Answers to the Seattle Parks Quiz

Hope you enjoyed the Seattle Parks Quiz, or even used Google.com to look up some of the answers.  Of course you could also go to Amazon.com and order the Top 10 Seattle book which is where I got the materials for the quiz.

1. Volunteer Park is north of downtown and used to be at the end of the trolly line from Seattle.
Answer:  False, Green Lake Park is north of downtown and used to be at the end of the trolly line from Seattle.  It’s packed on the weekends, especially in summer.  Sunbathing, walking, playground, roller blading, dog walking, it’s all happening at Greeen Lake.

2. Lake Washington Arboretum Japanese Garden houses the Asian Art Museum.
Answer:  False.  The Asian Art Museum is in Volunteer Park, which also houses the Volunteer Park Conservatory and an observation tower. 

3.  Gas Works Park has a high grassy hill where it’s popular to fly kites.
Answer:  True.  The first industrial site ever to become a park, Gas Works Park has been cleaned up of the residue of it’s longtime stint as a gasification plant (set up in the year 1906 to light up the streets of the city).  It’s also a great place to watch the fireworks over Lake Union on July 4th and again on New Year’s Eve.

4.  There is a rose garden in Schmitz Park.
Answer:  False.  The rose garden is located in Woodland Park Zoo, with about 280 varieties of roses on 2.5 acres, and about 5,000 individual plants.

5.  In Schmitz Park you can see old growth forest.
Answer: True.  The serene Schmitz Preserve Park is in a deep ravine tucked down among residential streets, but having entered you will experience the timeless stillness of a Pacific Northwest old growth forest, magnificant trees and native plant life.

6. The grounds at Volunteer Park include a tea house.
Answer:  False, the tea house is at the Washington Park Arboretum Japanese Garden, which include traditional exotic plants, a stream, a sculpture, ponds, and the beloved tea house.

7.  The Seattle Chinese Garden is one of the largest clasical Chinese gardens outside China itself.
Answer:  True.  A fine example of the classical garden form, The Seattle Chinese Garden integrates horticulture, rocks and water to display an intriguing microcosm of the universe.  The garden was built by artisans from Seattle’s sister city in China, Chongqing, and is said to “span two separate cultures.”

8.  Woodland Park Zoo is located on the University of Washington campus.
Answer:  False.  It’s the Center for Urban Horticulture that is on the UW campus, and it has a herb garden, a library, meadows to stroll in, and “master gardener” meetings weekly. (Woodland Park Zoo is just west of Greenlake and Aurora Avenue.)

9.  You can see the Olympic mountains from Golden Gardens Park in Ballard.
Answer:  True (on a clear day!).  The sandy beaches at Golden Gardens have 12 large firepits that can be reserved for use by groups, and they are a popular spot for summer gatherings.

10.  The Center for Urban Horticulture is on the road to West Seattle’s Fauntleroy Ferry Terminal and contains Coleman Pool which utilizes heated and filtered salt water.
Answer:  False.  It’s Lincoln Park that’s on the road to the Fauntleroy Ferry, and it’s a great recreational area which also has hilly trails, and places to picnic by the water.