Famous Oregonians
Growing up in Portland, Oregon, this beloved author created Ramona Quimby and Henry Huggins, setting many of their adventures on Klickitat Street.
Who is Beverly Cleary?
This Oregon mountain holds the record for the most annual snowfall in Oregon, receiving over 500 inches in some seasons.
What is Mt Hood?
This manager grew up in a farming community and early jobs included carrying sprinkler pipes across fields, sorting potatoes, and jumping into grain silos to shovel and sweep.
Who is Derek (QMSR Team)?
This city along Oregon’s Deschutes River is known for its proximity to natural wonders (like the Badlands Wilderness) but is also home to the last Blockbuster Video in the U.S.
What is Bend?
'HAL' V3.0 2026 (Not 2001: A space odyssey)
What is the Health Analytics Library?
Born in what is now Latvia but raised in Oregon, this abstract expressionist is famous for luminous color-field paintings that often stack hazy rectangles on top of one another.
Who is Mark Rothko?
Officially the beginning of winter, this event marks the start of the long, slow slog to longer days.
What is Winter solstice?
At 4 years old, this manager appeared on Oregon's very own 'The Ramblin' Rod Show'.
Who is Erin (BHQM Team)?
Among all U.S. States, Oregon is the only one whose official flag has two distinct sides: the front shows the state seal, while the back features this animal.
What is a beaver?
'ODE' to Joy
What is the OHA Data Environment?
Born in the Wallowa Valley of present-day Oregon, this Nez Perce leader is remembered for a passionate, principled resistance to their tribe's forced removal.
Who is Chief Joseph?
The "Invisibility Cloak" was his Christmas gift the first year at his magical school.
Who is Harry Potter?
One of this manager's 15 seconds of fame was having their seismically retrofitted home visited by Oregon representative Earl Blumenauer for a press event.
Who is Stacey (HA Director)?
Known for having a mountain range sometimes called the “Alps of Oregon” this county sits in the state’s far northeast corner.
What is Wallowa County?
Do you have a better 'IDEA'?
What is 'Infrastructure for Data Engagement and Access'?
This author of 'A Wizard of Earthsea' and 'The Left Hand of Darkness' lived in Portland for decades, drawing inspiration from the Pacific Northwest.
Who is Ursula K Le Guin?
This phenomenon occurs when sunlight is refracted by ice crystals, creating bright spots or halos around the sun.
What is a Sun dog?
As a child, this manager was selected to play on the farm team of a famous sports club.
Who is Pablo (Analytics Technology and DE Team)?
In 1953, in an attempt to avoid waste, an Oregon-based company turned leftover scraps into this now popular frozen food icon.
What are tater tots?
Oh 'SHNAP'!
What is 'Social Health Needs and Analytics Projects'?
Serving from 1979 to 1987, this child of Syrian immigrants became the first elected Middle Eastern American governor. They also helped establish a statewide food bank, which was the nation's first.
Who is Vic Atiyeh?
The record low temperature in Oregon, -54F, was recorded in this northeastern city in 1933.
What is Ukiah, Oregon?
This manager's college job was as a front desk person at a tennis club/fitness studio. They were the first employee and convinced the boss to hire all of their best friends. They also taught weight training and yoga classes.
Who is Piper (RAD Team)?
Carpet in the Oregon House chamber features Douglas Fir trees, while the Senate carpet features this animal and this golden crop representing Oregon agriculture.
What are Chinook salmon and wheat?
What the 'HERC'?
What is the Health Evidence Review Commission?