Oregon Trivia Quiz: Test Your Pacific Northwest Trivia

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How well do you know your Crater Lake from Coos Bay facts? Test your knowledge with our Oregon Trivia Quiz!

Oregon is loved for its outdoors, coffee, beer and the liberal city of Portland but there is more to this Pacific Northwest state so we’ve created quiz questions on general knowledge, geography, history, culture and landmarks.

You’ll find Oregon questions and answers at the bottom of this guide. Feel free to use our quiz to build your own.

Note: As with all of our geography quizzes, there are five rounds, each with five questions, making this quiz out of 25 points.

We’ve also included fun Oregon trivia so you can impress your friends with new facts.

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Free Oregon Trivia Quiz Questions

Oregon Quiz Knowledge Questions Round

1. What is the two letter state code for Oregon?

2. What is Oregon’s nickname?

The Green State
The Stumptown State
The Beaver State
The Gorge State

3. What do you call people from Oregon?

Oregoners
Oregoniansistas
Oregons
Oregonians

4. What is Oregon’s state flower?

Oregon Grape
Oregon Sunshine
Brown’s Peony
Western Bleeding Heart

5. Oregon is the biggest US producer of…

Hazelnuts
Oranges
Potatoes
Beer

Oregon Quiz Geography Questions Round

1. Which state is next to Oregon on the east?

Idaho
Montana
California
Washington

2. What is the most populated city in Oregon?

Bend
Salem
Portland
Cannon Beach

3. Which location is closest to the California border?

Medford
Brookings
Pistol River
Klamath Falls

4. How many national parks does Oregon have?

5. Which mountain is not located in Oregon?

Baker
Hood
Jefferson
Washington

Bonus points if you can order them by height starting with the tallest.

Oregon Quiz History Questions Round

1. Oregon joined the US in 1859 but what position was it?

30th
31st
32nd
33rd

2. What city was the first capital city of Oregon?

Salem
Corvallis
Portland
Oregon City

3. What is a rut in Oregon?

Changes in stone type found at cliff edges
A path made by/for wagons
A style of writing found in caves
Vintage cheese made in Tillamook

4. What did settlers claim to see in Oregon during the early 1900s?

Wild, hairy ape-like humanoids in the woods
Huge birds in the sky above the cities
Dinosaur type animals by the rivers
Snake-like mammal in the lakes

5. What was legalized in Oregon in 2014?

Marijuana
Same-sex marriage
Pumping your own gas
No smoking in public places

Oregon Quiz Culture Questions Round

1. What is the name of the deepest canyon in Oregon?

Hells Canyon
Columbia River Gorge
Oneonta Gorge
Dry River Canyon

2. Why is Portland called Stumptown?

The original name given by the Chinookan people
Named after Boston lawyer, Asa Stump who claimed the land
To meet demand, building happened quicker than clean up so tree stumps were left
Stumped if I know

3. What is the Pronto Pup?

An efficient young dog
A liquor fueled cocktail
A beach snack
A hiking trail

4. Which of the following celebrities is buried in Oregon?

Bruce Lee
Catherine E. Coulson
Jimi Hendrix
Sonny Liston

5. “For standing up for me when I was alone, oh and I couldn’t think of a better way, to say the things that I wanted to say, than to take my old guitar, sit right down and write you a song” are lyrics from which song?

Eugene Oregon by Dolly Parton
Rose Parade by Elliott Smith
City of Roses by Esperanza Spalding
Portland, Oregon by Loretta Lynn

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Oregon Quiz Landmark Questions Round

1. Where would you find Haystack Rock

Cannon Beach
Seaside Beach
Manzanita Beach
Harris Beach

2. What is Alvord?

Portland Trail Blazers mascot
Spirit that haunts Granite Ghost Town
84 sq mi of desert land
Painted hills in Wheeler County

3. Why is 38th Street, Astoria a popular landmark?

Filming location for The Goonies
Filming location for The Shining
Filming location for Stand By Me
Filming location for Twilight

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4. What elevation does Wallowa Lake Tramway reach?

4, 150 feet
6 150 feet
8, 150 feet
10 , 150 feet

5. What kind of bridge is St. Johns Bridge in Portland, OR?

Arch Bridge
Beam Bridge
Suspension Bridge
Cable-Stayed Bridge

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Oregon General Knowledge Quiz Answers

1. What is the two letter state code for Oregon?

2. What is Oregon nickname?

The Green State
The Stumptown State
The Beaver State
The Gorge State

Oregon Trivia: Oregon is known as Beaver State because beavers were common!

The beaver is also the state animal.

3. What do you call people from Oregon?

Oregoners
Oregoniansistas
Oregons
Oregonians

4. What is Oregon’s state flower?

Oregon Grape
Oregon Sunshine
Brown’s Peony
Western Bleeding Heart

Oregon Trivia: The Oregon grape (Mahonia aquifolium) is the state flower.

They are bright yellow.

The Oregon Sunshine, Brown’s Peony and Western Bleeding Heart grow in the state too.

The weather makes flower growth quite a challenge for green fingered locals!

5. Oregon is the biggest US producer of…

Hazelnuts
Oranges
Potatoes
Beer

Oregon Trivia: Oregon is the number one U.S. producer of hazelnuts which is also the state’s nut.

Oregon agriculture also produces and exports lots of pears and berries.

While it is often cited as the craft beer capital of the US, Oregon does not produce the most beer.

Oregon Quiz Geography Answers

1. Which state is next to Oregon on the east?

Idaho
Montana
California
Washington

Oregon Trivia: Oregon is surrounded by Washington to the north, Idaho to the east, Nevada on the southeast and California to its south.

The North Pacific Ocean is the body of water to the west of the state.

Oregon Quiz History Answers

1. Oregon joined the US in 1859 but what position was it?

30th
31st
32nd
33rd

2. What city was the first capital city of Oregon?

Salem
Corvallis
Portland
Oregon City

Oregon Trivia: Working out which city should be home to the State Capitol Building was not an easy ride for those in power!

Oregon City was the initial capital before Salem was chosen but the governor and Oregon Supreme Court refused to move.

Corvallis was then thrown into the ring and it took years for Salem to claim the capital city crown which it still wears today.

3. What is a rut in Oregon?

Changes in stone type found at cliff edges
A path made by/for wagons
A style of writing found in caves
Vintage cheese made in Tillamook

Oregon Trivia: Ruts are the path made for and dents left by the wagons of immigrants following the 2,170-mile (3,490 km) east–west Oregon Trail.

The Oregon Trail has been described as the nation’s longest graveyard due the the number of people who died from disease along the route.

4. What did settlers claim to see in Oregon during the early 1900s?

Wild, hairy ape-like humanoids in the woods
Huge birds in the sky above the cities
Dinosaur type animals by the rivers
Snake-like mammal in the lakes

Oregon Trivia: Verbal stories began about Bigfoot around the early 1900s and continued through to the 20s.

Bigfoot, or Sasquatch, also features in many Native American tribes legends.

There is a Bigfoot trap at Collings Mountain in the Rogue River–Siskiyou National Forest, Jackson County, Oregon.

5. What was legalized in Oregon in 2014?

Marijuana
Same-sex marriage
Pumping your own gas
No smoking in public places

Oregon Trivia: Oregon and New Jersey are the only states you can’t pump your own gas in!

Oregon Quiz Culture Questions

1. What is the name of the deepest canyon in Oregon?

Hells Canyon
Columbia River Gorge
Oneonta Gorge
Dry River Canyon

Oregon Trivia: Hells Canyon isn’t just the deepest in Oregon, it is also the deepest river gorge in the US at 7,993 feet (2,436 m).

Hells Canyon is also partly located in Idaho and Washington.

Oregon is also home to the USA’s deepest lake, Crater Lake.

2. Why is Portland called Stumptown?

The original name given by the Chinookan people
Named after Boston lawyer, Asa Stump who claimed the land
To meet demand, building happened quicker than clean up so tree stumps were left
Stumped if I know

Oregon Trivia: The Chinookan people did live in the Oregon area and still do.

Many died from disease brought by the settlers.

Portland was claimed by a lawyer called Asa Lovejoy from Boston in partnership with William Overton.

Stumptown Coffee Roasters is also the name of a popular coffee brand and shop in Portland.

Another name of Portland is the City of Roses.

3. What is the Pronto Pup?

An efficient young dog
A liquor fuelled cocktail
A beach snack
A hiking trail

Oregon Trivia: The Pronto Pup is the beloved corn dog and it was first made at Rockaway Beach, Oregon by George and Versa Boyington in the late 1930s.

4. Which of the following celebrities is buried in Oregon?

Bruce Lee
Catherine E. Coulson
Jimi Hendrix
Sonny Liston

Oregon Trivia: Catherine E. Coulson is widely known as the Log Lady from Mark Frost and David Lynch’s hit TV show, Twin Peaks.

Eugene Oregon by Dolly Parton
Rose Parade by Elliott Smith
City of Roses by Esperanza Spalding
Portland, Oregon by Loretta Lynn

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Oregon Quiz Landmark Answers

1. Where would you find Haystack Rock

Cannon Beach
Seaside Beach
Manzanita Beach
Harris Beach

2. What is Alvord?

Portland Trail Blazers mascot
Spirit that haunts Granite Ghost Town
84 sq mi of desert land
Painted hills in Wheeler County

Oregon Trivia: Did you get it right?

Here’s some other Oregon facts related to the answers.

The Portland Trail Blazers mascot is called Blaze the Trail Cat.

Granite Ghost Town is one of the many deserted places in Oregon.

The Painted Hills are different color toned hills at John Day Fossil Beds National Monument in Wheeler County.

3. Why is 38th Street, Astoria a popular landmark?

Filming location for The Goonies
Filming location for The Shining
Filming location for Stand By Me
Filming location for Twilight

Oregon Trivia: All four films were shot in Oregon but this street is where you will find one of the houses used for the Goonies.

You cannot drive or park close but you can walk to it and leave a donation to show gratitude.

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4. What elevation does Wallowa Lake Tramway reach?

4, 150 feet
6 150 feet
8, 150 feet
10 , 150 feet

5. What kind of bridge is St. Johns Bridge in Portland, OR?

Arch Bridge
Beam Bridge
Suspension Bridge
Cable-Stayed Bridge

Oregon Trivia: 12 bridges span the Willamette River in Portland and at Christmas, decorated boats sail down the river to festive crowds!

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