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The Bruce-ster!
100
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