The Ultimate Seattle Quiz

South of the city is the glorious Mount Rainier, which is capped with snow all year round.

At over 14,000 feet (4,267 meters) tall, Rainier is a giant by any standard.

Among the many musicians to come out of Seattle, the most famous is likely Jimi Hendrix.

At only 84 square miles (218 square kilometers), Seattle is quite small, which hasn't stopped it from being a major corporate and social center.

Though it isn't nearly as tall as some other towers in the United States, the Seattle Space Needle is one of the city's main landmarks.

While more than 3 million people live in the greater Seattle area, fewer than 600,000 live within the city limits.

Whenever people speak about Seattle, they mention the inordinate amount of rain the city gets. In fact the 37 inches of annual rain is no more than a number of other major cities in the U.S., including New York, Miami, and even Houston, Texas.

During July and August, Seattle is both warm and dry. Not much rain falls, and the average temperature is 80 degrees Fahrenheit (27 C).

Seattle is the home of Microsoft, which has definitely left its mark on the city.

Seattle-Tacoma International Airport is only 20 miles from downtown Seattle, and you can get from the terminal to your downtown hotel by taxi for $28.

If you don't want to take a taxi from the airport, try a luxury town car service, which will be only a few dollars more -- between $32 and $40.

Interstate 90, which runs east-west, and Interstate 5, which runs north-south, meet just south of Seattle's city center.

To cross Puget Sound you take a Washington State Ferry, which costs about $7.

Every year Seattle enjoys Seafair, which includes boat races and a performance by the Blue Angles aerial demonstration squadron.

In 1889 a huge fire destroyed the city of Seattle, and the new city was built over the ruins.

Seattle is home to the Seahawks, who made it to the Super Bowl in 2006.

Seattle is a true sports town, with a football team, a baseball team, a soccer team and women's basketball team.

Dale Chihuly, a native of Seattle, is the most prestigious glass artist of the modern era. You can find his works at the Museum of Glass in Tacoma, just south of Seattle.

Seattle Central Library, which cost over $150 million to build, holds 1.4 million books!

In the early 1990s grunge rock took the country by storm. Among the most important bands of this style were Pearl Jam, Nirvana and Soundgarden, all of which originated in Seattle.