Corvallis
World History
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100

River that runs northward through Corvallis, also one of the most polluted rivers in the United States

What is the Willamette River?

100

This famous Civil Rights Activist is most known for his "dream" of racial equality in the United States

Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?

100

This is a film series that was set "a long time ago, in a galaxy far far away"

What is Star Wars

100

This famous music artist was notably filmed from the waist up due to fears that their gyrating hip movements were too provocative for prime time tv

Who is Elvis Presley?

100

Name of Han Solo's sidekick in the Star Wars series

What is Chewbacca?

200

Oregon State University Mascot

Who is Benny the Beaver?

200

This global war that lasted from 1914-1918 is known as the Great War

What is WWI?

200

Much of this movie takes place somewhere "over the rainbow"

What is the Wizard of Oz?

200

This famous music artist is also known as "The Boss"

Who is Bruce Springsteen?

200

Name of Mickey Mouse's pet dog

What is Pluto?

300

Popular Newspaper distributed in Corvallis and surrounding areas

What is the Gazette Times?

300

During an attempt to circumnavigate the globe this famed aircraft pilot disappeared and was never heard from again

Who is Amelia Earhart?

300

This movie tells the plight of an alien stranded on earth who receives help returning home from a young boy and his friends

What is E.T?

300

Child of Billy Ray Cyrus's who has carried on their fathers legacy of creating horrible music

Who is Miley Cyrus?

300

The character Popeye famously ate this canned food to increase his strength

What is spinach?

400

The name of the Corvallis collegiate summer baseball team, named after top sponsor Penny Knight 

What is the Corvallis Knights?

400

This civil rights activist is best known for their pivotal role in the "Montgomery Bus Boycott" in 1955

Who is Rosa Parks?

400

Danny and Sandy

What is Grease?

400

This left handed guitarist famously used a standard right handed guitar upside down and restrung

Who is Jimi Hendrix?

400

Baby goats are referred to as...

What is a kid?

500

Historic theater located in downtown Corvallis. Built in 1922, closed as a commercial theater in 2002 and reopened for classic movie showings and public events in 2006

What is the Whiteside Theatre?

500

Network of trade routes that spanned across Eastern Asia, Africa the Middle East and Western Europe that was central to the economic, political and religious interactions between these regions 

What is the Silk Road?

500

Movie and cartoon series about a personable ghost and his encounters with his three wicked uncles

What is Casper the Friendly Ghost?

500
Former lead singer of the Supremes who went on to have a lucrative solo career

Who is Diana Ross?

500

Name of the process in which plants convert sunlight into energy

What is photosynthesis?