THE COLORFUL WORLD OF GLOWSTICKS
PORTLAND, THE CITY OF ROSES
VIEWS OF JADE MOUNTAIN
BLUE-TONGUED GIANTS
YOU'RE INVITED!
100

Bending a glow stick breaks an inner glass tube, causing the liquids to mix and start this light-producing process.


    • Answer: What is a chemical reaction?
100

According to the text, this Oregon city is known by the flowery nickname "The City of Roses."


Answer: What is Portland?

100

Standing at almost 4,000 meters, this is the highest mountain in Taiwan and the subject of the narrator's hiking trips.


Answer: What is Jade Mountain?

100

Giraffes' tongues are a unique dark blue, purple, or black color to protect them from this celestial body.


Answer: What is the sun?

100

This abbreviation is used in invitations to ask guests to confirm their attendance.


Answer: What is RSVP?

200

According to the text, this substance is mixed in with the chemicals to determine the final color of the light.

Answer: What is a dye?

200

 Famous for its bright pink walls and unusual treats like the Bacon Maple Bar, this is a must-visit snack spot in Portland.


Answer: What is Voodoo Doughnut?

200

On both trips, the narrator and their friends spent the night at this "lovely modern building" before their early morning hike to the peak.


  • Answer: What is Paiyun Lodge?
200

The dark color of a giraffe's tongue acts as a natural form of this protective lotion.


Answer: What is sunscreen?

200

An invitation should always clearly provide these three essential pieces of information about the event.


Answer: What are the time, date, and location?

300
  • Originally designed in the 1960s, glow sticks were valued for these two purposes because they don’t give off heat or require electricity.

Answer: What are military use and emergency lighting?

300

 Celebrated since 1907, this major June event in Portland features a Grand Floral Parade and dragon boat races on the Willamette River.


Answer: What is the Rose Festival?

300

The narrator's first trip to the Main Peak was ultimately disappointing because this weather condition completely blocked the "amazing views."


Answer: What is mist?

300

This is the special pigment that gives a giraffe's tongue its dark color, the same pigment that colors human skin and hair.


Answer: What is melanin?

300

The sample wedding invitation kindly requests that all guests wear this type of clothing.


Answer: What is formal attire?

400

This doctor is often credited with discovering the chemical process that makes glow sticks work.

Answer: Who is Dr. Edwin A. Chandross?

400

Stretching over an entire city block, this Portland landmark holds the title of the world's largest independent bookstore.


Answer: What is Powell’s City of Books?

400

On the second trip, the group hiked to the North Peak instead of the Main Peak, where they came across this facility and a kind man.


Answer: What is the Yushan weather station?

400

Giraffes need sun protection for their tongues because they spend up to this many hours a day eating leaves.


Answer: What is 20 hours?

400

 In the sample invitation, Allie and Daniel's wedding ceremony is scheduled to take place at this specific venue.

Answer: What is Grand Orchid Hall?

500

To make a glow stick last longer than its typical 12 hours, you can place it in this location, although it will make the light dimmer.


Answer: What is the freezer?

500

For a more peaceful outdoor experience, visitors can find the Portland Japanese Garden located within this larger Portland park.


Answer: What is Washington Park?

500

Described as "the best cup I've ever had," the narrator received this warm and comforting beverage from a man at the top of the North Peak.


Answer: What is hot coffee?

500

While the front of a giraffe's tongue is dark blue, the back of the tongue is actually this color.


Answer: What is pink?

500

For the wedding on August 16, 2025, guests must provide their RSVP and dietary requirements by this specific deadline date.


Answer: What is July 17, 2025?

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