State Facts
This is the only U.S. state with an official state nut: the hazelnut.
What is Oregon?
This mammal is the only one capable of true, sustained flight.
What is a bat?
This famous national park in Oregon is home to the deepest lake in the United States.
What is Crater Lake National Park?
This kitchen appliance was accidentally discovered when a chocolate bar melted in an engineer's pocket near radar equipment.
What is a microwave?
This medical comedy-drama was set during the Korean War.
What is MAS*H?
This state contains the geographic center of North America, marked near the town of Rugby.
What is North Dakota?
An octopus has this many hearts.
What is three?
This Oregon city is nicknamed the "City of Roses."
What is Portland?
This sweet treat was invented when an 11-year-old accidentally left flavored soda outside on a freezing night with a stirring stick inside.
What is a popsicle?
This western starred James Arness as Marshal Matt Dillon.
What is Gunsmoke?
This state's capital city is named after a famous explorer, even though it's the only state capital named after a person who never lived there.
What is North Dakota? (Bismarck, named after Otto von Bismarck.)
This bird can mimic chainsaws, camera shutters, car alarms, and even human speech with incredible accuracy.
What is the lyrebird?
Oregon is one of only two states that have this design feature on their state flag.
What is a different design on each side (a two-sided state flag)?
Bubble wrap was originally invented to be this.
What is wallpaper?
This long-running western takes place on the Ponderosa Ranch and starred Lorne Greene as Ben Cartwright.
What is Bonanza?
This state has the longest freshwater shoreline of any state in the nation, touching four of the five Great Lakes.
What is Michigan?
The fingerprints of this animal are so similar to humans' that they can confuse crime scene investigators.
What is a koala?
This 363-foot-tall sea stack near Cannon Beach is one of Oregon's most photographed landmarks and is home to nesting tufted puffins.
What is Haystack Rock?
This waterproof adhesive tape was invented during World War II after a factory worker suggested a better way to seal ammunition boxes.
What is duct tape?
This anthology series, hosted by Rod Serling, featured unforgettable episodes like "Time Enough at Last" and "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street."
What is The Twilight Zone?
This state is home to the world's largest ball of twine built by one person, located in the town of Cawker City.
What is Kansas?
Oregon is home to the only breeding population of these colorful seabirds in the contiguous United States, nesting on Haystack Rock near Cannon Beach.
What are tufted puffins?
Oregon's official state beverage is this drink.
What is milk?
This common kitchen utensil was invented by Josephine Cochrane, who grew tired of servants breaking her fine china.
What is the dishwasher?
This comedy about a New York bus driver featured the famous line, "To the moon, Alice!"
What is The Honeymooners?