Trivia Quiz Questions With Answers About Oregon
Portland has more what than any other city in the
world?
A: Breweries .
What body of water borders Oregon on its west?
A: The Pacific Ocean.
There is a fungus growing under the Malheur National
Forest
of eastern Oregon that is believed to be the biggest single organism on the
planet. What type of fungus is it?
A: Armillaria solidipes .
In 2005, Oregon ranked third where among U.S. states in
wineries with how many?
A: 303.
What state borders Oregon in the north?
A: Washington.
How deep is Oregon's Crater Lake, the deepest lake in the
U.S.?
A: 1,943 feet .
Which U.S. State shares Oregon's southern border?
A: California.
How many community colleges does Oregon have?
A: 17.
On what date did Oregon become the 33rd state in the Union?
A: On February 14, 1859.
What city was Oregon's capital from 1848 until 1852, when
the capital was moved to Salem?
A: Oregon City.
Where does Oregon rank in size compared to the rest of the
states?
A: 9th largest.
Where does Oregon rank in population when comparing it to
the other states?
A: It's the 27th most populous state.
What is the capital of Oregon?
A: Salem.
How much of Oregon's land is held by the U.S. Forest
Service and the Bureau of Land Management?
A: Almost half.
What is the largest city in Oregon?
A: Portland.
What has the highest elevation in the state of Oregon?
A: Mount Hood At 11,249 feet.
What is Oregon's only National
park named?
A: Crater Lake National Park.
Oregon Ducks quarterback Joey Harrington once distributed
"ORYGUN" stickers to the media as a reminder of how to do what?
A: Pronounce the name of his home state. Oregon.
For how many years have humans lived in the area that is
now Oregon?
A: For at least 15,000 years.
What is the lowest ever recorded temperature in Oregon?
A: −54 °F at Seneca on February 10,
1933.
In what year did Oregon become a U.S. State?
A: In 1859.
Where does Oregon rank in craft breweries per capita?
A: 2nd nationally.
The oldest evidence of habitation in Oregon has been found
at Fort Rock Cave and the Paisley Caves what county in Oregon?
A: Lake County.
Luther Cressman, an archaeologist, has found that the
material from Fort Rock is from how many years ago?
A: 13,200.
Who were the first Europeans to visit Oregon?
A: Spanish explorers led by Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo in 1543.
The Lewis and Clark Expedition traveled through Oregon
looking for the what?
A: Northwest Passage.
In 1811, Who was the first European to navigate the entire
Columbia River?
A: David Thompson, of the North West Company.
The state's only land-grant university, Oregon State
University is located where?
A: In Corvallis.
Also in 1811, John Jacob Astor financed the establishment
of Fort Astoria at the mouth of the Columbia River which was the first what in
Oregon?
A: Permanent European settlement.
When was Oregon admitted to the Union?
A: On February 14, 1859.
Oregon's industrial expansion began in earnest following
the 1933–1937 construction of what ?
A: The Bonneville Dam on the Columbia River.
Oregon became the first U.S. state to legalize what in
1994?
A: Physician-assisted suicide.
How long is the state of Oregon?
A: 295 miles north to south at longest distance.
How many miles wide is Oregon?
A: 395 miles east to west at its widest point.
How big is Oregon in square miles?
A: 98,381.
Mill Ends Park in Portland is the smallest park in the
world at how many square inches?
A: 452 square inches.
At the end of the Oregon Trail lies Oregon City, which was
the Oregon Territory's first what?
A: Incorporated city.
What is the highest temperature that Oregon has ever
recorded?
A: 119 °F at Pendleton on August 10, 1898.
What percentage of the state of Oregon is covered in
forest?
A: 46%.
There are two packs of gray
wolves living in what part of
the state?
A: South-central.
Oregon produces 95% of what kind of nuts produced in the
United States?
A: Hazelnuts.
The Oregon University System supports how many public
universities?
A: Seven and one affiliate.
The University of Oregon is the state's most selective and
highest nationally ranked university according to what publication?
A: U.S. News & World Report.
What are the two professional sports teams that Oregon is
home to?
A: Portland: Portland Trail Blazers of the
NBA and the Portland Timbers of MLS.
Where do the Portland Timbers play?
A: Providence Park, just west of downtown Portland.