Eugene Trivia
Which famous author, known for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, was born in Eugene?
Who is Ken Kesey?
In DBT, this is the "mind" between your emotional mind and your intellectual (aka reasonable) mind.
What is Wise Mind?
This is the name of the scenic lighthouse near Florence that is famously the most photographed in the state.
What is Heceta Head Lighthouse?
A set of 3 skills to help reduce vulnerability to "Emotion Mind".
What is ABC?
These red fruits are unique because they are the only ones with their seeds on the outside.
What are strawberries?
Since 1970, this Eugene institution has operated as the oldest weekly open-air crafts market in the United States.
What is the Saturday Market?
This is the person who created and developed DBT.
Who is Marsha Linehan?
This Springfield-set cartoon was created by Matt Groening, who grew up in nearby Portland.
What is "The Simpsons"?
This is evaluating if your emotional reaction to see if it matches the actual facts of a situation.
What is "Check The Facts"? (aka: Feelings are not facts)
In 1518, hundreds of people in France were struck by this "plague" where they danced uncontrollably for weeks until they collapsed.
What is the Dancing Plague?
Eugene was the first city in the U.S. to implement this kind of street.
What are one way streets?
This is the first module that is taught in DBT, out of the four modules taught in DBT skills groups.
What is mindfulness?
At 1,943 feet deep, this Oregon landmark is the deepest lake in the United States.
What is Crater Lake?
Relaxing your face and slightly turning up the corners of your mouth to help calm your nervous system.
What is "Half Smile"?
These slow-moving mammals can hold their breath underwater for up to 40 minutes - longer than most dolphins.
What are sloths?
This 1978 cult classic comedy film was filmed almost entirely on the University of Oregon campus?
What is National Lampoons Animal House?
This is what the acronym "DBT" actually stands for.
What is Dialectical Behavioral Therapy?
This mountain is the highest peak in Oregon, standing at 11,235 feet.
What is Mount Hood?
This DBT skill is a mindfulness acronym often represented by a red hexagon shape and is used to prevent you from acting purely on impulse.
What is STOP?
This is the only bird that is capable of flying backwards.
What are hummingbirds?
This famous actor learned to play the harmonica in the Old Eugene Hotel, which led to the creation of The Blues Brothers movie.
Who is John Belushi?
This is the last of the four modules taught in DBT skills groups.
What is Interpersonal Effectiveness?
Oregon's state flag is unique because it is the only U.S. state flag to be this.
What is Double-Sided?
This is used to 'reset' the human brain in a crisis situation by instantly moving it from the parasympathetic nervous system to the sympathetic nervous system.
What is the Mammalian Dive Reflex?
When this U.S. President died in 1845, his pet parrot had to be removed from the funeral because it wouldn't stop screaming profanities.
Who is Andrew Jackson?