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What is the largest mammal in North America?

Bison

100

Between 1939 and 1945, What world event occured?

WW2

100

In what century was the Great San Francisco Earthquake?

20th century. The earthquake struck San Francisco and the coast of northern California on April 18, 1906. Most of San Francisco was destroyed.

100

What is the occupation of the seven dwarves in Snow White?

Miners

100

What is the name of Oregon's first University? 

Willamette University

200

What travels approx. 186,000 miles per second?

Light

200

Where did Jazz originate?

New Orleans

200

The smallest and shallowest of the world’s five oceans is this one.

The Arctic

200

Steve Jobs revealed the first what, in 2007 January 9th, tha revolutionized mobile tech?

The IPhone

200

What is our state Bird?

Western Meadow Lark

300

Which two planets have no moons?

Mercury and Venus

300

What condiment was originally sold as a medicine for indigestion, in Ohio by physician John Cook??

Ketchup

300

What is the largest city in North America?

Mexico City

300

What is the main ingredient in hummus?

Chickpeas

300

What is our state Berry?

Marion Berry

400

Roughly how long does it take for the sun’s light to reach Earth?

8 minutes and 20 seconds

400

Which Pope visited The US for the first time in 2015?

Pope Francis

400

The King James Bible refers to it as the Salt Sea.

The Dead Sea

400

What do the Roman numerals MMCL mean?

2,150. MM equals two thousand. C equals one hundred. L is 50
400

What is our state fich?

Chinook Salmon

500

What is a group of Stingrays called?

a "Fever"

500

Where was the first Olympic Game Held?

Olympia, Greece. 8th century B.C.

500

Come visit Mongo /Not far from the Congo /Tibesti mountains are not that bad /Yes, we’re talking, talking ’bout…

Chad

500

What Korean side dish is made primarily from Cabbage and spices. 

Kimchi
500

What city was our first Oregon Capital?

Oregon City

600

What Metal has the highest melting point of all metals?

Tungsten. It's melting point sits at 6,192 F

600

What oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, causing the worst oil spill in US history, during 2010?

The Deepwater Horizon.

600

Is Cape Spear the easternmost point or westernmost point of North America?

Easternmost point. It is located in Newfoundland.

600

In 2006-07, the only undefeated team in Division 1-A was from this capital city, the “Crossroads of the Oregon Trail.”

Boise

600

Who was our state's first female Govenor?

Barbara Roberts

700

What does a Geiger counter measure?

Radiation

700

What major holiday was banned in Boston between 1659-1681?

Christmas

700

What is the other name for the Island of Rapa Nui, Home to the Moai?

Easter Island

700

Hamlet’s father, the king of Denmark, killed Fortinbras’ father, king of this nearby country.

Norway

700

What is our state lichen?

Lobaria Oregana

800

What is it called when a solid changes directly into a gas?

Sublimation

800

 It is believed that our earliest ancestors came here on foot by crossing a land bridge between what two places?

Asia and Alaska

800

What is the oldest European-founded city in the United States?

 St. Augustine, Florida (founded in 1565 by Don Pedro Menendez de Aviles of Spain)

800

In Egyptian mythology, this god of the afterlife is often shown with a jackal head.

Anubis

800

What is our state's tallest waterfall?

Multnomah falls: 620ft

900

Who was the first American woman in space?

Sally Ride

900

The Republic of Texas officially became the State of Texas on December 29, 1845, becoming what numbered state to join the Union?

The 28th state
900

This Argentine region’s name is Spanish for “big feet,” perhaps because Spaniards saw Indians who wore large boots.

Patagonia

900

This animal is the largest mammal in the world.

The blue whale

900

What is our state gem?

Thunder Egg

1000

Between which two planets does the asteroid belt lie?

Jupiter and Mars

1000

As part of NATO, the United States was a part of placing a no-fly zone over this country on March 19, 2011.

Libya

1000

The name of this smallest South American country can be spelled with or without an e.

Suriname

1000

From a flowering orchid, the Aztecs used this flavoring in chocolate, and the Spanish called it “little pod.”

Vanilla

1000

What is our state snail?

Western Banana Slug

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