs less to run.
d) Stays open until the bars close.

3. Washington's Yakima Valley produces a third of the world's brewing hops, and about 60 percent of the crop is:

a) Fed to cattle.
b) Exported.
c) Consumed at The Gorge.
d) Made into O'Doul's.

4. At 1.7 miles, the shortest Washington ferry run is:

a) Point Defiance-Tahlequah
b) Clinton-Mukilteo
c) Clinton-Gore
d) Kent-Kangley

5. I use as much electricity as 2,595 single-family homes. I am:

a) Safeco Field's scoreboard.
b) The Bank of America Tower.
c) Bill Gates' media room.
d) Dan Lewis' blow-dryer.

6. In 1938, a huge totem pole in Pioneer Square was set afire by:

a) Lightning.
b) An arsonist.
c) Its owners.
d) A careless salmon smoker.

7. Which of the following does Marymoor Park not contain:

a) A velodrome.
b) An Internet cafe.
c) An off-leash dog area.
d) A cricket pitch.

8. I have the body of a snake, the talons of an eagle and the head of a camel. What am I?

a) The entrance to the oldest ride at Seattle Center.
b) The menu at Seattle's newest "fusion cuisine" restaurant.
c) The glow-in-the-dark display at Archie McPhee.
d) The Chinese dragon at Hing Hay Park.

9. In Seattle, July 4 has historically been:

a) The wettest day in July.
b) The wettest day of the summer.
c) The hottest day of the year.
d) The last date the Mariners hit with runners in scoring position.

10. Clothing, office machines, auto parts and video games were last year's top:

a) Port of Seattle exports.
b) Presents asked of the Northgate Santa.
c) Port of Seattle imports.
d) Local offerings on eBay.

11. For every person on the planet, there are 200 million:

a) Insects.
b) Human hair follicles.
c) Internet porn sites.
d) Pennies in the U.S. national debt.

12. Pygmy marmosets are:

a) About 6 inches long fully grown.
b) The world's smallest monkeys.
c) Living in the Tropical Rain Forest at the Woodland Park Zoo.
d) All of the above.

13. A current display of pop-star paraphernalia at Experience Music Project is called:

a) Prop Culture.
b) (Un)Common Objects.
c) Out of the Closet.
d) The Way We Wear.

14. A 50-story, black downtown skyscraper, first called the Seafirst Building and known locally as "the box the Space Needle came in," is now:

a) 1001 Fourth Avenue Plaza.
b) Condos.
c) The Washington Mutual Tower.
d) Amazon.com headquarters.

15. In a span of 30 seconds, two employees of a Pike Place Market business set a Guinness world record by:

a) Shucking and eating 22 oysters.
b) Tossing and catching 22 salmon.
c) Juggling 22 Walla Walla sweet onions.
d) Directing 22 tourists to the restrooms.

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