Famous
Oregonians
True
or False
Avengers
Harry Potter
Brain Teasers /
Riddles
300

This Cartoonist was born and raised in Portland, Oregon

Matt Groening


300

True or false: Canada is the 2nd largest country in the world, by area

True 

The largest country by area is Russia, followed by Canada, then the United States. 


300

Odin is the father of this Avenger

Thor

300

This animal represents Hufflepuff house

Badger

300

Why did the golfer wear two pair of pants?

In case they got a hole in one

600

This disgraced, two time US figure skating champion, and Olympian was born and raised in Portland

Tonya Harding

600

True or false: Thomas Edison, the inventor of the first reliably working light bulb, was afraid of the dark

True 

600

This Villain is responsible for the Avengers coming together

Loki

600

Hagrid teaches this subject

Care of Magical Creatures

600

Davids parents have three sons.  Snap, crackle and what's the name of the third son?

David

1200

This Oregonian is the co-founder of Nike, and is a graduate of the U of O


Phil Knight, or Bill Bowerman both are correct.

1200

True or False: It is colder at the North Pole than at the South Pole

False

Antarctica is the coldest place on earth. It is also the windiest, driest, and highest continent.

1200

This Avenger was the first to quit the team

The Hulk

1200

How many Harry Potter books are there 

7.  There are 7.  

1200

This belongs to you, but others use it more

Your name

2400

Crikey, this internationally known conservationist was born and raised in Eugene (hint: wife of the other famous conservationist who was killed by a sting ray)

Terri Irwin 

2400

True or False: A group of Monkeys is called a Troop

True

2400

The original comic book Avengers

Hulk, Iron Man, Thor, Ant-Man and the Wasp

2400

A Parselmouth is able to talk with these creatures

Snakes

2400

I am tall when I'm young, and short when I'm old

A candle

4800

This Oregonian married Kurt Cobain 

Courtney Love 

4800

True or False:  Abraham Lincoln's middle name was Oscar

False.  President Lincoln was named after his paternal grandfather, Captain Abraham Lincoln, but he was not given a middle name. 


4800

Stan Lee based Tony Stark (AKA Iron Man), on this WW2 era American billionaire and industrialist  

Howard Hughes

4800

Name of the tree Ron and Harry crashed their car into 

Whomping Willow

4800

A man leaves home, turns left 3 times, and when he gets back home two people wearing masks are waiting. Who are they?

The Umpire & Catcher