Big-Box Retailers
A membership-only store that mainly holds it's own signature products. Also, the company's largest store from 2005-2015 was in Hillsboro, Oregon.
What is Costco?
U of O graduate, who has donated over a billion to the university.
Who is Phil Knight?
This city in modern day Turkey was built by the emperor Constantine.
What is Istanbul/Constantinople?
Spongebob Squarepants' best friend.
Who is Patrick Star?
The first two people to walk on the moon.
Who are Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin?
This retailer's stores are nearly all blue and yellow, and hold a one-way layout, directing the customer through the whole store once they enter.
What is Ikea?
Native of Portland (Maine), this author has been nicknamed the "King of Horror", with novels like "It" and "The Shining" under his belt.
Who is Stephen King?
Mr. Brunecz - An english mathematician responsible for working out many of the principles of visible light and laws of motion contributing to calculus.
Who was Isaac Newton?
This was the name of the platform in which Hogwarts students got on the Hogwarts express.
What is Platform 9 3/4
The first person to go to space, who travelled in the Vostok 1 capsule.
Who is Yuri Gagarin
The second-largest home-improvement company in the world, which was originally named North Wilkesboro Hardware.
What is Lowe's?
Creator of The Simpsons, Futurama, who went to Evergreen State University.
Who is Matt Groening?
Mrs. Beemer - This phylum has the highest number of species within it
What are Arthropods?
71% of the Earth is covered by this.
What is water?
The first American and second person in space, who piloted the Freedom 7.
Who is Alan Shepard?
The fourth-largest pharmacy company in the world, which was on the verge of merging with Walgreens in 2015, then Albertsons in 2018.
Chef, author, teacher who pioneered television cooking shows, and created one of the most prestigious cooking awards.
Who is James Beard?
Ms. Gatke - (movie reference I think) This is the airspeed velocity of a aerospeed swallow.
What is 24 mph?
These two countries share the longest land border.
What are Canada and the U.S.
The first African-American woman in space, who also worked with the Peace Corps on vaccine research in Liberia and Sierra Leone.
Who is Mae Jemison?
The biggest retail group outside of the U.S., which owns both the Lidl and Kaufland brands.
What is the Schwarz Group?
The winner of a coin-toss to name Portland, who founded Portland, along with Asa Lovejoy.
Who is Francis Pettygrove?
Mr. Ierardi - This 1976 baseball movie had it's soundtrack from the opera Carmen.
What are the Bad News Bears?
This is the only letter in the English alphabet that is not included in the names of any of the 50 states of the U.S.
What is the letter Q?
The identical twin of the senator of Arizona, who had famously spent a year on the I.S.S.
Who is Scott Kelly?