Sep 18, 2012

Texas or Washington?

Let's play a fun little game called Texas or Washington? Below are a some interesting facts with a brief description and you have to guess whether it takes place in Texas or in Washington state. Scroll down to see the answers.

1. This wedding pic of a bridal party was shot in Texas or in Washington?

2. This is the infamous Coon-Chicken Inn, which was a restaurant that resided either in Texas or Washington.

3. The state government of either Texas or Washington implemented a plan to not charge sales tax on all items to assist parents who need to purchase back to school items for one weekend a year.

4. One of the most popular online and public access shows regarding atheism, The Atheist Experience, is broadcast out of Texas or Washington?

5. Which state, Texas or Washington, spends the most in public education?

6. On average, which state, Texas or Washington, pays the most in property tax?

7. According to Wikepedia's page concerning police brutality per state, which state, Texas or Washington, has the most incidents listed?

8. Which state, Texas or Washington, has the highest incarceration rate?

9. Which state, Texas or Washington, has the most rainfall per year?

10. Martin Luther King Jr visited this state's major metropolitan area once, which they later named the county after him.
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1. This was in Washington. I went to high school with this guy. Some clues that may have helped you should've been 1) there's an actual fire in the fireplace 2) no tan lines 3) real cowboys don't smile.
2. Coon-Chicken Inn started in Salt Lake City, UT, but the owners opened a restaurant in Seattle (Lake City Way) and in Portland (Sandy Blvd). The owners then retired from the business in the late 50s. Sambo's had a diner in my hometown.
3. Texas implemented tax free holiday as does many other states, but oddly Washington doesn't.
4. Yep, this is broadcast out of Austin Texas.
5. Texas spends $37,810,969,302, while Washington spends a little over 9 million, according to last year's data.
6. Texas narrowly beats out Washington at a cost of $2,141 to $2,127, respectively.
7. Washington get the dubious honor of being #1.
8. This may come as no surprise, but Texas beats out Washington by a large margin, according to 2007 data.
9. Shockingly enough, Texas wins this one.
10. Washington has this honor. There is a King county in Texas, named after a fallen Alamo soldier.






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