Pop Culture
Which superhero is also known as “The Caped Crusader”?
The Batman
What is the seasonal Halloween flavor of mountain dew?
Voodew
What is the name of the largest planet in our solar system?
Jupiter
Oregon's state flag is unique among U.S. state flags for having two separate designs. What is the image featured on the reverse (back) side of the flag?
A beaver (Oregon is the "Beaver State")
Sharing a name with Captain Nemo's vessel in “Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea,” what was the name of the world's first operational nuclear-powered submarine?
USS Nautilus
On the TV show Seinfeld, what is Kramer's seldom-mentioned first name?
Cosmo
What is the modern name of “bib-label lithiated lemon-lime soda” once sold as a “mood enhancer/stabilizer”?
7 UP
Which famous Renaissance artist is credited with painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
Michelangelo (Buonarroti)
Where in Oregon did Louis and Clark supposedly end their expedition Corps of Discoveries?
Astoria
What is the two-word phrase for an individual whose personal moral code, often rooted in faith or deep-seated ethics, prohibits them from engaging in or supporting armed conflict?
Conscientious Objector
Before becoming the front man for the Foo Fighters, Dave Grohl was the drummer for what iconic grunge band?
Nirvana
What limited time “seasonal” flavor of RC cola came out in 2003?
Turkey & Gravy
In nautical terms, what does the acronym "SOS" originally stand for?
It doesn't officially stand for anything; it was chosen because it is easily transmitted in Morse code (...---...), though it is often popularly associated with phrases like "Save Our Souls" or "Save Our Ship."
When the town of Florence, Oregon, had to dispose of a beached whale, what did an Oregon State University professor determine would be the ideal method of disposal?
Half a ton of dynamite.
("The Exploding Whale Incident" - an event in 1970 Florence, Oregon where a sperm whale carcass was "disposed of" with a half-ton of dynamite. Scattering its remains across the region)
Which typically improvised incendiary weapon is named after a Soviet politician and diplomat who died in 1986? (Two-word answer required.)
Molotov Cocktail
What fictional family that lives at 742 Evergreen Terrace?
What popular “dirty soda” shop brand originated in Utah?
Swig
Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, and in which two different fields did she win it?
Marie Curie, who won in Physics (1903) and Chemistry (1911).
Which famous stop-motion animation studio, known for films like Coraline and Kubo and the Two Strings, is headquartered in Hillsboro, Oregon?
Laika
The remains of what U.S. battleship can be viewed from above the water at the Pearl Harbor National Memorial in Hawaii?
USS Arizona
Which 1997 movie is the only film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture and Best Original Song, while also featuring an actress who was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for playing two different characters in the same film?
Titanic
(The actress is Gloria Stuart, who was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for playing the elderly Rose and whose on-screen paintings were voiced by another actress.)
What fictional group sings the K-pop song “soda pop”?
Saja Boys
The chemical element Rhenium (atomic number 75) was the last stable element to be discovered. In what year was it finally isolated?
1925
What is the specific name of the single living organism, covering over 2,300 acres in the Malheur National Forest, that is considered the world's largest in terms of sheer size?
Armillaria ostoyae (or the "Humongous Fungus" / Honey Mushroom)
A pint of sweat will save a gallon of blood" is a quote attributed to which hero of World War II, whose nicknames include "America's Fightingest General", "Bandito", and "Old Blood and Guts?
General Patton